BIP Winter 2025

Leading from rest, not rush REALIFE SHE-EO helps women in benefits become the CEOs of their own lives, personally and professionally.

After decades of high-level corporate experience in the benefits industry, Annette Bechtold made a pivotal decision to help others lead without burning out. In 2022, she left corporate leadership to focus full-time on coaching and consulting, building on a passion she had nurtured since 2016. Her next chapter came through the REALIFE SHE-EO program, a new NABIP-presented professional development initiative hosted by Forte Consulting. Designed for women aspiring to grow and succeed in the health insurance industry and beyond, the six-part series helps participants embrace their role as the executive officer of both their life and career.

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20 bip magazine Winter 2025