Susan J. Bethanis, Ed.D.

CEO/Founder

Susan J. Bethanis, Ed.D., is the CEO/Founder of Mariposa Leadership, Inc., a 15-person San Francisco based firm, which provides leadership coaching and consulting to the high-tech, bio-tech, and financial services industries. Sue is the author of the well-received business book Leadership Chronicles of a Corporate Sage (Kaplan Publishing, 2004), hosts the popular show Wise Talk—a monthly leadership forum, and regularly delivers keynotes on leadership, coaching, and talent development/retention. Her recent clients include Bebo.com, eBay, Lockheed Martin, McKesson, Nasdaq, Scios, SGI, Veritas Software, Washington Mutual, and Yahoo!.

Using real-time, relevant business issues, she helps executives:
- Create innovative and sustainable organizational strategies, structures, and systems
- Contribute to their organization with more influence and impact
- "Raise their game" by focusing on five key leadership roles (learner, relationship-builder, visionary, coach, and globalist) content based on Mariposa's Corporate Sage leadership framework.

Sue is known for her keen ability to make adjustments on-the-spot in both individual and group meetings, and for her lively Q&A with audiences. She has developed and regularly delivers In-The-Moment Coaching workshops — content based on Mariposa's ITM Coaching™ model. Sue earned her Doctorate and Master's Degree at University of San Francisco (USF) and Stanford University, respectively. She is an Adjunct Professor at JFK University in the coaching certification program, and has taught and coached for 25 years in corporate, academic, and athletic settings. Contact her at sueb@mariposaleadership.com.