At Initiatives in Action, we partner with leaders at growth-stage and mid-market companies where results depend on cohesive teams. Whether you're rolling out a strategic initiative, shifting team structures, or evolving your culture, we help you move from friction to forward motion.
We bring fresh perspective, behavioral insight, and cross-functional fluency to your most complex challenges. Our approach is structured but adaptable, practical but energizing—so you can lead with confidence and embed improvements into everyday operations.
About
Our Beliefs and Values
Adaptable & Insight-Driven
We approach every engagement with genuine curiosity—but we don’t stop there. We bring structured thinking and cross-sector insight to help you get clarity, refocus, and move forward with confidence. Our adaptability ensures the solutions align with your business reality.
Strategic & Results-Oriented
We thrive on complexity. Whether you're aligning a team, launching an initiative, or managing strategic change, we bring clarity, momentum, and measurable progress. As your thought partner, we combine innovation with execution to help your team deliver tangible results fast.
Cross-Functional Fluency
We speak the language of learning, technology, and strategy. Our interdisciplinary background lets us connect the dots others miss—so we can help you bridge departments, break silos, and embed lasting performance into your initiatives.
Amanda Beckner
Principal Consultant
Amanda Beckner brings over 20 years of experience helping organizations translate big ideas—like workforce transformation, culture change, and credentialing—into real-world results. Her background spans technical trades, professional education, and standards-based certification, with leadership roles at AVIXA, CEDIA, and the rAVe Agency.
A strategic builder at her core, Amanda has led the development of global credentials, curated high-impact conferences, and turned underperforming programs into scalable growth engines. Her specialty lies in helping ambitious teams move from misalignment to momentum.
Through Initiatives in Action, Amanda partners with organizations navigating fast growth, strategic friction, or evolving people strategies. She integrates tools like Everything DiSC® and The Five Behaviors® into real work—not just workshops—to make culture actionable and performance measurable.
She holds a Master’s degree from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture, and Technology, and is known for combining design thinking, behavioral insight, and practical execution to help clients build alignment that lasts.
