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Dr.
Ronda Beaman, Ed.D., Principal. Dr. Ronda Beaman is President
of Second
Wind, Inc., PEAK’s midlife coaching division. She also serves on the faculty of The Graduate School of Business, California Polytechnic University. Additionally, Dr. Beaman serves on the Board of Directors for the National Pay It Forward Foundation.
Her current, award-winning book, You’re Only Young Twice, has been printed in five languages. Young Twice combines the sciences of neoteny and evolutionary psychology to offer a definitive guidebook for growing younger, personally and professionally.
Dr. Beaman is an internationally recognized expert on leadership, resilience, health and wellness, education, and coaching. She has conducted research in a host of areas, written many academic articles and books, and won numerous awards. She was selected by the Singapore Ministry of the Family as their honored speaker of the year and named the first recipient of the National Education Association’s “Excellence in the Academy: Art of Teaching” award.
Dr. Beaman presents to groups from 10 to 10,000 on a broad range of substantive and inspiring topics. She is described by business and government leaders as “an exceptionally dynamic, inspiring, and thought-provoking presenter.” The president of First National Bank of Arizona recently said “…I worry every year about the success of our keynote speaker at this conference due to the vastly diverse interests and personalities of the 200 person sales force we have. I thought you did an outstanding job in touching everyone of them, and getting them excited and motivated to get back into the field.”
Dr. Beaman was also a highly rated resource, speaker, and faculty member for the 2006 Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) International University in Buenos Aires. She has been featured on major media including CBS and Fox Television, USA Today, and is a national thought leader for American Health Network.
Following a distinguished career in wellness, advertising, public relations, and broadcasting, Dr. Beaman earned her doctorate in leadership at Arizona State University. She is also a certified executive coach and personal trainer with credentials from the Aerobic Research Center. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother. |