193. Being Confident in What You Bring to the Table with Tampa Bay Rays’ Vice President of Communications & Broadcasting, De Anna Sheffield Ward

Jan 4, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays’ Vice President of Communications & Broadcasting, De Anna Sheffield Ward, talks about what it's like using your voice, finding the strength to overcome self-doubt, and the power of effective networking.   

Listen in as we talk about: 

• The difference between confidence and cocky 
• The power of allies and why you need one 
• Why you want to have a board of directors who will call you out and tell you the truth 
• How to manage your self-doubt and still use your voice 
• Why you need to give yourself a reality check 
• How networking can help you see job opportunities that nobody else knows about 
• How Networking can open your perspective 

Are you ready to overcome self-doubt and harness the power of networking? 

Don't miss this insightful episode with sports executive De Anna Sheffield Ward. 

 

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De Anna Sheffield Ward joined the Rays as vice president, media and communications in January 2022 and transitioned to vice president, communications and broadcasting a year later. In addition to leading the broadcasting department and social media team, she assists with business communications and crisis communications. Ward spent 14 years in various marketing, communications, development and corporate partnership roles with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay. She began her career working in local television as a reporter, anchor and community affairs host in six different television markets, including six years with WTSP-TV Tampa Bay from 2001-07. Ward earned her bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Jackson State University and has certifications in fundraising and diversity, equity and inclusion. She was selected for the 2023 Major League Baseball’s Katy Feeney Leadership Award Class, a member of the 2007 Class of Leadership Tampa, and named Tampa Bay’s Big Sister of the Year in 2013. Ward spends time volunteering in the community as a member of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She and her husband, Rodney, reside in Apollo Beach with their two children, Payton and Jackson.

 

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