Beth Carter
Certified Executive Coach
E. Elizabeth “Beth” Carter is the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Business Competition, a non-profit that was established in 2000 to support entrepreneurs in the State. Beth has been an entrepreneur for most of her career after working for two of the Big Four public accounting firms in their Consulting division. She launched an international executive search firm in 1990 which she owned for over 30 years before she created a corporate training and executive coaching firm working with leaders located around the world. Beth is also an Adjunct Professor at Roger Williams University and an Instructor at her alma mater, Bryant University. She has a MBA in Marketing Management from Baruch College.
yconic AI Summit Day 1
Join us as yconic leads us on the cutting edge of AI innovation from 9:00 to 2:00 on Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd. Speakers and topics to be announce soon!
How to Successfully Find a Co-Founder
Starting a business requires far more than one person’s expertise. Successful founders recognize that turning an idea into a thriving enterprise often depends on partnering with someone whose strengths complement their own. The right co-founder can bring sharper strategy, stronger execution, and greater focus to the business journey. In this interactive workshop, two entrepreneurs will share why they made the strategic decision to bring on co-founders and how those partnerships contributed to their success. Participants will learn the criteria they used to select the right partner, the expectations they established from Day One, and the practical steps they took to build cohesive, productive, and high-performing working relationships.
