About Raquel

Starting out with a promising career in television news, Raquel Eatmon quickly climbed the ranks as an anchor/reporter in top markets including CBS in Dallas, Texas. From covering presidential visits to deadly hurricanes, she mastered storytelling from both the anchor desk and live shots.

After longing to create deeper connections with people, Raquel grew disillusioned with the broadcast news business and went against the advice of trusted colleagues, she took a risk. She left her high-profile position in search of deeper purpose. That deep dive was met by rejection, fear and introspection.

Downsizing from an uptown condo to an efficiency, selling her dream car and seeing the last of her savings account dwindle to two-digits, Raquel’s life had suddenly changed and there was more than a recession to blame.

When the glitter faded and the TV cameras were gone (as were the “friends”), Raquel was left with a very hard conversation- with herself. She discovered a lack in confidence, a professional tool box riddled with safety nets, caked make-up, and a continued passion to live an outrageous life and connect with people. She knew she needed to be better and that meant taking a risk, finding out how small she had been playing in her relationships and life. Raquel started asking herself the big questions: What have I come here to give? What do I want to achieve? How do I rid being comfortable and complacent? What would it take for me to be my best? What’s bigger than fear? Does this new path awaken me with energy?

She developed risk taking rituals and created new habits. She began researching, writing articles, curating content for large conferences and when she wasn’t keynoting a conference, she was an attendee, always sharpening skills.

Raquel began finding the answers to the questions and that deep, reflective look within pointed her into a new direction. She started a communications company, Rising Media LLC and built a portfolio focused on women’s empowerment, courageous leadership and social change. The founded the Woman of Power Conference and partnered with corporations such as KeyBank, Thompson Hines, Sherwin Williams, Vitamix and others to build an annual professional training platform for high potentials. WoPC launched in 2009 and is the Midwest’s premier leadership conference.

She didn’t stop there. Raquel’s love for community and writing folded nicely into a weekly Gannett newspaper columnist with Be Inspired with Raquel. Penning an enlightening spin on everyday living became an uplifting space for Saturday readers. After 10 the column retired but Raquel’s vision for herself and others was picking up more momentum.

Today Raquel is a dynamic communications leader who understands the importance of being bold and taking risks. She is a high demand speaker for keynote events and executive coaching. She has authored two books and has created RE- TV a motivational, sign up here to get the weekly video.

As a celebrated two-time author, thousands of readers have resonated with Beyond Enough: How to Lead with Your Whole Self as a confidence booster and directive for cultivating wisdom.

Raquel wants her message of Bold Risk Taking to spread all over the world. She’s looking for courageous leaders that will have that internal conversation and bring a new perspective to others. She believes that together we can promote change and build equality.

Inspiring us to lead from where we are...together.