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Cynthia Beard

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Director | Continuous Improvement & Training at Arhaus
📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Cynthia is a values-driven Director at Arhaus, specializing in continuous improvement and training. With a Master of Science from Indiana University, she excels at creating exceptional employee experiences and innovative development programs. Colleagues describe her as a passionate, driven, and phenomenal servant leader, skilled at both strategy and execution.

Outside her corporate role, Cynthia has a passion for empowering others, demonstrated through her work as a solo entrepreneur and leadership coach. She focused specifically on helping women entrepreneurs scale their businesses and develop thriving cultures that empower inspiring lives and winning teams.

She single-handedly developed the innovative "RH In Your Home" program, taking it from initial concept to a fully operational national initiative.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Director | Continuous Improvement & Training
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Employee Experience
Her leadership philosophy is centered on creating thriving employee experiences and improving engagement and satisfaction across all functions.
Leadership Development
She has extensive experience overseeing all leadership, learning, and people development initiatives for large teams within the retail logistics sector.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Director | Continuous Improvement & Training
Arhaus
11-2023 - 6-2025
Senior Manager | Continuous Improvement and Training
Arhaus
1-2021 - 4-2023
Director | Training and Education, Home Delivery & RH In Your Home
RH
12-2020 - 2-2022
Training and Education Leader | RH In Your Home
RH
6-2020 - 1-2021
Leader - Home Delivery, RH In Your Home
RH
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Education
2006 - 2008
Master of Science (M.S.)
Indiana University Bloomington
1998 - 2002
BA
California State University, Chico
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