Cynthia Beard

Initiator
DISC Type : Di

Director | Continuous Improvement & Training at Arhaus

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

Risk-Accepting

Confident

Friendly Challenger

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

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.
Program Development
She has a proven track record of building and scaling new organizational programs from the ground up, turning innovative visions into reality.

Media Appearances

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Work History

6-2025
Director | Continuous Improvement & Training at Arhaus
11-2023 - 6-2025
Senior Manager | Continuous Improvement and Training at Arhaus
1-2021 - 4-2023
Director | Training and Education, Home Delivery & RH In Your Home at RH
12-2020 - 2-2022
Training and Education Leader | RH In Your Home at RH
6-2020 - 1-2021
Leader - Home Delivery, RH In Your Home at RH

Education

2006 - 2008
Master of Science (M.S.) from Indiana University Bloomington
1998 - 2002
BA from California State University, Chico

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Exp : 18 Location : Chicago, Illinois, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director | Continuous Improvement & Training at Arhaus
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Insights For Selling To Cynthia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Cynthia is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Cynthia

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Cynthia move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Cynthia take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Cynthia

Personality Compatibility


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