Felecia Ward Named a Thinkers360 Top 100 Thought Leader in Personal Branding
Leadership Navigator™ earns global recognition for thought leadership on executive visibility and personal branding
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ — September 12, 2026 — Felecia Ward, Leadership Navigator™ and founder of Felecia Ward Marketing, has been named a Top 100 Thought Leader in Personal Branding by Thinkers360, the world’s premier platform for thought leaders. The designation recognizes Ward’s published content, speaking engagements, and influence on how accomplished leaders build documented, evidence-based personal brands.
Thinkers360 rankings are calculated using a patent-pending, multi-dimensional scoring system that evaluates published content, speaking engagements, media influence, and peer recognition across a thought leader’s body of work. The recognition adds to a growing list of accolades for Ward, who was named a Thinkers360 Top Voice in 2025 and a 3× LinkedIn Top Voice in 2024, across the categories of Thought Leadership, Team Building, and Mindfulness.
“Personal branding isn’t self-promotion — it’s evidence,” said Ward. “This recognition reflects 35 years of work helping leaders find and own their voice, and it validates an approach built on documenting the expertise leaders already have rather than manufacturing a persona they don’t.”
As Leadership Navigator™, Ward guides leaders through career and leadership transitions using The Chrysalis Journey™ — her signature leadership evolution experience, built around four phases: Discover, Develop, Evolve, and Emerge. She is the creator of the Strategic Leadership Visibility Framework™ (SLVF™) and Evidence-Based Storytelling™ (EBS™) methodology, and the developer of the Leadership Navigator™ mobile app, designed to help leaders build documented, evidence-based professional narratives. She also authors Evolution, a Substack publication exploring strategic leadership visibility.
“Recognition like this doesn’t happen by accident,” Ward added. “It happens because you intentionally document, connect, and tell the story of the expertise you’ve already built.”