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Welcome to Beyond Achieving
We build better systems than the ones we've been given.
At Beyond Achieving Coaching & Consulting, we help Black women leaders stop surviving success and start living in alignment—with their power, their purpose, and their people.
Whether you’re at the helm of a growing company or leading from within an organization, you’re not here to replicate what you escaped. You’re here to create something different. Something liberatory. Something that lasts.
That’s where we come in.
We know the truth:
You’ve already achieved a lot. Now it’s time to lead beyond it.
Leadership wasn’t built for us.
The grind. The silence. The pressure to be palatable, perfect, and productive.
Black women have mastered the performance—but at what cost?
You deserve more than survival in your success.
You deserve a business, career, and life that actually feel good.
We help high-achieving Black women build aligned, sustainable, and soul-led success through:
Private Coaching
Realign your life and leadership from the inside out
Executive Coaching
For leaders navigating burnout, expansion, and visionary growth
Liberatory Consulting
For Black-women led organizations ready to build cultures people actually want to stay in
The Vibe
We blend strategy with soul.
Structure with softness.
Whether you’re an individual leader or a company on the rise, we help you:
Reclaim your time, energy, and vision from the noise of doing the most
Lead with clarity and integrity—no performance, just purpose
Create sustainable success that doesn’t leave your people (or yourself) depleted
This isn’t surface-level work.
This is let’s-get-free work.
And we do it with warmth, wisdom, and just enough side-eye to keep you honest.
Imagine this:
Khadijah’s running Flavor, spinning all the plates, making magic happen—but everything is in her head.
No systems. No breathing room.
Her brilliance? Undeniable.
But her burnout? Creeping in fast.
Now imagine she brought someone in—someone who could help her get clear, get structured, and get her business flowing without her needing to be everywhere all the time.
What if she didn’t just fix the business backend, but learned how to lead her whole life differently?
With boundaries.
With clarity.
With ease.
That’s what we do at Beyond Achieving.
We help women like Khadijah—and brands like Flavor—build lives and leadership that don’t just look good, but feel good to live in.
This is where strategy meets soul.
Where high-achievers come to stop just surviving their success—and finally get free.
What our Clients Say
Our Clients Are:
High-achieving Black women leaders, execs, and visionaries who are ready to shift from overworked to aligned
Organizations and companies that want to stop talking about equity and actually build it into their leadership culture
Folks who crave excellence and ease. Impact and integrity. Systems and soul.
We’re not just building businesses and careers—we’re building lives.
Beyond Achieving is where Black women come to get free, get clear, and get what they came for—on their terms.
If that’s what you’re after...
Our Approach
Rigor Meets Liberation
Led by Dr. Shaquinta Richardson, a PhD-trained systems thinker, life strategist, and leadership consultant, Beyond Achieving blends deep insight with real-world strategy.
We use a liberation-first approach to help you (and your team) unlearn the grind, lead with clarity, and build systems rooted in care—not control.
We don’t do one-size-fits-all. We co-create new paradigms. Ones where you lead like you—and thrive doing it.
How We Work
We don’t offer cookie-cutter anything. (Khadijah would never.) Every offer is crafted with intention, rooted in liberation, and designed to support deep, lasting transformation.
You can work with us through:
1:1 Coaching
For individuals ready to reclaim their leadership, their boundaries, and their joy
Consulting & Facilitation
For organizations building inclusive, lasting leadership that retains diverse talent.
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What Audrey Says About Working With Me
Dr. Shaquinta is one of my most revered freedom fighters. She has helped me to break free from the confines of people pleasing, perfectionism, and self-doubt. Moreover, she has given me the tools, guidance, insight, and continued support to keep getting stronger in that fight. Her coaching was tailored to my needs. Her retreats were immediately life changing. The Beyond Achieving community is filling, affirming, and fun.
I am so grateful for the greater clarity and actual peace that I have gained. I have a more authentic and actual relationship with my Creator. I can love all of me as I am right now, while I journey towards all that I aspire to be. I dream again, but now more vividly and boldly. I genuinely believe that those dreams will come true. In less than a year, my life has changed positively in ways I could not have previously imagined – professionally, socially, financially, and familial! I show up differently in my life.
I am so grateful that my healing and growth are being reflected back to me in my children! Some truly exciting, amazing, beautiful, wonderful things are happening. My mind is blown!!
I am glad I invested in myself. Working with Dr. Shaquinta has been an absolute blessing.
Audrey T., Lead Engineer
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What Irene Says About Working With Me
What would you say about working with me?
Such a delight. You were intentional with every conversation. I felt like you were present and creating a brave space for me to explore who I am and what I am looking to accomplish. You were honest and never sugar coated the conversation. You called me out when needed and also extended grace in moments when I wasn't doing it for myself.
What has been most impactful about this program?
The last 12 weeks have been refreshing, eye opening and an experience that has transformed my thought process and how I view myself and how I show up in the world. I have been able to utilize the tools and resource during difficult times when I usually need them the most. I have become more vulnerable with myself and those around me. I am showing up as a parent in new ways. My definition of who I am as a black woman is by my standard and no longer in comparison to others or what I use to think was the society standard.
What would you tell someone who is interested in this program?
It is going to take work, and a new level of self commitment. What you put into this work Shaquinta is going to match that and then go above and beyond to challenge you to new heights. This program is truly transformational. Shaquinta is going to meet you where you are and lead and guide you in ways you didn't think are possible. This program will get you to tap in to areas of your life that didn't know you needed to show up and be your authentic self both personally and professionally.
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What Lauren Says About Working With Me
What would you say about working with me?
Working with you was truly a treat and everything that I had hoped it would be! I was looking for a coach who would be warm, kind, and relatable so that I would feel comfortable being honest with them but also honest, straightforward, and have the ability to give me those insights that I needed and that is what I found in working with you. Working with you accelerated me towards my goals, helped me develop practices to thoroughly enjoy my present while building a more beautiful future, and taught me to really own my time and treat it as my resource to use for my benefit instead of letting other people's agendas run me.
What has been most impactful about this program?
The workbook and vision mapping helped me to rediscover my clarity and sense of direction. The 1:1 coaching sessions gave me not only accountability but a space to problem-solve with someone what expertise and wisdom in the ways that I wanted to grow and could give me recommendations and also support and a confidence boost when I needed one. The process of creating a morning routine has been a game-changer and helped me to start off my day with more intention that carries into all my actions.
What would you tell someone who is interested in this program?
The mindset shifts start with that decision to invest in yourself. By reaching out for that consultation you are already taking an important step on your journey and from there Dr. Shaquinta makes every single additional step beyond worth it. It is so hard to even quantify the value of working with someone who can help accelerate your growth mentally, emotionally, in your career, in your relationships, in the way that you show up at work and at home. Dr. Shaquinta is truly an expert but you don't feel like you are working with someone who had all the answers, she helps you to find your answers and if you are willing to put in the work you will see amazing levels of growth.
This is beyond achieving—on purpose.
You’ve done the success thing.
You’ve built the resume.
You’ve checked all the boxes.
Now it’s time to build a life, business, or organization that actually feels good to live in.
Ready?