Your life, Your journey, Your rules
Living a Meaningful Life
One Choice at a Time
Your life, Your journey, Your rules
Living a Meaningful Life
One Choice at a Time
Your life, Your journey, Your rules
Living a Meaningful Life
One Choice at a Time
Your life, Your journey, Your rules
Living a Meaningful Life
One Choice at a Time

Vgdawson — Author, Speaker, and Life Strategy Writer

Who Is Vgdawson

Vgdawson is a nonfiction author, speaker, and life strategist whose work focuses on relationships, personal growth, and navigating life’s most important decisions with clarity and wisdom.

After a 35-year career in corporate leadership and business development, she retired from corporate America to pursue her passion for writing and teaching.

Drawing from decades of professional experience and real-life conversations with friends, family, and community members, her work explores the emotional realities behind love, friendship, family relationships, and personal transformation.

Through books, workshops, and speaking engagements, she helps readers reflect on their life choices, build healthier relationships, and approach life with greater intention.

Areas of Expertise

Vgdawson writes and speaks about:

  • Relationship dynamics
  • Dating wisdom
  • Emotional maturity
  • Personal boundaries
  • Life choices and accountability
  • Personal development
  • Aging and life reflection
  • Family relationships and friendship dynamics

Book Categories

Her nonfiction books explore themes such as:

Dating and Relationship Guidance
Including the Dating Smart Collection, a series designed to help teens and young adults approach relationships with emotional intelligence, self-respect, and clear boundaries.

Personal Growth and Life Reflection
Books that encourage readers to examine their life choices, emotional patterns, and relationships with honesty and courage.

Life Transitions and Second Season Living
Works focused on reinvention, aging with wisdom, and understanding how life experiences shape personal identity.

Professional Background

Before becoming a full-time author, Vgdawson spent over three decades working in corporate leadership and business development. Her professional experience in management, leadership training, and strategic planning informs much of her writing about decision-making, accountability, and personal responsibility.

She is also an educator and mentor who enjoys sharing practical life wisdom with younger generations and communities seeking guidance in relationships and personal growth.

Founder of Second Season Press

Vgdawson is the founder of Second Season Press, an independent publishing imprint dedicated to books that inspire reflection, resilience, and meaningful living.
The imprint focuses on nonfiction works that explore:

  • Relationships
  • Personal development
  • Life transitions
  • Emotional awareness
  • Personal responsibility

Who Her Work Serves

Her work is written for readers who are seeking clarity and growth in their personal lives. Her audiences include:

  • Teens learning about relationships
  • Adults navigating love and life decisions
  • Women reflecting on life choices and boundaries
  • Readers seeking personal development and emotional maturity

Speaking and Teaching Topics

Vgdawson speaks on topics including:

  • Dating with emotional intelligence
  • Recognizing red flags in relationships

  • Building healthy personal boundaries

  • Life choices and personal accountability

  • Reinventing yourself in the second season of life

  • Lessons about love, friendship, and family

Website and Author Platform

Official Website – www.what2buynext.com
Publishing Imprint

Second Season Press