\u201cAs a former athlete and a former operations leader, my passion has always been high performance and how to help people achieve high performance,\u201d she said. \u201cI have a business degree and a business background. When I found this degree program and looked at the course offerings, it seemed like a perfect intersection between my experience, my passions and where I want to go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to starting a consulting business, Renaldo & Co., in October 2022, she is in her fourth year as an adjunct professor in Boise State\u2019s LEAD Program. Renaldo teaches LEAD 494: Developing and Growing Teams, a course that she designed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was a goal of mine,\u201d she said. \u201cI always wanted to do it. I basically teach adults for a living. I coach. It\u2019s all about leadership, which is what I do. I knew another former Boise State athlete who was a teaching assistant in the LEAD Program. It was organic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to working full-time, running a business and coaching soccer at The College of Idaho for two years, Renaldo and her husband, Joe (also a Boise State graduate), had a daughter, Isabelle, while she was enrolled in the master\u2019s degree program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe ability to work on my classes at my pace, on my own time, when it made sense for me was so great,\u201d she said. \u201cThe only way I could have done this was with the online format. It was way better than I thought it would be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Extra time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Megan](\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2024\/06\/Megan-Renaldo-664x664-1-300x300.jpg\")
Photo provided by Megan Renaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nRenaldo is from Fresno, California, but she came to Boise to play goalkeeper for the Broncos in 2008. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration four years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to enrolling in the master\u2019s program, she earned a graduate certificate in workplace performance improvement from Boise State. Renaldo was an organizational development consultant for the City of Boise when she started the graduate certificate in January 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was surprised at how awesome the format was once I started,\u201d she said. \u201cI had not done a lot of online classes before [the graduate certificate]. So many things happened in my life during this that made online so much easier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The information that Renaldo learned in the online OPWL program was also valuable to her as she was launching her business. Her favorite course in the curriculum was Contracting and Consulting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith everything you do in this program, you\u2019re learning, then immediately applying it,\u201d she said. \u201cThis class gave me all of the pieces I needed. We did a proposal for what we thought our consulting services would be. I still use that template to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was incredible. We had to interview someone who was a consultant. I got so much good information that helped me start my business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Renaldo was impressed with the practicality and applicability of the education she gained \u2014 especially from the perspective of an adjunct professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn every single class, I was able to take my learning and directly apply it to my career in organizational performance,\u201d she said. \u201cWe worked with real clients and applied what we were learning to produce deliverables for our clients. This level of real-world experience was invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Save worthy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Megan](\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2024\/06\/Megan-Renaldo-3-664x664-1-300x300.jpg\")
Photo provided by Megan Renaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nRenaldo is the first person in her immediate family to earn a master\u2019s degree, although her sister has a law degree. She and her husband, daughter and two black labs enjoy spending their free time exploring the Idaho wilderness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy family and friends are excited and really proud of me for earning a master\u2019s degree,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m about as connected as I can be to Boise State. Three weeks into the graduate certificate, I knew I would do the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Renaldo said that having an open mind to where the online OPWL program can take you and your career is a key to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are a lot of options with this particular program,\u201d she said. \u201cOne half of the program is instructional design, which was not the part I did. A lot of people go in looking for instructional design and discover the other part of the program, organizational performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou get the most out of it by digging into the fact it is so application-based. You come out of there with things you can use in an actual portfolio to start your own business or apply for a job. It\u2019s so cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coming home to Boise State to earn an advanced degree couldn\u2019t have worked out better for Renaldo\u2019s career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe OPWL program quite literally changed my life,\u201d she said. \u201cI had big dreams of owning my own business and thought about consulting prior to starting this program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt provided me with the confidence, education and knowledge of evidence-based practices to make my consulting dreams a reality. The OPWL program was a catalyst to finally taking the leap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learn More About Organizational Performance and Workplace Leadership at Boise State<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Want to learn more about the online OPWL program? Join us for an online information session or contact a student success coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Renaldo is from Fresno, California, but she came to Boise to play goalkeeper for the Broncos in 2008. