An innovation expert, Bea is passionate about helping Christian business owners grow and improve their organizations. She loves to invent, launch, and promote new products. Mostly, Bea enjoys sharpening executive leadership skills and company culture.

Bea is an entrepreneur herself who has founded several companies, some of which have suffered long, painful deaths, while one had an exceptional exit affording Bea the privilege of being a stay-at-home mom for six years. Along the way, she has consulted with more than 300 companies across 24 countries. Bea served as Chair of the Entrepreneurship Practice Group at ForbesBooks and as the Executive Director of The Creative Coast, a regional non-profit building the innovation economy in Savannah, Georgia. She hosted TEDxCreative Coast and the innovation conference known as GeekEnd.

Bea leads several ministries including the Titus2 women’s group mentoring program, a blended family group, and a wives prayer call. In her bestselling book titled What an MBA Taught Me…But My Kids Made Me Learn, Bea shares how her experiences as a mother of three taught her how to negotiate, communicate, and adapt to the business world.

Bea holds an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School, is a summa cum laude graduate of Emory University, and is one of South Carolina’s prestigious Liberty Fellows of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. She is a frequent keynote speaker on her walk with Christ, innovation, entrepreneurship, and business growth, and an inspiring contributor to various publications, including Entrepreneur.com, The Grindstone, Faith Driven Entrepreneur, and The Savannah Morning News.

Areas of Expertise

• Scaling businesses

• Funding

• Business exits

• Marketing

• Sales management

Bea’s infectious enthusiasm and her structured approach to help me prioritize my opportunities and think about scaling up helped set me up for success. Her faith and humor are part of her secret sauce that continue to inspire me.

Bea is 100% authentic and her confidence lights up any room.

Sharon Richardson
Founder & CEO, Resilient Lands Matter

Bea is a natural leader with a keen intellect, contagious enthusiasm and sweet humility all grounded in Christ. Bea’s life experiences are inspirational while her spiritual maturity coupled with her strong emotional intelligence are a recipe for success.

Patti Jenrich
Leadership Team, Titus2

About Convene

Convene’s mission is to connect, equip and inspire Christian CEOs and business owners to grow exceptional businesses and become higher-impact leaders to honor God. Through a community of peer-to-peer advisory teams, executive coaching and world-class consulting, we work with Christian CEOs and business owners to impact the Life of a Leader, leading to an ultimate Kingdom legacy.

We work together to enhance your business and life trajectory, while exploring where God is leading you. Convene provides ongoing business and leadership skill-development with access to One2One™ coaching and advisory teams, nationally-recognized speakers, and break-through content for continuous transformational learning. Particular attention is given to contributing wisdom, encouragement and accountability toward your goals for the purpose of achieving better results in all areas of your life.

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