Aiko Bethea

Aiko is a recovering attorney who navigated leadership roles in government, philanthropic, nonprofit, and private sectors. Aiko is an award-winning and highly sought after executive coach and speaker. She is founder of RARE Coaching & Consulting, a consulting practice focused on coaching leaders and organizations to remove barriers to inclusion. Her practice integrates operations, leadership coaching and education strategies that yield
measurable outcomes.
Aiko is a Sr. Consultant at Brené Brown Education and Research Group where she leads the internal and external equity work. She also served as Sr. Director of the Daring Way™ and Dare to Lead™ communities of the global facilitator community.
Aiko has been widely published, including in Forbes and Harvard Business Review. She is also a contributor in the New York Times Best Seller, You Are Your Best Thing. Her first work of fiction, The Gardener's Plot, A Magnolia Murder Mystery will be published in 2023. This cozy comfort series is anchored in the theme of defining success on your own terms , the importance of community and the ability to exercise agency and choice,.