Have you ever failed? How did you move on? Vella Mbenna moved on from two failed marriages to 26 years in the U.S. Foreign Service as a diplomat.
She shares lessons of life in her new book Muddy Roads Blue Skies. Vella Mbenna goes Beyond the Mic.
Author of “Muddy Roads, Blue Skies” Vella Mbenna
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