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration four years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to enrolling in the master\u2019s program, she earned a graduate certificate in workplace performance improvement from Boise State. Renaldo was an organizational development consultant for the City of Boise when she started the graduate certificate in January 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was surprised at how awesome the format was once I started,\u201d she said. \u201cI had not done a lot of online classes before [the graduate certificate]. So many things happened in my life during this that made online so much easier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The information that Renaldo learned in the online OPWL program was also valuable to her as she was launching her business. Her favorite course in the curriculum was Contracting and Consulting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith everything you do in this program, you\u2019re learning, then immediately applying it,\u201d she said. \u201cThis class gave me all of the pieces I needed. We did a proposal for what we thought our consulting services would be. I still use that template to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was incredible. We had to interview someone who was a consultant. I got so much good information that helped me start my business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Renaldo was impressed with the practicality and applicability of the education she gained \u2014 especially from the perspective of an adjunct professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn every single class, I was able to take my learning and directly apply it to my career in organizational performance,\u201d she said. \u201cWe worked with real clients and applied what we were learning to produce deliverables for our clients. This level of real-world experience was invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Save worthy<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPhoto provided by Megan Renaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nRenaldo is the first person in her immediate family to earn a master\u2019s degree, although her sister has a law degree. She and her husband, daughter and two black labs enjoy spending their free time exploring the Idaho wilderness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy family and friends are excited and really proud of me for earning a master\u2019s degree,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m about as connected as I can be to Boise State. Three weeks into the graduate certificate, I knew I would do the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Renaldo said that having an open mind to where the online OPWL program can take you and your career is a key to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are a lot of options with this particular program,\u201d she said. \u201cOne half of the program is instructional design, which was not the part I did. A lot of people go in looking for instructional design and discover the other part of the program, organizational performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou get the most out of it by digging into the fact it is so application-based. You come out of there with things you can use in an actual portfolio to start your own business or apply for a job. It\u2019s so cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coming home to Boise State to earn an advanced degree couldn\u2019t have worked out better for Renaldo\u2019s career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe OPWL program quite literally changed my life,\u201d she said. \u201cI had big dreams of owning my own business and thought about consulting prior to starting this program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt provided me with the confidence, education and knowledge of evidence-based practices to make my consulting dreams a reality. The OPWL program was a catalyst to finally taking the leap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learn More About Organizational Performance and Workplace Leadership at Boise State<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Want to learn more about the online OPWL program? Join us for an online information session or contact a student success coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Renaldo is the first person in her immediate family to earn a master\u2019s degree, although her sister has a law degree. She and her husband, daughter and two black labs enjoy spending their free time exploring the Idaho wilderness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy family and friends are excited and really proud of me for earning a master\u2019s degree,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m about as connected as I can be to Boise State. Three weeks into the graduate certificate, I knew I would do the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Renaldo said that having an open mind to where the online OPWL program can take you and your career is a key to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are a lot of options with this particular program,\u201d she said. \u201cOne half of the program is instructional design, which was not the part I did. A lot of people go in looking for instructional design and discover the other part of the program, organizational performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou get the most out of it by digging into the fact it is so application-based. You come out of there with things you can use in an actual portfolio to start your own business or apply for a job. It\u2019s so cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coming home to Boise State to earn an advanced degree couldn\u2019t have worked out better for Renaldo\u2019s career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe OPWL program quite literally changed my life,\u201d she said. \u201cI had big dreams of owning my own business and thought about consulting prior to starting this program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt provided me with the confidence, education and knowledge of evidence-based practices to make my consulting dreams a reality. The OPWL program was a catalyst to finally taking the leap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learn More About Organizational Performance and Workplace Leadership at Boise State<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Want to learn more about the online OPWL program? Join us for an online information session or contact a student success coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n