meet your coach / team leader:

annie kirschenmann, m.s., adtr, ncc

certified corporate business coach

Annie Kirschenmann, A.K. A Coach and Company's President, is widely known for her leadership of an international company, as well as the development of organizations and employees. She brings a diverse set of skills, training and experience to her coaching, training and strategic development work.

She began her corporate training when she worked her way through graduate school in multiple companies from Wall Street to the Upper West Side in New York City. She had the rare opportunity to experience the world of business from the trenches in many corporations and organizations.

For 16 years, Kirschenmann worked with an international organic and sustainable certification company, stepping down from her position as President and CEO in 2005. Her duties also included staff development, performance and system management. In addition, over the past 15 years, she has worked with an extensive variety of individuals, companies, organizations, and small businesses as a team development, strategic planning and management consultant, supporting these businesses to achieve exceptional results.

Kirschenmann has served on many Boards of Directors, at the local, national and international levels; including corporations, small businesses, NGOs and other non-profit associations. She also has direct experience in the establishment of a 501c3 non-profit foundation. This has given her a broad overview of the challenges that executives and leaders face from a myriad of different perspectives. She currently is consulting with some of these organizations on strategic initiatives.

She completed her undergraduate studies at Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, during which time she spent a year in London, England at the University of London. Her master's degree is from Hunter College, New York. She attended Corporate Coach University for her certification as a corporate business coach.

Kirschenmann won an award for her master's thesis on the Beneficial Aspects of Laughter, Smiling and Humor so she has long recognized the power of laughter and incorporates a sense of humor into her work. She also brings training and experience as a therapist / counselor.

In 2005, U.S. Senator Kent Conrad named Kirschenmann the very first Entrepreneur of the Year. When presenting the award, he stated, "Annie is a true entrepreneur in every sense of the word. She is excited, driven and most importantly, has true entrepreneurial spirit that can turn a good idea into a reality."

Executive, corporate, NGO, urban and rural experience; a forte in high performance team building, stress management; staff and leadership development; conflict resolution; experience as a trainer; business restructuring and transition management -- this unique combination and more adds up to exciting outcomes for Kirschenmann's clients. Her ongoing experience as an executive provides her executive coaching clients with invaluable support and insight.

Kirschenmann works on the ground in the Dakotas and Minnesota and also travels internationally to work with businesses and organizations. She is at home on the prairies of North Dakota, where in addition to providing services on site for businesses, she offers leadership development retreats and seminars on her family's organic farm.

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