About Beverly

From Cleveland to the world

The official line goes like this: Beverly Banks is a speaker, workshop facilitator, corporate trainer and the CEO and founder of Be the Best Enterprise. She helps people find healthy solutions to toxic workplaces.

But that was never the plan.

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I was the quiet one. If I brought up an idea and somebody shot it down, I went right back to my little safe place. It wasn't really safe. It was just familiar.

I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, in a family that loved me and raised me to be a good government girl. Get the good job, keep the good job, don't rock the boat. I carried that with me to Washington and into a federal career that lasted 39 years.

Some of those years were pleasant. A lot of them felt like I needed one of those yellow hazmat suits just to get through the day. I'd been bullied in school, and then I was bullied at work, and somewhere along the way I believed the lie that this was simply what I had to put up with.

The Washington Monument in Washington, DC — Thirty-nine years in Washington taught her exactly why good people stay in bad places.
Washington, DC

The journey

From quiet to mighty

Cleveland

A nurturing family and a hard lesson

Beverly grows up in Cleveland, Ohio, surrounded by family who want her safe and secure. She's also bullied at school, and she learns to stay small so she won't get hurt.

39 years

The U.S. Capitol across the water in Washington, DC

The good government job

She builds a long federal career in the Washington, DC area, rising to senior library technician. The paycheck is steady. The environment is often anything but healthy.

The cost

A stressed woman with her head in her hands at a laptop

Paycheck to Prozac

A pastor friend once said he was tired of living "from paycheck to Prozac." Beverly laughed, then realized hers was food. Her health starts paying the price for a job she's afraid to leave.

2017

Be the Best Enterprise is born

She starts building a training company around one idea: be the best version of yourself, not a copy. The dream is real, but the job still has her time and her energy.

May 2026

A woman holding a warm cup, looking out a window

The ugly cry

Home alone and teleworking, Beverly watches a Les Brown special on YouTube that tears her up from the floor. She looks around to make sure nobody sees her cry. Something shifts for good.

July 31

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She walks out

After a lot of prayer, Beverly leaves the toxic job on July 31, 2026. Some days she wonders if she should have stayed. Most days she's sleeping better, eating better and building something of her own.

Today

A woman speaking into a microphone on stage

Building an international platform

Part of Les Brown's Hungry to Speak family, Beverly is taking her message to workplaces, churches and conferences, starting with her first live workshop on October 17, 2026.

Why she does this

God doesn't make us to live in bondage

Sometimes people use scripture to keep you stuck. Beverly doesn't. She believes that whoever the Son sets free is free indeed, and that a job slowly making you sick isn't where God wants you to stay.

She also knows that faith and a plan go together. You still have to earn a living, keep a roof over your head and take care of the people who count on you. That's why her work covers the practical side too: your boundaries, your health, your money and your exit strategy.

And she won't pretend it's all okie dokie. She'll tell you what she wishes she'd done differently, like building a stronger financial plan before she left, so you can learn from it instead of repeating it.

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What working with Beverly feels like

Authentic. She's been where you are, and she'll tell you the truth about it.
Funny. Humor is how she survived, and it's how she teaches.
Safe. What's shared in her rooms stays there. Nobody gets blasted on social media.
Accountable. She'll cheer you on and she won't let you quit on yourself again.

People tell you to get over it or deal with it. I want to reveal it and heal it, and give you a safe place to do that.

Beverly Banks

Be the Best Enterprise

An education and training company built on one idea

Be the best version of you, not a copy.

Be the Best Enterprise offers personal development, corporate training sessions, workshops and online learning for people and organizations who want healthier workplaces. The goal is lifelong growth, so every person Beverly works with can reach their full potential and help the people around them do the same.

Speaking & training → Oct 17 workshop

Your story isn't over. Neither was hers.

If you're where Beverly used to be, start with five honest minutes. You'll see where the strain is coming from and what to do first.

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