Russell Benaroya is an author, entrepreneur, coach and speaker focused on helping people achieve their highest and best use by staying in their genius zones.  Russell has spent the last twenty years in investment banking, private equity, and entrepreneurship and today is the Chief Operating Officer at Timberlane Partners, a real estate investment firm focused on multifamily in the Western United States.  Russell speaks on topics designed to help business leaders build more successful businesses through a combination of self-discovery and tactical tools.

His writing has appeared in Forbes, and he is a recipient of the 40 Under 40 recognition from the Puget Sound Business Journal in Seattle.  He is also the author of Free Yourself to Work on Your Business.

Russell is a business school graduate of the Anderson School at UCLA and a longtime member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Melissa, and their two children, Devon and Shane.