Odetta Rockhead-Kerr
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Odetta Rockhead-Kerr

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Born into a poor family in rural Jamaica, to a teenage mother and an infamous father, Odetta has had a life that is nothing short of a miracle. She lost her father when she was six years old to criminality; she did not graduate from high school and was a college dropout who was pregnant twice before she was age 17, once from sexual abuse. Despite her many life lessons, by age 25, Odetta became a Vice President in a US Fortune 500 company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with a global staff contingent of 74,000 operating in 100 countries and generating US $5 Billion in revenue at that time. As such, Odetta was able to design and construct her first dream house for her family to replace the dilapidated board house she was raised in. Odetta has 20+ years of experience in the outsourcing, technology, and transformation space. Her last job in corporate saw her operating in the capacity of Country Head and Vice President at a US-based company that she registered and launched in her home country, Jamaica. She was the company’s first employee. Under her leadership, the entity grew to a high of 6,000 employees in only five years and at a rate of 1,000 per year. With 85% of its revenue generated by a Fortune 500 clientele, it became the largest private-sector employer in Jamaica and a premier employer of choice, resulting in awards and recognition from the United Nations, The Financial Times, Frost & Sullivan, and The Rockefeller Foundation. She was also nominated by the Jamaica Observer for its Business Leader Award, among other prestigious nominations. An astute risk-taker with big dreams, Odetta freely admits to making mistakes, loving to laugh at herself, having a big heart, and detesting restrictions. She is passionate about family and improving people's lives, even while relentlessly pursuing her personal goals. Odetta is mother to two adult sons - one biologically, one through marriage; a wife; a published author; a retired corporate executive; non-executive board director; a justice of the peace; an entrepreneur; a mindset coach and a philanthropist. Odetta loves karaoke, canvas painting, photography, interior decorating, and generally defying odds. Having done what was deemed impossible by many, her greatest aspiration in life now is to see others not just experience their greatness but surprise themselves while doing so.
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