In this dynamic episode, Bennetta Raby, also known as Coach Bee, shares her powerful, decades-long journey as a transformation expert, starting from restoring her grandmother's furniture to orchestrating global strategic alignment for Fortune 500 companies. She reveals the deeply personal crisis of fulfillment that led her to discover her true calling. Hear Coach Bee unpack the "legions of things" that hold leaders back and the critical need for self-reflection and emotional intelligence to lead a life of authentic purpose, emphasizing that "vulnerability has to be present for transformation to happen."

Bio: Bennetta “Coach Bee” Raby, is a trailblazing global innovator, growth catalyst, and reinvention expert who transforms high-impact individuals, organizations, and communities by unlocking their fullest potential through the power of transformation. She passionately believes that no matter where a journey begins, the path to excellence must be grounded in sustainable commitment, continuous evolution, and true inclusion.

With impeccable experience spanning 12+ industries and collaborations across organizations, cities, and governing bodies worldwide, Bennetta has built a reputation for transforming complex, abstract challenges into clear, cohesive strategies. Her work consistently delivers measurable results while equipping others with transferable knowledge and frameworks.

She is the creator of Transformation University™, the Transformation Series, The Bee Retreats, and national platforms such as The Power to Run and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Transformation©️. Through these initiatives—along with her workshops, publications, executive coaching, and speaking engagements—Bennetta drives agile mind shifts in areas such as reinvention, strategic alignment, storytelling, organizational excellence, workforce transformation, and equity.

Her leadership and influence have been recognized by leading organizations including the Technology Business Management Council, Technology Partners, ServiceNow, IDC/CIO Executive Council, Cigna Women in Leadership, Innovation Enterprise, CRC Press, BizClik Media, and Business Chief Magazine, among others.

Bennetta has served in extensive executive roles—Chief Transformation Officer, Chief of Staff, Chief Information Officer, Learning & Development Executive, Strategy Executive, Startup CEO, and Global Consultant—all while remaining deeply committed to volunteerism and advocacy in equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Her impact extends across academia and beyond, having coached and consulted with institutions such as Stanford University, University of New Orleans, UAB, Rice University, Texas A&M University System, UTD Naveen Jindal School of Business, MIT, and the Microsoft Envision Program. She has also partnered with municipalities, economic development initiatives, community outreach programs, and women/minority business enterprises. Additionally, Bennetta has worked with the Quality Texas Foundation in support of the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Program.

Through her mentorship and consulting, Bennetta has guided boards, leadership teams, and civic leaders across the United States, Latin America, and Africa, leaving a lasting mark as a trusted architect of transformation.

 Something Extra: "Think about what voices renamed you, and if those voices have driven you into a cave, into a rut, into a ditch, into a hard place between a rock and a hard place, it is your responsibility to say to yourself, I am ready for the help to come."

 Guest Links: 

• Coach Bee’s LinkedIn
• Runnvation LLC