Rebecca Wareing

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Age: 39

Title: Search Consultant & Operations Manager

Company: Management Search Inc.

Location: East Hartford

Hometown: Hartford

College: Charter Oak State College

Bio

Rebecca Wareing is a search consultant and operations manager with Management Search Inc. in East Hartford. She recruits professionals for manufacturing and nonprofit clients and leads a team of five, overseeing their training and development for her company. Wareing is a consistent top performer for MSI, winning Rookie of the Year in 2009 and increasing her sales by 29 percent in 2014.

Prior to joining MSI, Wareing was enlisted for eight years in the Army National Guard as a broadcast journalist, and she worked as a stand-up comic, performing at clubs, colleges and military bases around the world.

Wareing was appointed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as a member of the board of trustees for the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, serves as the chair of the Financial Development Committee for the Charter Oak State College Foundation, and is in her third term as an elected member of the Hartford Democratic Town Committee. Wareing is passionate about improving access to education and careers for veterans and single moms and helping to improve quality of life for Hartford residents.

Wareing lives in downtown Hartford, with her husband of nine years, Richard Wareing, and her two cats, Mikey and Trixi.

Q&A

Where do you get your motivation to succeed? My mother was born into poverty and overcame many obstacles to provide a good life for her children. She gave me a love of learning and a strong work ethic. The military gave me discipline and a sense of duty, and my husband gives me the love and support to make it through the tough times.

Which destination has most shaped who you are in business and life today? When I served in Bosnia, I saw the destruction and chaos left behind in the aftermath of war. I saw the darkness that people are capable of, and I also saw the light. I saw people with the courage to rebuild when they had literally nothing left, and I saw people with the resilience to forgive and try again. That experience inspires me to take risks and make the world a better place.

When Hollywood makes a movie about your entire life and career, what will the title and tagline be? Title: 'Soldiering On.' Tagline: 'Accomplishing the mission takes a few good men, or one crazy woman.' The Army taught me to push myself beyond my perceived limitations and gave me the discipline to keep going. My sense of humor helped me to connect and build relationships, and I used those skills on stage to make people laugh all around the world. Now, I use those skills in business, politics, community service and life to make a difference. I'd like to be played by either Tina Fey or Amy Schumer.