Compa$$ion Is Currency.

Compassion and profit aren’t opposites, they’re partners. In today’s world, compassion isn’t just a “nice” quality; it’s a strategic edge. It builds trust, fuels loyalty, and creates the kind of sustainable success that can’t be faked.

When you balance compassion with accountability, you unlock something powerful: higher engagement, stronger retention, more resilience, and real innovation. People don’t just show up, they show up fully. Because when they feel seen, supported, and safe, they give you their best without being asked twice.

You don’t have to choose between being a good human and being wildly successful. You get to be both.

Whether you’re an individual leader or a forward-thinking organization, you can partner with me through:

1:1 Executive & Leadership Coaching
Tailored support to help you lead with impact, clarity, and compassion.
Workshops & Keynotes
High-impact, interactive sessions designed to shift mindset and spark culture change.
Custom Course & Program Design
Scalable leadership development programs rooted in emotional intelligence and accountability.
Team Trainings & Toolkits
Practical frameworks and tools that empower teams to lead with both heart and result
Speaking & Thought Leadership
Inspire your audience with talks that challenge the status quo and offer a bold new vision for leadership.

Rena DeLevie is a leading pioneer in compassionate leadership, known for blending empathy with a sharp focus on bottom-line results. With 18 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies as a leadership and operational efficiency expert, and over 20 years teaching compassionate leadership, Rena brings a unique blend of strategic insight and heart-centered expertise.

Passionate about developing leaders at every level, Rena is a results-driven partner and self-aware empath who believes that great leadership starts with deeply understanding and connecting with others to create meaningful impact.

Author of the book Compassionate Leadership, Rena has established a reputation as a trailblazer in the field. Her TEDx Talk, “Compassionate Management – Using Compassion as a Business Tool,” has been adopted by organizations nationwide as a model for radically transforming leadership culture and reshaping how we treat one another at work.

Client Testimonials

It has been such a pleasure to work with Rena. Her no BS approach to compassionate coaching has had a tangible and lasting impact for multiple team members—both managers and leaders. She has a deep understanding of our industry and the themes that resonate at every level of our agency. Rena is a critical extension of our team and I look forward to our continued partnership. – Chris Pierson, President JK Design

I had the pleasure and the privilege to engage Rena’s services as a consultant to help us coach and develop our new, young line management. Over the period of two years Rena has become a very integral part of our Senior Management. Rena’s compassionate guidance, her intelligence, and her professionalism were key to our ability to retain and to help develop our line managers to become excellent professionals. Her work has clearly resulted in a rapid development of those managers, saving us a lot of money and effort of dealing with turn-over. Bringing Rena on board as a consultant was an excellent move that no doubt paid off greatly. – Giora Fishman, Executive

Rena’s philosophy of compassionate leadership flew in the face of so much of what we consider “the way it is” when it comes to corporate management styles and really opened everyone’s eyes and hearts to a better alternative . I highly recommend Rena as a consultant and guide if you’re seeking to make positive change in your culture. – Jeff Kinsey, Project Manager

Rena’s work was invaluable to me during my time as Interim Assistant Lab Director. I had little previous management experience and her teachings about Compassionate Leadership empowered me to succeed in that position. I do not have an authoritative personality, and learning from her that compassion and accountability can be applied together helped me to develop a management style that was both effective and true to my own values. I am very grateful for her work! – Lacey Brown, Quality Expert

Rena’s has a talent for listening actively, being compassionate, and empathetic while providing guidance that was thoughtful and impactful. Her compassionate leadership was refreshing in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment. She fostered a culture of trust and respect among team members. – Jaqueline Braithwaite-West, Enterprise Transformation

Rena is an incredible business coach, and I highly recommend her. She’s an experienced business owner that embodies compassionate leadership and I’ve known her for years. Rena is naturally curious and asks thoughtful questions that helped me get to the heart of what I do and why. She’s also a patient listener who helped me connect the throughline across my experiences to the work I do today. I can’t wait for all that’s ahead with her valuable support! – Julye Williams, Founder, The Project 2043 Institute

I’ve had the privilege to collaborate with Rena on a number of training events produced by Cella Inc. for creative services professionals. Whether it was engaging in program brainstorming sessions where we fleshed out content or actually presenting to groups of 50+ creative team leads, Rena always brings her best self to the party. She’s smart, quick on her feet and has an amazing ability to connect with others and provide them with valuable management and leadership insights. – Andy Epstein, In-house Creative Agency Organizational and Operational Expert

Curious what compassion combined with accountability looks like? Ask Rena. Subject expert, change maker and people empowerer, Rena is the best at what she does. Always real, endlessly kind, Rena’s communication clarity and upfront delivery ensures the wisdom she imparts is more than understood, its retained. Rena gave me a toolkit, a set of ideas I use to be better every day and use to coach others. It’s the lens through which I’ve turned to while flexing and thriving to the ups and downs, especially the downs, of all my career moves. And that’s the biggest gift you gave me Rena, resilience. – Caroline Wahr, Editorial Branding

“Conversation with Rena is always a soul-quenching journey. Her compassion and her wisdom are the true kind — the kind that only comes from years of deep and difficult self-work. Her generosity of spirit comes through in everything she does, and I am deeply grateful for any opportunity to share in that with her.” – Elizabeth

“Rena, you have a gift at explaining things where it actually makes sense. Thank you.” – Janelle

“Thank you for being the light that you are, Rena.” – Andre

“Meeting with Rena is like getting a brain massage.” – Trish

“Talking with you is like magic.” – Edward

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