A professional life and leadership coach since 2020, Courtney has a background in higher education and the music industry. She is dedicated to empowering men and women to overcome limiting beliefs and adopt healthier mindsets. Over the last two decades, she has been helping colleagues, clients and college students, achieve personal and professional success through finding their voice and embracing leadership.
She knows what it is like to experience divorce, single parenthood, losing loved ones to cancer, anxiety, depression, anorexia and the hard cycle of enabling alcoholic, addictive behaviors of others.
Courtney partners with her coaching clients so that they have more clarity, purpose and insights to bravely take their next steps forward. She completed three years of training at CFJ Coaching Success School, and the Playing Big Facilitators Training with Tara Mohr.
She received an M.A. in Arts administration from Indiana University, and a B.S. degree in Marketing from Miami University of Ohio.
Professional Praise
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Recent Speaking/Workshop Engagements:
Compass for Kids, Camp Compass "Taking 100% Responsibility for Who You Are" June, 2026
Western Illinois University "Playing Big: Life After Americorps" May, 2026
Illinois Women in Leadership "Belonging to Ourselves in All Seasons" April, 2025
Town & Country Womens Club "Finding your Voice as a Female Leader" April, 2025
Central IL Society of HR Managers "HR Burnout Prevention Strategies" March, 2025
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Co-founded award-winning iparent magazine with Tamara La Prad. 501(c)3 Mission: to educate and inform parents.
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Twice attendee for Ready to Run®, a national network of non-partisan campaign training programs committed to electing more women to public office.
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Published in Journal of Popular Music Studies, Rock Music Studies/Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, College Music Symposium, Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association - Summit Proceedings
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Top 10 Music Professors Who Inspire Us: http://www.collegemagazine.com/top-10-music-professors-inspire-us/
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