Athletics | Honors | Service and Affiliations
Professional info
STRATEGIC ORGANIZATIONAL & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
WELL-BEING & FITNESS
NUTRITION
FINANCIAL PLANNING & BUDGETING
Collaboration and self-direction are at the heart of Robyn’s professional experience,
with integrity of highest virtue.
The founding of BeGolden™ Success: The year was 2023 and Robyn was still a full-time professional athlete, and battling complications of long-haul Covid while preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympic year. Her coach and doctor each instructed Robyn to withdraw from competition for four months, so, she began the foundation of BeGolden™ Success—a coaching partnership program that invites clients to proactively invest in themselves to: learn and develop applicable health habits, assess well-being and one’s self-awareness (knowledge), and strategically balance eight key components of well-being:
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physical health,
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emotional health,
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sense of healthy community,
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family balance,
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career satisfaction,
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financial health,
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physical fitness, and
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spiritual health.
Robyn Stevens has worked with Apple, Google, Facebook, Ebay, salesforce.com, Amazon, Cisco, a niche publishing company: Bedazzled Ink (to name a few).
Her creative leadership includes roles as digital media and publication executive for CTO Forum, and creative assistance for photographer Ryan Johnson/DarkLight Room and art photographer James [Jim] Doukas, with whom she utilized her San Jose State University Bachelor of Arts degree at photo shoots and in the studio making props and masks for models. Her passion and eye for design has lead her to collaborative curating and marketing; designing books, promotional pamphlets, posters, info spreads, custom video dressings for video presentation, website design and a webmaster: copyediting, content creation, maintenance.
Further, her technical experience spans a cross-sector of sales (wholesale, retail, corporate, and entrepreneurial), marketing, finance, event planning, program management, strategic development:
Apple, Inc. as a lead Business Partner—while in this role she managed business customer engagement, Salesforce CRM, and developed team training resources that were used to develop the Business Partner departments at Apple stores. Robyn is a CFP® Candidate in process of completing the CFP Program curriculum at Bryant University-Boston Institute of Finance. She has three years of experience as a Financial Associate at Petersen & Associates (now Petersen&Hicks) .
Robyn is an Olympian, 4x Olympic Trials Champion, a multi All-American runner and race walker as a Youth, Open, and Master. She is USAs first Jr. Pan Am Gold Medalist in the race walk event. Robyn holds multiple National Records and a North America-Central America-Caribbean (NACAC) Area Record. She's been featured by Bay Area News, KCRA, The Today Show, in California Track & Running News, Who's Who in Sports, Sports Illustrated for Women, Channel 3's 'California Gold', Good Morning Sacramento, Sacramento's "All Power Bar Team” and as a guest on several podcasts.
Languages
Spanish - advanced/HS level
Polish - basic/Elementary
German - basic/Elementary
('23 DuoLingo World Champion)
*Industry*
Fitness & Nutrition
Wellness/Well-being
Financial
*Computer*
Ai
HTML
Ruby On Rails basic
CSS basic
*Personality Assessment*
EQ-i & EQ 360
Enneagram +EQ
Attachment Theory - PDS
Strengthsfinder
7 Habits - Stephen Covey
Values Bridge - Suzy Welch
MBTI (Meyers-Briggs)
Bonus:
Natal Chart
Work experience (key experience list)
BeGOLDENSM Success
Robyn Stevens OLY, founder
2023 - Present *ACTIVE*
Strategically improved professional and personal organizational processes and success as a Success Coach. Facilitated development of a balanced/healthy Well-Being and Emotional Intelligence. In addition to Physical and Mental health and well-being, Financial well-being is one of the essential pillars of Well-Being. As an active student at the Bryant University-Boston Institute of Finance, we partner with financial service experts. Additionally, we utilize knowledge and thorough understanding of the Personal Development School resources for relationship development, Enneagram for in-depth personal development, and the MHS EQ-i & 360 assessments of Emotional Intelligence for increased team, organizational and personal success. Utilized methods for habit formation, strategy and process.
TeamUSA Athlete & Olympian full-time
Robyn Stevens OLY
1996-2004 / 2015 - 2024, officially retired on May 21, 2025
Represented TeamUSA on the global and national level. Team USA’s #1 Women’s Race Walker in the sport of Track & Field from 2019-2024. Undefeated USA woman in the Mixed Marathon Relay and National Record holder in the Mixed Marathon Relay (with MMR teammate Nick Christie), 35km Race Walk, 30km Race Walk, 25km Race Walk. North America-Central America-Caribbean (NACAC) Area Record holder in the 35km Race Walk.
