The Coaches
Betsy Sobiech
Tiara Program Coach
Betsy began her career with a quintessential Liberal Arts foundation: a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion complemented by minor degrees in Women’s Studies and French. Fifteen years later, it is clear that those studies provided the perfect beginning for her career.
Always committed to practical application, Betsy chose to go corporate instead of academic. She began working internally in training and development, bringing her philosophical inquiries about human behavior to the workplace. She added a Master’s Degree in Organization Development to her repertoire, joined a consulting firm, and became masterful at implementing complex organizational change initiatives.
Establishing herself as a consultant wasn’t a big enough challenge though. Eight years ago Betsy started her own consulting firm, which quickly merged with ClearSpace, LLC. Together they formed a consulting practice focused on leadership development, executive coaching, and team effectiveness.
While working with leaders and teams, Betsy began to notice that the clients who were woman wanted something unique: an opportunity to grow and develop themselves in community of other women. Pulling together her background in philosophy, women’s studies, training, human behavior, and systems change, Betsy was part of the team that created Tiara: Exceptional Women’s Coaching and currently works in many capacities for the organization including coaching, speaking, designing, and delivering programs.
As a coach and consultant, Betsy has worked with organizations such as Exxon Mobil Aviation, Hewitt Associates, Nicor Gas, Clearbrook, Center for Sight and Hearing, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, St. Gregory the Great High School, Standard Parking, Allstate, McDonald’s, Mesirow Financial, and PepsiCo.
Betsy Sobiech is a founding partner of ClearSpace, LLC and Tiara International LLC. She is certified in Strategic Attraction Planning®, Best Year Yet®, and The Effective Facilitator™. She trained as a co-active coach through The Coaches Training Institute. She participates continuously in personal growth and development courses and coaching programs. Betsy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Religion from Truman State University and Master’s Degree in Organization Development from Loyola University Chicago.