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Passionate about Creative Entrepreneurship, Women Leadership, and Gender Equality

Passionate about Creative Entrepreneurship, Women Leadership, and Gender Equality

My focus is twofold. I help other creative entrepreneurs find their successes by offering my industry and business know-how through speaking, one-on-one coaching, online courses and live events. And, I support and train organizations to promote and foster women leadership and gender equality.

Author of Happy Woman Happy World

Instructor at CreativeLive.com and The Wizard Academy

Member of the Advisory Board of Women Network

-Decisive and results-oriented woman leader with an entrepreneurial spirit and a proven track record in creating and launching brands.

-Excels in new ventures and start-ups because of ability to identify unique positioning and innovative sales strategies.

-Proven ability to increase sales and grow the bottom line during volatile global market conditions.

-Certified Myers-Briggs practitionerCEO @ At my lowest point, I was $135,000 in debt, a single mother, and forced to leave my home. Only 18 months later, I sold my image licensing business for millions of dollars.

I rose quickly in the creative arts industry after I earned my photography degree in Munich and then became the photo editor at ELLE Magazine. My zeal for adventure led me to America where I was a photographer representative and still photography producer. My client list included Wrangler, Levis, Homeboy, BMW, and Mercedes Benz.

After the events of 9/11 wiped out my business, I set out to create BeateWorks, a stock syndication company specializing in interior, architecture, and celebrity home stories. A strong business plan and a personal letter to the President of the United States secured a loan backed by the Small Business Administration. BeateWorks became profitable within months and caught the attention Corbis Corp., an image-licensing agency privately held by Bill Gates.

After purchasing BeateWorks, Corbis hired me as the Senior Director of Entertainment Photography overseeing the signature celebrity brand, Outline. I left Corbis in 2009 to start Chelette Enterprises, Inc.

Good business sense coupled with my deep knowledge of internet marketing has enabled me to grow a business of helping other businesses succeed. To date, I have been nationally featured in over 50 television and radio shows and have helped hundreds of businesses to become profitable enterprises. From January 2010 to Present (6 years) Greater Los Angeles AreaOwner @ • Created PhotoBizCoach.com, a brand that serves creative entrepreneurs and reaches 60,000 followers monthly.

• Started the movement TheWomensCode.com and wrote the book Happy Woman Happy World to educate working women on work-life balance and train women leaders.

• Presently service these brands through online courses, one-on-one coaching programs, corporate training, speaking engagements, and interactive training at CreativeLive.com and Wizard Academy.

My focus is twofold. I help other creative entrepreneurs find their successes by offering my industry and business know-how. Specifically the five areas that are imperative to any business: turning talents into a solid business strategies, building authority platforms, pricing-positioning-packaging, teaching effective leadership skills with good work-life balance, and implementing growth strategies for businesses.

And, I support and train organizations to promote and foster women leadership and gender equality. I deliver no-nonsense, practical, easy-to-implement strategies that help companies and clients not only increase their bottom lines, but position themselves as industry leaders.

Author of Happy Woman Happy World

Instructor at CreativeLive.com and The Wizard Academy

Member of the Advisory Board of Women Network

These days you will find me servicing my brands through online courses, one-on-one coaching programs, corporate training, speaking engagements, and interactive training at CreativeLive.com and Wizard Academy. This is my passion. This is my life. From April 2009 to Present (6 years 9 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaThe Women's Code (Speaker / Author / Coach) @ TheWomensCode.com is a movement I founded to help organizations train women leaders, promote gender equality, and educate working women on work-life balance. I also wrote a book, Happy Woman Happy World, and have inspired countless women around the globe through my online courses, training, and live speaking events. I see a future of women who have moved beyond competing for the 20% of senior positions currently held by women in the workplace, to creating a sisterhood where we build each other up through support and collaboration so we can achieve 50% across the board.

Through the Women’s Code publications, live events, and coaching, my compassionate manner helps women achieve their dreams. I enable them to peel away doubts and discover who they really are by helping to remove layers of stress and manage responsibilities better. This is when women can rediscover their true and authentic happy selves, regain confidence, and ultimately find their voices and successes.

Known for my tough-love approach, my audiences have told me they walk away inspired and motivated. One of my clients summed up the experience: "I feel that I can do this!" From February 2008 to Present (7 years 11 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaSr. Dir. Photography Entertainment @ • Took helm of the multi-million dollar division, Outline, which operated as its own entity with 24 offices in 18 countries.

• Merged various entertainment teams to form one division and aligned it with the overall company strategy. Reduced head count by 20% and costs by 50% without loss of revenue.

• Managed artist relations and contract negotiations.

• Collaborated closely with marketing, sales, legal, and corporate communications.

• Met all revenue and budget targets. From 2006 to January 2008 (2 years) President, CEO @ • Developed and managed a service business for the photography industry.

• Based on market conditions, adjusted the company's direction from representation, to production, to stock photography syndication. In 2003, the focus turned entirely to building a stock photography archive.

• Managed seven employees and three high-end image collections. Built and oversaw 79 global distribution contracts.

• Operated Beate Works for 13 years until its acquisition by Corbis.

• Clients included: Home Depot, Coldwell Banker, Macy’s, Mercedes Benz, BMW, and more. From March 1993 to March 2006 (13 years 1 month) Photo Editor (Germany) @ Start-up photo editor when Elle first launched in Germany. Set up all photo support systems, produced shoots, photo research, handled negotiations, and all other aspects of day–to-day duties of photo editors. From 1987 to 1989 (2 years) Photo Editor (Wiener Magazine Germany) @ From 1984 to 1986 (2 years) BA, Photography @ Institute of Photo Design (Munich, Germany) From 1982 to 1984 Beate Chelette is skilled in: Leadership, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Women's Issues, Coaching, Photography, Public Speaking, Leadership Development, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Strategy, New Business Development, Business, Training, Online Marketing