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Neena Newberry

MBA, MCC
President
Newberry Solutions
An award-winning speaker, author, and executive coach, Neena Newberry launched Newberry Solutions in 2008 to focus on her passion for developing strong leaders, especially women. She left a more than 16-year management consulting and human resources career, and a role on Deloitte's U.S. HR Executive Team supporting 34,000 employees - not knowing the economy would tank just three months later, teaching her invaluable leadership lessons. Grounded in years of experience developing business strategies, improving business operations and leading teams, Neena develops leaders through Purpose, Presence & Power. She is known for her practical, high-impact approach and her ability to help her clients get results they couldn't before. The result: rave reviews about her company's products and services from _Fortune_ 500 clients such as AT&T, PepsiCo, Shell, and Sysco, and organizations like the United Way and the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Not to mention Neena's New Lens® [https://newberrysolutions/new-lens] app recognized with a 2020 Stevie Award for Best New Product, her book _Show Up. Step Up. Step Out._ [https://www.newberrysolutions.com/self-paced-tools] — written up by Southwest Airlines President Emeritus Colleen Barrett — and a Leadership Excellence Award-winning program called _WOW! Women On the Way to Peak Performance ProgramSM_ [https://www.newberrysolutions.com/corporate-programs-apps]. Neena is an official member of the invitation-only Forbes Coaches Council and has been honored by the _Dallas Business Journal_ twice, as a Minority Business Leader Honoree and as a Women in Business Honoree. In 2021, she was recognized as one of the Top 20 Coaches in Dallas [https://influencedigest.com/coaching/top-coaches-dallas-2021/] and won four Stevie Awards for Women in Business: Mentor or Coach of the Year - Business, Women Helping Women, Social Change Maker of the Year - Gender, and Female Thought Leader of the Year - Business Services. Neena's expertise is regularly sought out, with several features in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fast Company in 2022. Newberry's credentials include more than 25 years of advising and coaching business leaders, an MBA, a Professional in Human Resources Certification, and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from the International Coach Federation. Neena's volunteer work has been recognized by United Way with the Advocate of the Year Award. She has also worked with the George W. Bush Presidential Center on programs to empower women in the Middle East to catalyze change. Neena's other endeavors include an adjunct professorship in executive education at the SMU Cox School of Business, serving as an inaugural advisory council member of the TWU Institute for Women's Leadership, co-chair of the Akola Academy board, and a board member of the Texas Women's Foundation; coaching digital health startups at the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute; and writing leadership articles for her alma mater, the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. Neena has designed a life that allows her to spend quality time with her family while pursuing her passion. She broke in her first glove learning to play baseball with her son, who keeps her grounded and energized. Neena's sense of adventure takes her outdoors including a safari in Kenya, racing on a Formula-1 track and hiking rim to rim in the Grand Canyon.