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The Two Faces of "E" "You can have your cake and eat it too...just not at the same time!"
The fun and fascinating life of Elaine and E. K. (E. K. Barber is the pen name of Professor Elaine Estervig Beaubien... here's how that happened! )  
Elaine EstervigBeaubien is a respected educator, an experienced trainer, an accomplished speaker, a published writer and a successful entrepreneur. She is a member of the tenured faculty at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin teaching management, economics and marketing to graduate and undergraduate students. She is also the CEO of Management Training Seminars traveling all over the world delivering high energy, high content presentations and seminars. Her clients include such diverse companies as Harley-Davidson, Bayer, Rayovac, First Tennessee Bank, Ciba-Geigy, The American Red Cross, Quadgraphics, Goodyear, Oscar Mayer, James Madison University, Promega, CUNA, TDS-TELECOM, SB Apartments, INACOM, St. Mary’s Hospital, The State of Wisconsin, Merck, and the Peabody Hotel. In addition to teaching, training, speaking and consulting, Elaine writes and publishes business advice for several publications. She is also very active in civic and community activities, lending her time and expertise to boards and committees. In 1996, Elaine received the Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. She was recognized for her ability to present topics of critical importance to her audience, her scholarship, her community service and her dynamic style. A year later, she was selected as one of the “Madison 100” . . . the people who, through their brains, talent, clout and charisma really make things happen in this city.” In 1998, Elaine received the Professional Achievement Award given by her Alma Mater for an individual who has demonstrated noteworthy success/contributions, and outstanding scholarship. In 2000, she won the prestigious Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, recognizing her for her individual work with students. In 2002, the business students at Edgewood College created the first student sponsored excellence in teaching award. To give the award life and meaning, they wanted to name it after an exemplar in the field of teaching and mentoring. The Estervig-Beaubien Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award was “created in honor of Professor Elaine Estervig Beaubien, whose dedication, energy and enthusiasm have inspired her students and colleagues for many years.” This award will be presented every year by the Edgewood Business Association in recognition of excellence in teaching and mentoring. In 2006, recognizing a lifetime of achievement, the Business Forum honored eight women in the community with an Athena Award Nomination. The Award honors a person who exemplifies excellence in his or her profession, gives back to the community and actively helps women realize their professional and personal potential. At the age of 50, Elaine wanted to continue to work, but not every day. She negotiated a part time contract with Edgewood College and only works with corporate clients and associations on projects that interest her. Consequently Elaine Estervig Beaubien has been living winters in Florida and decided to reinvent her life, reevaluate her work, and redefine her passions. A few years after her semiretirement, instead of moving forward on the journey she so successfully laid out over her 30-year career, she completely jumped the track. Since the summer of 2002, just like Diana Prince, who removed her public persona to become Wonder Woman, Professor Beaubien periodically sheds her briefcase, PowerPoint presentations, and class notes to become…E. K. Barber, writer of romantic fiction. E. K. Barber was born when Professor Elaine Estervig Beaubien was 53. At the turn of the millennium, having met all of her professional goals, E. K. semi-retired and returned to an earlier dream...to write and actually complete a manuscript of one of the several stories floating around her head. E. K. reinvented herself and started a new path. She is now a writer of romantic fiction. Only her family and focus group of readers knew the secret. Writing under the pen name of E. K. Barber to protect her polished, professional persona, Professor Elaine Estervig Beaubien continued to teach business to graduate and undergraduate students and consult with corporate clients by day…and by night she sat tapping on her laptop. By day, marketing, supply and demand, leadership, employee retention, communication and team building…and by night love, lust and intrigue. From the corporate boardroom and college classroom to the world of romance and suspense…from the pragmatic and practical to the provocative and romantic. Now that is a paradigm shift!
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