Personal Transformation with D'Yanna Craighead
New Amazon #1 Best-Seller
Learning to Spread Your Wings Through Personal Evolution and Transformation
In The Butterfly Code, D'Yanna Craighead takes readers on an intimate journey through her life, drawing insightful parallels between the stages of a butterfly's metamorphosis and her own path of personal and professional transformation. From her roots in Pittsburgh to her groundbreaking career as a Black woman in technology, D’Yanna shares her triumphs and struggles. Through her unique framework, The Butterfly Code, D’Yanna reveals how embracing change and trusting the process can lead to profound growth and self-discovery.
D’Yanna’s story is one of resilience, courage, and the power of dreaming big. Filled with wisdom and practical guidance, this inspiring book is a roadmap for anyone seeking to unlock their inner strength, overcome adversity, and emerge as the best version of themselves. The Butterfly Code is a testament to the transformative power of the human spirit.
About D'Yanna Craighead
Background
D’Yanna Craighead is a published author and award winning senior technology manager with over 25 years of experience at various large corporations. With a background mixed with software engineering, technical product management, and technical program management she has spent the past 13 years delivering large, highly visible technology products around the world.
As a Black woman in technology, D’Yanna’s biggest passion is inspiring others. She is an advocate for women and underrepresented communities in technology and was instrumental in successfully founding a Black Technologist Employee Resource Group.
In her powerful debut book, The Butterfly Code, D'Yanna takes readers on a transformative journey of personal evolution, resilience, and self-discovery. Drawing on her own remarkable life experiences, she reveals a profound framework for navigating life's challenges and emerging as the best version of oneself called The Butterfly Code Framework.
In 2022, D’Yanna created YARA SKY LLC as a platform to provide mentorship and career consulting to women and underestimated groups using her Butterfly Code framework through speaking engagements, Masterminds and MasterClasses.
Best-Selling Author
In The Butterfly Code, D'Yanna Craighead shares her remarkable journey of personal transformation, drawing powerful parallels between the metamorphosis of a butterfly and the stages of human growth. Through her own captivating story, D’Yanna reveals a profound framework for navigating life's challenges and emerging as the best version of oneself.
From her humble beginnings in Pittsburgh to her trailblazing career as a Black woman in technology, D’Yanna’s narrative is one of resilience, determination, and the courage to dream big. She candidly explores the obstacles she faced, including divorce, navigating the lack of diversity in technology, and the challenges of being a single mother, and how she overcame them by embracing change and trusting the process.
The Butterfly Code is not just a memoir; it's a roadmap for personal evolution. D’Yanna’s wisdom guides readers through the stages of preparation, evolution, transformation, emergence, and ultimately, soaring to new heights. This transformative book is a testament to the power of self-discovery, healing, and the unbreakable human spirit.
Whether you're facing your own challenges or simply seeking inspiration, The Butterfly Code is a must-read. Get ready to spread your wings and embark on your own journey of growth and transformation.
Key Accomplishments
- 2024: Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author of The Butterfly Code
- 2024: Panel Speaker at AfroTech Conference
- 2024: Master of Ceremonies - University of Maryland Global Campus Homecoming
- 2022: Featured Disney Speaker at BITCON (Blacks In Tech)
- 2023, 2020, 2019: Grace Hopper Celebration Speaker
- 2021: Featured Disney Speaker at Grace Hopper Celebration and AfroTech
- 2020: Founded and launched Black Technologist Employee Resource Group.
- 2019: Recipient of Technology Excellence Award for delivery of Tokyo Disney Digital FastPass
- 2019: Recipient of CTO Award for Virtual Queue Technology in Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland and Disney World
- 2016 - Present: Created and Facilitates Technology Career Workshop for high school students at Disney Dreamers Academy
Products and Services
Whether you're looking for a speaker for your next event or a transformation coaching session, D'Yanna has the expertise to help you succeed. With a variety of services tailored to your needs, DYanna is committed to helping you achieve your transformation goals.
YARA SKY
As a woman and minority owned company, the mission of YARA SKY LLC is to empower women and members of underrepresented groups to reach personal and professional goals through growth and transformation.
Founded and started by D'Yanna Craighead in 2022 as a platform to inspire and encourage women and underrepresented groups to embrace and achieve their goals in life despite circumstances.
The vision of YARA SKY LLC is all about evolving, transformation and emerging into the version of yourself meant to soar.
Inspired by the journey of a caterpillar to a butterfly, YARA SKY, LLC applies coaching and mentoring concepts to help people take flight and embrace change through growth and transformation.
Inspiring Moments with D'Yanna
