# Beth Monaghan

> Beth Andrix Monaghan co-founded Inkhouse with Meg O’Leary in 2007 and led the communications agency until Jason Morris became CEO in November 2024. Her approach connected business growth with workplace policies, employee storytelling and advocacy for equitable workplaces. She now works independently as a writer and certified meditation teacher and has said she will continue on Orchestra’s board after ending her day-to-day agency involvement.

- **Role:** Independent writer and certified meditation teacher; Inkhouse co-founder and former CEO
- **Organizations:** Inkhouse, an Orchestra company, Orchestra, Alliance for Business Leadership, Syracuse University
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in public relations, Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
- **Known for:** Co-founded Inkhouse in 2007 and led it through its 2023 majority investment by BerlinRosen Holdings., Inkhouse reported $27.5 million in 2022 revenue, a company figure rather than a measure of personal wealth., Developed Inkhouse’s Storytelling Workshop around the literary hero’s journey.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Graduated from Syracuse University; later described starting her PR career at Schwartz Communications.
- **2007** — Co-founded Inkhouse with Meg O’Leary.
- **2014** — Introduced an email ban between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.
- **2016** — Testified in support of paid leave in Massachusetts and presented on the issue to the U.S. Department of Labor.
- **2017** — Named to the Innovator 25 Americas by the Holmes Report, now PRovoke Media.
- **2018** — Inkhouse adopted a policy against participating in or hosting panels that were all white or all male.
- **2020** — Inkhouse released Hindsight 2020, its first employee essay collection.
- **2021** — Discussed the second employee essay collection, Aren’t We Lucky?, in an interview with Book Architecture.
- **2023** — BerlinRosen Holdings made a majority investment in Inkhouse.
- **2024** — Jason Morris became Inkhouse CEO in November; Monaghan became chair of Orchestra’s Technology Group.
- **2025** — Completed meditation teacher certification; announced in December that she would end day-to-day involvement with Inkhouse and Orchestra at year-end while continuing on Orchestra’s board.
- **2026** — Her personal website presents independent teaching, writing, a newsletter and hand-cut collage work.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Inkhouse in 2007 and led it through its 2023 majority investment by BerlinRosen Holdings.
- Inkhouse reported $27.5 million in 2022 revenue, a company figure rather than a measure of personal wealth.
- Developed Inkhouse’s Storytelling Workshop around the literary hero’s journey.
- Recognized as a Top Woman in PR by PR News, an Innovator 25 honoree, and an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.
- Helped establish a series of employee essay books; her current biography reports six volumes.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Jason Morris succeeded her as Inkhouse CEO; she became chair of Orchestra’s Technology Group.
- **2025-12** — Announced that her day-to-day involvement with Inkhouse and Orchestra would finish at the end of December and that she would continue on Orchestra’s board.
- **2026-09** — Book Architecture published a retrospective describing its decade of employee writing projects with Inkhouse under her leadership.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bethandrixmonaghan.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethmonaghan
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bamonaghan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmonaghan/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22