Today we’d like to introduce you to Beth Fisher.
Hi Beth, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I spent the first 25 years of my career in a “man’s world” – corporate software sales. I was raising my now 28-year-old daughter mostly alone, having been divorced twice, including once from her dad and then being diagnosed with leukemia and told there was no cure. So, my heart has ALWAYS been to empower women in a three-fold way: one, to help them overcome adversity; two, to navigate a fulfilling career while overcoming expectations and gender inequality; and three, to choose relationships wisely. As a “strong, independent, high-achieving woman”…my experience is that men love it, but come to resent it in the end. I’ve been divorced 3 times and am on a mission to go upstream and help young women (or, midlife women my age starting over on the other side of a relational mistake) choose properly. My next book, “Selection Process: How to Avoid a Loser Relationship” comes out on Valentine’s Day, 2026.
I transitioned from corporate to NPO and served as the Chief Advancement Officer and interim CEO for a large homeless shelter. I have 2 master’s degrees in theology, because I missed the message growing up Catholic and only thought I was going to hell 18x a day and was screwed by age 15. I preach, speak, facilitate personal and leadership development courses and curriculum, and am an avid pickleball player and (former) avid marathoner.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Hahahahaha! As my almost 80-year-old dad asks, “How can someone so book smart and business savvy be so terrible about personal relationship decisions?” 3 divorces and a life-threatening leukemia diagnosis when I was in the middle of my first one, at age 25. My daughter’s dad had moved us 7 hours away from family, friends, and support systems – then left us. It was in the middle of that when doctors told me I was not going to live. My baby girl was 20 months old. I got married (because no one likes a quitter!) at age 40, and I found out last year that for the entirety of the decade we were together, he’d been lying to me about everything – living a double life. Can’t make this stuff up! So, yes. I speak frequently on the topic of “Failing Forward.”
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
I started an LLC in 2018 to coach women in the personal and professional development space. Today, it operates under “Fisher Strategic” and I run my public speaking, coaching, and business consulting through there. On the business side, we help NPO’s implement CRM solutions to increase revenue. Anything fundraising, marketing, org structure, etc., we help with the strategy and execution (and are a certified Virtuous (HQ: Phoenix) implementer.
How do you think about happiness?
Watching others do something they thought they never could. And, understanding that they matter. I’m a sucker for an underdog story. When life’s obstacles are overcome, it brings me great joy. (Also, I am VERY happy when I destroy people on a pickleball court! Or, hit a marathon time goal, win a Scrabble game, etc. etc. I am “kind of” competitive:)).
Contact Info:
- Website: www.bethfisher.com
- Instagram: bethfisher_author
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beth.fisher.1973
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethannefisher/
- Other: https://www.fisherstrategic.com
