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Bea Wray

MBA
Founder
The Millennial Women Network
Country or state 
United States
Available to 
Global
City 
Charleston
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

Bio

Bea Wray has dazzled audiences for 20 years speaking about entrepreneurship, leadership, and women in business. She is the author of the bestselling book What an MBA Taught Me But My Kids Made Me Learn and Co-Founder of the Millennial Women Network empowering and mentoring women in 24 countries. She has launched several high-tech and non-tech companies. One exit which afforded Bea 6 years off on a resort bridge-less island where she dedicated her time to raising her three children. Bea serves as a founder, mentor, investor, and board member to several companies. She has also served as the Executive Director of the entrepreneurial non-profit The Creative Coast and was the Chair of the ForbesBooks Entrepreneurship Practice Group. She holds an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Emory University. Bea lives with her husband and three children in Charleston, South Carolina.

Current position (1)

Founder

The Millennial Women Network

Achievements (3)
Aspen Institute Fellow

The Aspen Global Leadership Network is a growing, worldwide community of entrepreneurial leaders from business, government and the nonprofit sector — currently more than 2,800 “Fellows” from over 60 countries — who share a commitment to enlightened leadership and to using their extraordinary creativ

Fellow with Liberty Fellowship

Liberty Fellowship is an incubator for exemplary leadership in South Carolina. Members of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, Fellows make a lifelong commitment to use their creativity, network, and energy to move South Carolina forward.

Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Institute Fellow

Carefully selected, established leaders from all sectors of South Carolina society, nominated by DLI alumni and invited to apply, take part in the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI), a unique, highly interactive, multi-award winning program.

Degrees (2)
Master of Business
Harvard Business School
1998 to 1999
Psychology and Political Science
Emory University
1986 to 1990

Presentations

Presentations (4)
What Harvard Taught Me But My Kids Made Me Learn

Business is done with people, so people skills matter. Turns out "soft" skills are actually pretty "hard." In this keynote, learn how to increase retention and engagement. Decrease the cost of recruitment. See how parenting can be a breakthrough for careers, not a break from them.

Business Lessons from a Basketball Mom

From the court to the boardroom, business is a game to win. An engaging and playful keynote looking at important business principles: focus, mitigating risks, unsung heroes, glory getting in the way, long term strategy, low hanging fruit, minimizing gaps.

Write Your Ticket

Living a life by your design, not someone else's demands. This powerful keynote for executives and strong teams addresses margin, desiring difference, magical moments, and high altitude attitudes.

Brandnetic Marketing

A keynote to help you leverage your authority and become a magnet for your clients. Filled with stories and humor we examine personal brands, 4 styles of content, raking in referrals, and media and event excellence.

Workshops (4)
Leadership Lessons Harvard Taught Me But My Kids Made Me Learn
90 minutes
(View workshop agenda)
Personal Development Lessons Harvard Taught Me But My Kids Made Me Learn
90 minutes
(View workshop agenda)
Sales and Customer Service Lessons Harvard Taught Me But My Kids Made Me Learn
90 minutes
(View workshop agenda)
Business Strategy Lessons Harvard Taught Me But My Kids Made Me Learn
90 minutes
(View workshop agenda)
Past talks (4)
What Harvard Taught Me But My Kids Made Me Learn
Keynote Women in Consumer and Commercial Finance
Scottsdale, Arizona
December 13, 2019
Leadership and Family/Career Balance
Keynote NCRA 27th Annual Conference
Savannah, Geogia
November 5, 2019
Doing Business at the Top
Fall Keynote Women Entrepreneurs of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
November 15, 2019
Embracing Imposter Syndrome
Women of the Channel Leadership Summit West
Carlsbad, California
May 13, 2020
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TEDx
Bea Wray Media Kit
Advantage | Forbes Books: Why Networking Is Not Overrated

Books & Articles (7)

Lead the Field
ForbesBooks,
2017
What an MBA Taught Me...But My Kids Made Me Learn
Post Hill Press,
2021
3 Lessons Harvard Taught Me But My Kids Made Me Learn
Should I Write A Book
From Net Game to Networking to Net Worth
Optimism is First Step to Assure Success
How to Lead The Field with Authority Marketing

Expertise (29)

Leadership
PR & Communications
Business
Media & Marketing
Travel & Adventure
Soft Skills Imposter Syndrome Branding Engaged Parenting Sales 10 Traits for Entrepreneurial Success Cultural Customer Service Soft Skills and Emotional Intelligence for Success Soft Skills Development soft skills training business negotiations Art of listening humor in the workplace Humor leadership Branding Yourself on Social Media authority and influence 5 Ways To Prepare For Success After Graduation Customer Focused Customer Service Adversity in Business Adversity and Triumph Corporate Diversity People Skills Negotiation Sales and Marketing

Clients

ForbesBooks
Women in Consumer and Commercial Finance
Women Entrepreneurs of Charleston
Women in AutoCare
Vistage International
ScaleUp Summit
Women of the Channel
Forbes Small Giants
Women Presidents Organization

Reviews

Testimonials (3)
  • Bea Wray is a remarkable speaker! She blends together important concepts, engaging humor, and a strong, personal connection with the audience. She is incredibly relevant and accessible to a broad range of audiences from students to senior corporate executives. In addition to her outstanding talks, she has always been extremely professional and highly accommodating. Bea Wray is a pleasure to work with and delivers consistent, world-class talks.
    Dirk Brown
    Verified
  • Bea Wray is such an inspiring speaker and leader! Her talks are always engaging, motivating and authentic. She brings high energy to the room and delivers thought-provoking and entertaining speeches. If you want a speaker that makes your audience feel inspired and motivated after the speech, get Bea!
    Anna Toth
  • Bea is one of the loveliest women I've had the opportunity to get to know over the last year. She's brilliant, humble, and generous of her time and expertise. I highly recommend her for coaching and speaking engagements.
    Melissa Barker
    Verified
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Authentic, Hilarious, Dynamic, Creative!
Bea creates a custom talk every time delighting audiences.

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