Betsy Pickren

• R.E.A.L. Leadership Coach and Strategist
• Professional Certified Coach
  
• Harrison Assessments Solutions Consultant

WoodFIRE R.E.A.L Leader: Whole person - Firm Foundation. Relational • Evocative • Authentic • Learner

PIONEER: trailblazer, originator, leader. Pioneering leaders today envision a land of service, satisfaction, engagement and bottom line results. Are you a Pioneer? Do you inspire others? Are you invested in creating a collaborative environment that leverages all the strengths, experience and talent at your disposal?

Whether coaching leaders, facilitating masterful managerial coach development or consulting with executives to transform organizations into a collaborative collective, Betsy creates a safe environment for leaders to blaze their own exciting, yet risky trails as they expand their capacity to serve the real needs of the people they lead. She takes a holistic approach, analytical AND emotional, to help leaders translate positive intentions into positive action throughout their careers. Her laser focus on cutting edge leadership technologies equips her to work with people in diverse disciplines such as Entertainment, Healthcare, High Tech, Public Service and Sales. They all share paradoxical dilemmas such as the versatility to balance technical and interpersonal ability, analytical and intuitive decision-making, developing the business and developing the people.

Betsy believes that leaders exist to magnify strengths in themselves, others and the organization or cause they serve. She helps them do that. To support that deep belief, she co-created the Managerial Coaching Certificate of the KSU Coles College of Business and serves as a lead faculty member. With over 30 years of experience in education, public and non-profit organizations and government in various leadership roles, Betsy helps individuals, leaders at all levels and teams expand performance capabilities.

Representative Business Roles

First wave of female officers at a large Atlanta bank

Presidential Transition Team, The White House

First internal consultant in Zenger Miller, a small organization which grew to be an award winning international leadership development organization

Executive, Vice president of Client Services, co-creator of a world class Client Services Division

Founding Partner of Exceleration Partners, a boutique group of seasoned professionals brought together to leverage our rich expertise to help leaders create the changes they seek

Selected engagements:

• Coach to high-level leader to polish skills and communicate successes for next level consideration
• Coach to four teams of high potentials at Microsoft to develop coaching as a leadership competency.
• Learning and implementation coach to internal professionals who coach high potential hospital executives.
• Certified Managerial Coach (CMC), Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University - Faculty

Representative clients:

ALSAC – St. Jude Children’s’ Hospital, HealthSouth, Centers for Disease Control, Siemens, AGILE IT Staffing, ET Environmental, IHG, Lead EMBA coach at Robinson College of Business, GSU.


Representative Education, Credentials and Affiliations:

Georgia State University, Masters in Education, Adult Education Program Management

Harrison Assessments Talent Solutions, Distributor, Consultant, Coach

Genos International Emotional Intelligence, Certification and Master Trainer,

Strategic Executive Coaching Alliance (SECA), Member

Lee Hecht Harrison, Certified Facilitator and Executive Coach

PURE Employee Engagement Business Process, Consultant

International Coach Federation and ICF Georgia (Past President), Member

Graduate, Gwinnett Senior Leadership