“I BELIEVE THAT YOU NEED RESOURCES TO BE SUPPORTIVE. I CREATED DOVERSOLUTIONS AND DOVER TRAINING INSTITUTE AS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HOLISTIC. WE DON’T JUST PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND YOU ON A JOB. WE LINK PEOPLE TO A POSSIBLE TRANSFORMATIONAL LIFE CHANGE. IT’S MORE THAN JUST A JOB.”
Guiding Leaders for Today, Tomorrow The work of inspiring and motivating is a big part of Dover’s work. As the owner of a multi-million dollar company, she sees how others, too, can create their own golden parachute, and passes on information to her team, those training in her programs, and during speaking engagements. Recently, Dover has been talking up the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, calling it a “game changer” for small businesses and people looking to earn higher incomes. The 2021 legislation offers an opportunity to invest in communities too often left behind and aims to add 1.5 million jobs each year through 2031.
“I want people to understand that this is one of the greatest things that has happened since the New Deal to our economy. I am passionate about sharing this information because when you’re taking care of your family and living life, people may not be aware of these opportunities to make current changes that will allow a person to leave a legacy for their family,” said Dover of the federal legislation. “I am using my platform as a workforce solutions expert to encourage people to take advantage of this economic transformation that is arising from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This is an opportunity to level set and level up by taking a look at how you are positioning yourself for success whether you’re a business owner or a
person in the workplace. For us as Black people, we don’t want to be on the platform and see that the train has left the station and we’re not on the train. We can’t miss this transformational opportunity to redirect one’s life,” she added. In line with the policy’s growing opportunities, the Dover Training Institute focuses on post-secondary education, providing opportunities to use one’s digital literacy to gain skills that provide a gateway to a career in artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge careers. While Dover is team HBCU as the daughter of two educators, and has a sister, Benita Dover-Brailsford who also graduated from Spelman College, she said people don’t have to go to a four-year university to be gainfully employed. Her institute provides post-
secondary credentials and she pushes the benefits of attending community colleges and earning certificates as a way to keep up with the evolving workplace. While there are several secrets to Dover’s success, she speaks highly of her college’s impact on her success–past, present, and future. “I love my alma mater. Going to Spelman, a college for women, was very empowering,” said Dover who applied only to Spelman College. “As a Black business woman, I draw back on that experience often because women are so often silenced, not heard or seen. In Spelman’s environment, you’re always heard and seen. That’s an expectation that grew out of being a Spelman woman.”
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