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Bio for Charles E. Betterton

 


 

Charles Betterton has been helping individuals, organizations and communities discover and manifest more of their ultimate destiny for over forty years by fostering personal, organizational and community development, empowerment, transformation and capacity building. He has a Masters in Community Economic Development (CED) from Southern New Hampshire University. The field of CED focuses on the three areas of self-help, empowerment and capacity building, areas where Charles has been developing award-winning projects for decades. Charles is also certified as an Economic Development Finance Professional by the National Development Council.

Charles has over forty years of management experience in government, community development, community economic development, business and nonprofit organizations including twelve years with HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) three years as Executive Director of Community and Economic Development for the City of Kankakee, Illinois, ten years as Executive Director of nonprofit organizations involved in personal, spiritual, organizational and community development and over ten years creating, leading and managing cause-oriented companies.

Charles has provided training and consulting services to companies, chambers of commerce, non-profit organizations, churches and communities. He has produced major events for personal, professional and community development for up to 1,800 people featuring world class trainers such as Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Jim Rohn, Les Brown, Mark Victor Hansen, Bonnie St. John, Brian Tracy and others. He has been written up in hundreds of newspaper articles, made numerous radio and television appearances and has had many articles published in magazines.

Charles has founded or co-founded dozens of non-profit organizations involved in personal, organizational and community development and empowerment.  He has also founded several companies focused on development and empowerment including: EAGLES (Empowerment, Achievement, Growth, Leadership, Enlightenment and Success); Universal Empowerment, Inc.; Wisdom, Wealth, Wellness, Inc.; the Sedona Imagination Center, Inc.; Ultimate Destiny; and Conscious Media, Inc. These companies and organizations provide products and services that help individuals, organizations and communities realize more of their potential, discover their purpose in life and know how to manifest their ultimate destiny.

Charles is currently launching Ultimate Destiny University to provide expanded access to resources for personal, professional and community development and spiritual enlightenment. The initial product line includes a series of books designed to help individuals, companies, non-profit organizations, churches and communities discover and manifest their ultimate destiny. Charles is a member of the World Business Academy, Social Venture Network, Heart Math, Institute Of Noetic Sciences, The Love Center, Spirit In Business, Alliance for A New Humanity, Humanity Unites Brilliance and others.