Cultivating Equity in Coaching: A Fireside Chat
Summer Equity Series Event #2 of 3
Speaker: Aiko Bethea, PCC
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM CST
Location: Zoom
CEU's: 1 Core Competency and .5 Resource Development
Program:
Join us for an inspiring fireside chat featuring Aiko Bethea, a distinguished PCC coach, executive leadership coach, and a recognized thought leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). With extensive experience in scaling the impact of executives and teams through emotional intelligence and resilience, Aiko has made significant contributions to DEI practices in various organizations.
In this session, Aiko will share her expertise on:
● Developing self-awareness as a foundation for equitable coaching
● Building client relationships grounded in equity and inclusion
● Creating and sustaining inclusive coaching communities
Aiko’s impressive background includes contributions to the NYT Bestseller “You Are Your Best Thing” anthology, and recognition by Forbes, CultureAmp, All American Entertainment, and Wonder Women in Tech. She has worked with renowned organizations such as Adobe, Google, Microsoft, and Intuit, helping them cultivate equitable and inclusive environments.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and practical approaches from Aiko Bethea. Learn how to maximize human potential through the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in your coaching practices and communities.
About (bio):
Aiko is the founder of RARE Coaching & Consulting, a leadership development firm that guides leaders to successfully navigate today's workplace, with more impactful approaches to leadership. She and her bench of over 30 certified executive coaches and facilitators of color support leaders and teams of Fortune 100 companies, research and academic institutes, and global nonprofit organizations. Aiko successfully navigated leadership roles in government, philanthropic, nonprofit, and private sectors. After practicing law at a global firm, she led legal teams at the City of Atlanta under the leadership of Stacey Abrams. She then served as Director of Compliance for the City of Atlanta and as a Deputy Director at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Aiko has received several awards and acknowledgements for her work in leadership development. She's also been recognized by Forbes as one of the top seven anti-racism educators for companies and named multiple times by CultureAmp as an influencer to follow. Aiko has been quoted in the Washington Post, New York Times, and other media outlets. Aiko contributed to the New York Times best-selling anthology, You Are Your Best Thing. Her writing has also been published by Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and several other outlets. Aiko is a senior leadership consultant for the Brene Brown Education and research Group and a faculty member of the Hudson Institute of Coaching in Santa Barbara. Aiko holds a bachelors degree from Smith College and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2025, Penguin Random House will release her upcoming book on transformative leadership.