About Renée
Renee Rotkopf
Transformational Coach, Astrology, Personal Brand Guide.
For over 20 years I was a creative director in Advertising. I had the honor of winning awards for some of the most prominent agencies in New York City. I was a gay woman climbing the corporate ladder. I was out at work, but I was in the “spiritual closet”.
Meditation, astrology and higher minded philosophies was a big part of my life, but I kept this part of me hidden from co-workers. As a women, I was in constant fear of being judged or losing respect. Especially as the sound of Mad Men were still very real in the hallways.
But soul was calling. I wanted to become more “me”, and work on projects that I had meaning and purpose. And use my gifts and talents to help people grow and live a happier life.
In 2000 I created The Wedding Party, a not-for-profit devoted to equal marriage rights. As executive director from 2000 - 2005, I led the charge, to raise awareness and open people’s hearts to this basic human right to love, be loved, and be recognized by society and protected by the law.
Through branding and experiential marketing, The Wedding Party achieved national and international coverage. Myself and a team of amazing, committed friends, brought the real faces of families left behind - into people’s living rooms. And this was a tipping point. And while our events grew and grew each year, I loved doing this for others, I realized I was I was not in a healthy relationship. And, not ready to leave the status and the salary of my corporate job. Until I had a huge wake up call.
At that time I was swimming in deep waters with many powerful men, and I never thought it was an issue. But as I grew in my career, I became painfully aware of how hard it was for women to excel as a leader in corporate advertising, especially in the creative department. In fact, at that time, only 3% of creative directors were women in advertising, even though 85% of purchases were made by women. This made no sense to me.
In March of 2012, I was invited to create an internal campaign for Women’s Month at my agency. I decided to flood the hallways with ads honoring the great women of my company. And created an animation that expressed the need for gender equality in business. A few weeks later, after creating some of the best work of my career, I was laid off. And while “they” said it wasn’t personal - somehow it felt that way.
I was devoted to my company and passionate about my job, and I was devasted. But as time marched on, I realized what a gift that was. I helped me realize that I wanted to do others things with my life, and I wanted to serve in new ways. So began to study all of the topics I loved like Hypnosis, N.L.P., Mindfulness Meditation, Spiritual Psychology and Astrology. And at the same time, I was healing. Learning new skills, finding new resources , seeing new parts of me and reimage my future.
In 2016 I became a teacher on Insight Timer. And in 2018, I was ready, and had the courage to leave advertising. That’s when I was finally ready to go on my own, and became a Soulpreneur. To build a soul-centered business, that enabled me to have the freedom to be more me, and help others do the same. Now I do what I truly love. I coach clients to pursue their passion and make a difference in the world. And I teach what know and what has helped me grow.
I work 1:1 and in groups, teaching online and in person. Including workshops, retreats and have a community of Soulpreneurs.
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