About Me
I began my career as a high school teacher in Ohio.
I absolutely loved working with teenagers as they questioned the “establishment,” and encouraged them to find their voice,and speak it, write about it, and connect with that part of themselves that wanted something different than what they saw their futures to be.
There were many expectations placed upon them and I knew that if I could help each one find their inner voice and be heard, it would begin the process of empowerment. Although the school in which I taught was on the cutting edge, I could see that the environment was missing what was needed for true authentic learning.
My intuition told me business was a stakeholder in what education could be, so I left and promised I would be back!
Luckily, I found good mentors along the way as I climbed the corporate ladder in multiple domains—education, technology, healthcare, financial services, construction, advertising and public relations.
One thing I noticed, as I cultivated relationships in every sector, was that too many people are living someone else’s life.
I absolutely loved working with teenagers as they questioned the “establishment,” and encouraged them to find their voice,and speak it, write about it, and connect with that part of themselves that wanted something different than what they saw their futures to be.
There were many expectations placed upon them and I knew that if I could help each one find their inner voice and be heard, it would begin the process of empowerment. Although the school in which I taught was on the cutting edge, I could see that the environment was missing what was needed for true authentic learning.
My intuition told me business was a stakeholder in what education could be, so I left and promised I would be back!
Luckily, I found good mentors along the way as I climbed the corporate ladder in multiple domains—education, technology, healthcare, financial services, construction, advertising and public relations.
One thing I noticed, as I cultivated relationships in every sector, was that too many people are living someone else’s life.
Nurturing my own inner voice.
When I realized that I could integrate what I had learned about learning and business and become an entrepreneur, I found an even more powerful pathway of nurturing my own inner voice.
I’ve grown many businesses—public relations and advertising, executive coaching and consulting, executive search, wellness coaching and consulting, and now a network of change-makers that works together to create a better future by connecting individuals of all ages and backgrounds with the mentors, collaborators, resources, training, and opportunities they need to unfold their unique potential, so they can be and create the change they want to see in the world.
Imagine conscious businesses working with education to create products and programs that will facilitate solutions for creating a better world.
In the 90s, I worked with an innovative learning community where the learners (ages 9-11) negotiated a $75K contract with a utility company and then developed an energy conservation software program that offered children a pathway to be energy managers in their households.
After it was distributed throughout the province to all of the 7th and 8th-grade science classes, they asked me to market the idea to other utilities, who could hire the youth’s software development company to create a turnkey solution for their specific geographical region.
In the 90s, I worked with an innovative learning community where the learners (ages 9-11) negotiated a $75K contract with a utility company and then developed an energy conservation software program that offered children a pathway to be energy managers in their households.
After it was distributed throughout the province to all of the 7th and 8th-grade science classes, they asked me to market the idea to other utilities, who could hire the youth’s software development company to create a turnkey solution for their specific geographical region.
There it was…
Education and Business working together to create better solutions at lower costs, while giving young people the opportunity to learn something new and build their portfolios and business acumen.
Conscious Business (the head) met the innovative energy of the Youth (the heart) and amazing solutions came forward.
Once we have the head and heart working together, all that’s left to attend to is Well-being (the body). To be the change and do meaningful work in the world WITHOUT BURNING OUT, we have to take wellness seriously. And I’ve curated several solutions here for that, too, because I learned this lesson the hard way.
I look forward to working with you and/or your organization to uncover your essence, live from your core values and wiring, create value-based cultures and solutions in your home and workplace, and bring all of who you are to what you do and get paid to do it.
My Official Bio
Renee Beth discovered the impact of “bringing all of who we are to everything we do, and getting paid for it” over her twenty-five years of traveling the domains of education, technology, healthcare, financial services, construction, advertising and public relations, executive search, coaching, and consulting.
An accomplished trainer, facilitator, success coach, and organizational consultant, Renee Beth has worked with non-profit organizations, schools, and businesses to facilitate the positive changes needed to fulfill their organizational vision. Her background in education and continuous improvement has assisted her in designing programs that inspire people to lead with their heads and hearts connected to create better results.
Eventually, she founded Living The Potential Network, a community that works together to create a better future by connecting individuals of all ages and backgrounds with the mentors, collaborators, resources, training, and opportunities they need to unfold their unique potential, so they can be and create the change they want to see in the world. She coaches, consults, mentors, and networks individuals who are courageously choosing to own their purpose and design their legacy with one common goal: Leave the world better than they found it.
Her book, Living The Potential: Engaging the Wisdom of Our Youth to Save the World, invites people who are vested in a positive future to open new pathways for collaboration—where everyone can bring more of who we are to what we do and how we do it, and engage the wisdom of our youth as active participants in co-creating a happier, healthier future for all.
She is on the Advisory Council both for the Transformative Learning Foundation and Village Home Education Resource Center.
A global traveler, Renee Beth makes her home in Portland, Oregon, with her partner, Mark Roth. She loves people, nature, and adventure, and is a master networker.