Bettye Ellison

Bettye Ellison is passionate about optimizing talent, empowering teams, improving well-
being, learning, laughing… and when necessary, disrupting the status quo.

She brings to her consulting work a wealth of experience in both the not-for-profit and
profit organizations. Prior to joining Dow AgroSciences in 1998, she held leadership
positions in Fitness and Wellness at both St. Vincent and Community Hospitals in
Indianapolis. During her 20+year career at Dow / Dow AgroSciences she served as
Wellness Director, International Relocation Manager and in several key roles in Talent
Management, Learning and Development. As a leader in the HR organization, she
developed best practice global programs in People Development activities including
Performance Management, Succession Planning, Talent Reviews and
Learning/Development Tools and Systems. In the non-profit sector Bettye was the
Human Resources Manager for IndyHumane, where she worked with leaders to
develop a performance management process, streamline the hiring process, and create
people policies and procedures to ensure both engagement and accountability. In order
to create a culture of employee growth, she worked with leaders, both individually and in
groups to improve their leadership skills.

As a coach, Bettye enjoys using the assessment process and personal dialogue to
guide others through the process of self-discovery and action planning.   She is
appreciative that throughout her career she has had the good fortune to have coaches
that made a difference in her life and career. As a learning facilitator Bettye looks for
unique ways to help clients learn and practice important concepts that will help them
grow both personally and professionally.

Bettye holds a Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Business and Biology and a
Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology. She is certified as a Senior Professional in
Human Resources (SPHR).
Outside of work, Bettye enjoys staying active and healthy. She also loves gardening,
reading, walking her dogs Fiona and Toodie, and going on both small and big
adventures with her husband Dave.

“I personally connect with the Catalyst Effect because it is relevant for all levels in an
organization: the concepts are simple and powerful as they work to promote trust and
drive team results. The Catalyst Effect doesn’t focus on personality traits, but instead
focuses on skills and habits that can be practiced and improved which leads to
individual and team success.”