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Ep 20: Small Actions Lead to Greater Things with Deqa Gelle

Feb 24, 2020

Know that you will fail. Know that you will scrape your knees but you will be okay and you’ll be so much stronger. ⁠— Deqa Gelle

To get to where you need to be, you must take the initiative and take action to get there. You won’t learn how to run unless you learn how to walk.

In this episode, we explore Deqa’s journey in finding her path and how she started One Stone HR.

Deqa is an experienced Recruitment Manager with 10 years of experience in the recruitment industry. She helped build successful and harmonious teams for corporate organizations and she currently helps individuals and corporations in cultivating their brand. She talks about how taking action - big or small helps her show up every day for herself and others.

Find out how Deqa overcame her adversaries and what motivates her to push through and take continuous action.

In this Episode, We Talk About:

  • Deqa’s journey to HR Recruitment
  • What drives Deqa to keep pushing on
  • Making the leap and getting over self-doubt
  • The stigma around divorce
  • Action, action, action

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