About
Hey there, I'm Ann.
I'm a happy wife and mom, travel buff, perpetual learner, and seashore aficionado. Oh, and a coffee drinker, let's not forget coffee.
I'm also a success psychologist, retired Naval Officer, and high-performance speaker, trainer and consultant.
I believe the key to a happy life is to live a bigger story - to show up, step up, and live up to this one-and-only life we’ve been given.
I get jazzed when I can inspire, encourage, and connect high-achieving women who have a burning desire to take charge of their own success so they can love what they do and earn what they’re worth.
As a 20-year Naval Officer, I learned how to adapt and thrive in a highly structured and driven institution without losing site of the things that matter most to me - family, faith, health, integrity, and relationships.
So after retiring from the military, I began coaching women leaders in high-performance skills and fell in love with watching them transform and succeed.
As a military daughter, wife, sister, and veteran, I'm especially passionate about helping women veterans.
A few years ago, I founded Military Women Entrepreneurs™ - a business network and online training program for women veterans who are building, growing, marketing, and scaling their own businesses.
When I’m not speaking, training, and consulting, you’ll find me walking the nearest beach with my Westie named Tess, plotting world domination with my superhero gal-pals, traveling for fun with my test-pilot husband, sweating my way through CrossFit, or reading “just one more” psychology book.
The "Official" Stuff
Leadership
I had the honor of serving 20 years as a Naval Officer specializing in executive leadership development and military protocol.
It taught me the value of self-discipline, the appreciation for working with people of integrity, and the love of freedom.
Education
My advanced degrees are in Human Behavior (Masters) and Psychology (Ph.D.)
I wrote my master’s thesis on personal vision and how it affects our intrinsic motivation. This gave me a deep grasp of what motivates us to move forward, where we get stuck, and how to achieve extraordinary breakthroughs and results.
My doctoral research and dissertation established new ground in the development of key success factors, self-efficacy, and mindset in high-achieving women entrepreners.
In a Nutshell
I understand what makes talented women tick and can quickly help them live up to their highest potential in life, love, and work.