Highest world ranked USA Race Walker since the 1990s.
Became the first and only USA woman to win consecutive National Championships & consecutive Olympic Trials in the following main Olympic distances in Race Walk: 50km-35km-20km-Mixed Marathon Relay (MMR). **Retired before the Half Marathon and Marathon were introduced as the new distances in 2026, which replaces the 20km & MMR that replaced the 20km & 35km that replaced the 20km and 50km.
Undefeated USA woman in the Mixed Marathon Relay (MMR) head-to-head.
Set four Open American/National Records (a few multiple times) and one Area Record (NACAC). Holds multiple Masters Records while simultaneously competing professionally in Open level.
Became the second oldest USA race walker to debut in her first Olympics (age 38). Theresa Vail was age 42 in the early 2000s. Successfully the first San Jose State University (SJSU) alumni woman Olympian in the Race Walk event of Track & Field, and the second Race Walker behind Thomas Dooley, who is the first SJSU alumni to have competed in the Olympics in the event during the late 1960s.
Financial Associate
Petersen & Associates (now Petersen & Hicks)
2014 - 2017
Skills
STRATEGIC ORGANIZATIONAL & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
WELL-BEING & FITNESS
NUTRITION
FINANCIAL PLANNING & BUDGETING
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CREATIVE/SaaS
WEB DESIGN
WIX
Payhip
OTHER
Life Coach Hub - LCH
Dropbox
Box
MEDIA PUBLICATON
AFFINITY
PHOTO
DESIGNER
PUBLISHER
LIGHTROOM
SPLICE & CAP-CUT
*SHUTTERSTOCK
ADOBE CS
INDESIGN
PHOTOSHOP
LIGHTROOM
FCPX
MOTION
*****
CRM
Salesforce
Wealthbox
• Supported the RIA, EA in CFP®-level planning: data gathering and prep for portfolio reviews.
• Managed CRM, Lacerte, streamlined year-over-year tax prep and financial documentation.
• Prepared payroll with accuracy, ensuring compliance.
Collaborative Curator, Layout/Print Design
RobynDesign
2009/2010 - 2017
Collaborative curating and marketing. Designed book covers, promotional pamphlets, posters, info spreads and custom video dressings for video presentation. Partner photographer.
Marketing Manager of Publication and Digital Media
CTO Forum
2012 - 2014
Developed and managed content in collaboration with management and marketing objectives to produce brochures, event posters profiling keynote speakers, panels and agendas; programs featuring bios of Fortune 500 CEOs, CIOs, CTOs and head of R&D organizations participating at hosted events. Designed books published in retrospect of events for distribution following events. Designed brochures and templates for CTO Forum's branding and CTO Institute special program. Edited videos for publishing on website and created promos for view on YouTube and Vimeo. Regularly interacted and coordinated with offsite professionals to meet ongoing project needs and mass publications.
Collaborator, Intern Property Manager & Artistic/Studio Director
Jim Doukas Photography, James D. Doukas
2010 - 2017, still active on consultancy basis
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Oversaw financial accounts, including accounts receivable and payable.
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As trusted lead Property Management of multiple properties owned by James Doukas in Fremont, CA, I co-directed artistic projects while managing studio facility and artists production hours.
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Provided tech support and consultancy re: Apple, Inc. products and services.
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Co-created; served as Creative Assistant during photo shoots and themed dinner parties promoting recent work.
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Provided administrative & executive aide for networking opportunities—nationally and internationally.
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Cultivated passion for creative growth and building community. Supported team as a part-time Studio Production assistant and facility management within an embellished learning environment.
Executive Assistant
Trident Partners, John P. Shelton
2008-2009/2010
Commercial Realtor.
** former Executive Assistant went on to work for Steve Jobs then Larry Ellison.
Business Partner Intern, Specialist
Apple, Inc. / Apple Store(s): Palo Alto, Burlingame, Hillsdale, Stanford
2007 - 2012
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Raised revenue and team morale of Palo Alto, Stanford, Burlingame, and Hillsdale Apple Store Business Partner departments, which ranked us ‘Top 5’ in the nation along with fifth Avenue in New York.
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Strategized and mastered CRM Salesforce Son Ware for client outreach and in-house training.
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Strategically developed and conducted robust and thorough training for new Business Partners during the early development of Apple’s Business Partner role.
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Identified team-member strengths and values; delegated and cultivated collaboration to streamline business relationships and programming efficiency.
Executive Assistant & Personal Trainer
AmeReGen Bio Pharmacuticles, Ernest G. Hope
2007-2008
