Beverly KearnEy

Bev is a living example that greatness is still possible despite the obstacles that we face.

Beverly’s passion and gift for coaching, consulting, and mentoring has inspired individuals and groups in various professions to achieve their greatest successes.

Recognized as one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history, Bev has been inducted to various halls of fame as a sports legend including the prestigious International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame. Her record of seven national championships is one of the highest among African-American and Female coaches in the country.

However Bev, herself, is no stranger to transition and crisis. In her senior year of high school, she lost her mother and was homeless by the age of 17. However, she never let circumstances deter her as she forged on through college and graduate school as a standout athlete and academic scholar.  

To call Bev a “survivor” would be a gross understatement in describing the woman who triumphed over a near-fatal automobile accident in 2002. The accident left her in a wheelchair with repeated diagnoses that she would never walk again. Beverly persisted with the spirit of a lioness in pursuit. She coached from a wheelchair and then from a walker and finally on a cane, ultimately adding two more national championships to her record. 

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Bev has not only shared her winning principles nationally and internationally as a coach, speaker and consultant but most recently as an author. In her captivating and empowering memoir entitled “Believe It, Speak It, Do It! Finding Peace Within Your Purpose” she teaches how to cope, anticipate, appreciate, embrace and most importantly how to thrive in difficult circumstances.

She believes intensely that one must commit to and become fully invested in one’s own dreams and the realization of one’s personal, cultural, spiritual and physical goals. She has devoted her life to helping people who want to help themselves. She lives this model every day through wins and losses, triumphing gracefully through obstacles of all kinds.