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NAME CHANGE: Before 2022 my name appears as Beth A. Smith Beck is the Founder of HumanKind Business Leaders (HBL), and is at the forefront of revolutionizing business and leadership growth. At HBL, Beck champions a distinctive People-Hearted & Business-Minded™ ethos, reshaping how we build, grow, and scale companies. Celebrated as a thought leader with a refreshing and relatable perspective, Beck embodies an uncommon sensibility that bridges the gap between transactional management (business acumen) and transformational leadership (people and culture). This serves as a guiding light, fostering much-needed change and hope within our workplaces, not for the future ... for right now, which is our future. Beck holds a lifelong interest in people and the human condition. They pursued psychology studies, obtained two master's degrees centered on human/organizational learning and mental health/wellbeing, practiced as a licensed therapist, and is a certified mindful awareness and meditation teacher/mentor. Their business leadership journey spans four decades in leadership roles with an impressive track record working with enterprises of varied scales - from pioneering start-ups to thriving small-medium businesses (SMBs) and dynamic corporate landscapes. Beck’s business and leadership beliefs are informed by holding organizational roles that stretch from entry-level labor positions to CEO of a 130-person hyper-growth e-commerce/custom manufacturing company named a Forbes Small Giant, achieved 4x on Inc. 5000 list, awarded The Best Place to Work 3x, and acquired in 2021. Beck and HBL are fueled by a humble mission to start small and hold a big vision with a steadfast purpose: cultivating workplaces where business results seamlessly intertwine with meaningful relationships. We not only can ... but we must ... be business leaders who are skilled at holding two things at the same time: Results AND Relationships, Profits AND People, Doing Well AND Doing Good, Being Open AND Being Clear, Holding People Accountable AND Holding People With Compassionate, Leading The Way AND Allowing Others to Lead, and so on. Be Bold Be Both Be a People-Hearted & Business Minded™️ senior leader! HBL partners with entrepreneurs, founders, business owners, and CEOs with 1 - 150+ employees who want to build, grow, and scale companies with their heads and hearts.