About Kirsten

Kirsten holds 25 years of experience in strategic storytelling, individual coaching, and leadership training. From Fortune 500 CEOs to Mary J. Blige to students who survived the great tsunami in Japan, Kirsten thrives on working with people at the intersection of leadership, empathy, healing, and humor. She designs and executes communication strategies and leadership trainings using improv comedy and nonviolent communication tools. Kirsten also has an executive coaching practice for individuals who are undergoing life transitions, including chronic illness and living abroad.

Kirsten’s work includes projects with Major League Baseball, Girl Scouts, NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Goodwill, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Columbia University, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, and more. Kirsten has also played senior leadership roles as director of external relations of an international think tank, and as vice president of communications and strategy at a national nonprofit working to elect women into office now known as Vote Run Lead.

Kirsten is a passionate advocate for women and girls’ leadership. Not only a lifetime Girl Scout and proud Gold Award recipient, she is a Telly Award-winning producer of a video that showcases stories of Scouts at all levels. Throughout her career she has been interviewed by BBC Newshour, NPR, The Baltimore Sun, The Seattle Times, and Forbes.com. Kirsten grew up in the Pacific Northwest and holds a bachelor of arts in East Asian languages and cultures from Barnard College and Columbia University.

You can also jump to the Snippets pages to read more about her journey.

Working as a collective

In order to tackle complex projects and initiatives, Kirsten often partners with graphic designers, brand strategists, writers, facilitators, comedians, researchers, and educators. We like putting together teams so that we can bring our A-game while keeping client costs down.