Angela Duckworth is co-founder, chief scientist, and a board member of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance scientific insights that help children thrive. She is also the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change For Good Initiative, and faculty co-director of Wharton People Analytics. 

A 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Angela has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. 

Prior to her career in research, Angela founded a summer school for low-income children that was profiled as a Harvard Kennedy School case study and, in 2018, celebrated its 25th anniversary. She has also been a McKinsey management consultant and a math and science teacher in the public schools of New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. 

Angela completed her undergraduate degree in Advanced Studies Neurobiology at Harvard, graduating magna cum laude. With the support of a Marshall Scholarship, she completed an MSc with Distinction in Neuroscience from Oxford University. She completed her PhD in Psychology as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.

Angela's TED talk is among the most-viewed of all time. Her book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance is a #1 New York Times best seller. She is also co-host, with Stephen Dubner, of the podcast No Stupid Questions.

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Kirsten Beske Coaching

Kirsten Beske is a Harvard educated, experienced psychotherapist and mindset coach specializing in helping clients master their internal world to achieve success.  Kirsten’s specialty is working 1-1 with high performing professional and entrepreneurial women to break through any inner mindset barriers holding them back from the success they deserve, with more clarity, ease and impact.  A former litigation attorney, she pivoted mid-career to align with her higher purpose and became a psychotherapist and then mindset coach, using the proven tools of applied positive psychology and neuroscience to serve clients to optimize their mindset to live happier and more fulfilled lives.

Founder and CEO, Kirsten Beske Coaching

AProPositive LLC

AProPositive LLC provides evidence-based practices and interventions into practical workplace trainings, as well as providing individual transformational coaching services that foster well-being, engagement, productivity and success.  For a full list of services visit www.apropositive.com.

Owner, AProPositive LLC

Vermont Academy

Provide in-house counseling, coaching and team building support to student body and provide administrative support to promote well-being on campus.

Psychotherapist

Otter Creek Associates

Private practice supporting adults and adolescents in out-patient setting.

Potter Stewart Jr Law Offices, PC

Litigation partner; Employment Law, Insurance Defense Law, General Litigation.

Attorney

Peabody & Arnold LLP

Litigation Associate; General Litigation; Insurance Defense Law

Hey there, I’m Kirsten, a Life Redesign Coach.  In a nutshell, I help mid-career professional women find more passion, joy, purpose and fulfillment in the next chapter of their lives.

I help you dig into your strengths, values, experiences and wisdom to co-create your most aligned path forward and support you to take clear, actionable steps towards your best new life.

My experience as a psychotherapist for over a decade allows me to safely guide you through those tricky leaps of faith and zones of discomfort as you grow into your new personal identity.  Together we consolidate, fine-tune and establish your long-term plan so that you can continue smoothly toward the ideal path you have envisioned for yourself.


“So grateful to work with you. It has literally been life changing.” Kay Cowperthwait, Owner, Dynamic Women’s Hockey.

“My mentality 6 months ago is nearly unrecognizable to me. The capital investment in the program was SO worth it.” Lisa

A bit more about me:

I’m Harvard educated and in my past life I was a litigation attorney. I pivoted mid-career to align with my higher purpose and became a psychotherapist and then mindset coach using the proven tools of applied positive psychology and neuroscience to serve clients to optimize their mindset to live happier and more fulfilled lives.

My 1-1 Next Spark Accelerator program is a 6-month program, personalized just for you to craft the perfect next chapter of your life.

My NEXT Chapter Collaborative is a 6-month small group program where you explore and craft your next chapter in the company and support of like minded women, led by me.


If you want to feel more empowered and own your true brilliance to move into an exciting new chapter of your life, let’s chat! Drop me a line at kirsten@kirstenbeske.com.
My clients are accomplished, smart and despite mastery in their field they often feel unappreciated, frustrated, unfulfilled and capable of so much more.

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