Stephanie Hinen, PMP
President of Ren Consulting
Stephanie Hinen completed her degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, with dual majors in Economics and International Business. During that time, she took a year away to study Mandarin Chinese in Shanghai, China, where she got a job coordinating projects and events for a production company. After graduating, she started working on various projects as a contractor for various businesses, from local to Fortune 500 companies, in industries such as tech, healthcare, defense, and marketing.
In her free time, Stephanie loves salsa dancing, and when she realized there were few dance studios in Reno that focused on dance classes for adults, she and her sister came up with a solution: start their own. They opened Shine Dance Center in 2016, and for the next four years, they loved spreading the joy of dance to adults of all skill levels, eventually growing to a staff of 10 instructors, welcoming hundreds of clients per month, and maintaining above a 4.9 average star rating across Yelp, Facebook, Google, and MINDBODY.
As Stephanie launched, improved, and automated the online systems and strategies for managing her dance studio, she began helping others do the same with their business dreams, and Ren Consulting (originally S. Hinen Solutions) was born. She helped several friends start businesses and teamed up with another friend to start a networking and inspirational series for women in entrepreneurship. At their biweekly meetings, Stephanie spoke on topics such as the psychology of motivation and the keys to standing apart in business, welcoming dozens of guests with over 200 members online.
After closing her dance studio to focus on what she loves best–empowering others through entrepreneurship–Stephanie now runs Ren Consulting. Her career as both a project manager and entrepreneur, as well as a business leader, has enabled her to not just understand the technicalities of managing a successful project, but to also ensure they align with overall business goals and are ready to scale to future growth.