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Debbie Thorsen is a serial entrepreneur who loves to help small business owners take their enterprises from struggling ventures to overwhelming successes. Debra is an escapee from the corporate world where she lived on airplanes and worked 100+ hours each week. Debra combines her corporate experience, entrepreneurial track-record, MBA, and coaching training to help small businesses thrive and prosper.

Personal Information: Debra recently moved to Asheville, NC with her husband and two-year old daughter. She loves living in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina and rejoices in the slower pace and absence of traffic after living in Washington, DC and San Diego.

Brief Professional History:

·         MBA from Carnegie Mellon University

·         BA from the University of Virginia (Cultural Anthropology and Foreign Relations majors)

·         Certified Personal and Professional Coach (CPPC) of the Newfield Network. (www.newfieldnetwork.com), one of the oldest coaching schools in the country, and an International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified training program.

·         Certified Consultant of Workforce Solutions (www.workforceinc.com) - certified to administer and coach around Values-Centered Assessments (V-CAS) including the Advanced Management Assessment, Basic Management Assessment, and Personal Pathfinder Assessment.

·         Founder and former CEO of Boomerang, an internet-based distribution company.

Partial Client List: Debra has worked with managers and executives from:

§         IBM

§         Xerox

§         Marriott

§         Volvo

§         AT&T

§         University of California San Diego (UCSD) Medical Group

§         The Newfield Network

§         MarketBridge

§         Integrated Change Strategies

§         Provide Commerce

§         SMS.ac!

Stats: 

Birthday: 2/14/67

Home Town: Citizen of the World

Current Residence: Asheville, NC

Marital Status: Married, blessed with an amazing daughter

Interests: 

·         Playing (My daughter Sage is my teacher!)

·         Relaxing in Nature

·         Gardening, Cooking,

·         Meaningful conversations about life and creating healthy, prosperous companies

·         Starting a Sudbury School here in Asheville

Strengths: Sees opportunities and solutions where others see only problems, puts aside any personal agenda to advocate well-being of clients, insightful, curious, asks really tough questions that challenge your current worldview and takes you to a new level, lots of experience in the corporate and business trenches.

Weaknesses: Dislikes self-promotion (a necessary component to being a coach).

Favorite Books: "The Kelee" by Ron Rathbun, "Free at Last" by Daniel Greenberg, “Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting” by Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn, "Conscious Loving”, by Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, “You Can Heal Your Life” by Louise Hay

Who I Am:                                                                

I get my energy from learning, growing, and constantly leaving my own comfort zone. I love to connect with people authentically with no “game face” and just be me. I am learning to take myself less seriously, to play more, and to be present to the blessings that surround me. My work and mothering are spiritual journeys that feed my soul.

What I value most:

Love

Connection

Play

Freedom

Prosperity

What I value least:

Conformity

Hierarchy

Dishonesty

Fear

Shame

Favorite Quote:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?” Marianne Williamson