About Us

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Since 2000, UPSHIFT GLOBAL, INC., formerly doing business as the Afia Development Corporation, has been serving organizations around the globe providing diverse consulting services to governmental, educational, corporate, non-profit and faith-based organizations.

Partnering with organizations to meet their needs, we provide them with practices designed to support the growth and development of the organization and its leadership, workforce, revenues, and overall effectiveness.

Moreover, we bring our decades of experience and global network of consultants, builders, innovators, and solutionists right to your doorstep to foster your organization’s growth, knowledge management, organizational independence, and future vibrancy.

We always respond to our clients’ needs through offering multifaceted knowledge facilitation training sessions, leadership modeling, job training, workforce development and engagement, quality management, personal development and soft skills/customer service knowledge sessions, program evaluation, organization development, and performance management technical assistance. 

UPSHIFT GLOBAL, INC was founded, and has thrived, under the leadership of author, motivational teacher, trainer, economic and workforce development specialist, Dr. Anita Davis-DeFoe, who is also a certified National Career Development Association career services provider (CSSP), a member of the Association of Accredited Small Business Consultants, and a certified Executive Director with the John Maxwell team. Dr. Davis-DeFoe currently serves as the President/CEO of UPSHIFT GLOBAL, INC