About Amy

I’m married to a wonderful man named Eric. We have an incredible son Ryan. We live in Stillwater, Minnesota about 20 minutes outside the Twin Cities.  In my (limited) spare time, I love to read, try new recipes from my cookbook collection (especially my cookbooks with beautiful how to pictures), watch great movies, entertain and hang out with family and friends.  I also love to explore and travel whenever time & opportunity meet.   

My Specialties:

• Business Coaching & Consulting
• Strategic Planning & Implementation (mapping strategic plans)
• Speaking and Training (simplifying the complexities of business)
• Problem Solving & Brainstorming

Education:

• MBA in Human Resources with an emphasis in Training
• BBA:  Business Administration & Psychology

Certifications:

• Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC)
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and 4 Roles of Leadership (Franklin Covey)
• DiSC (Inscape Publishing)
• The InsideOut (Coaching) Advantage (InsideOut Development)
• Participatory Strategic Planning (Institute for Cultural Affairs)
• Group Facilitation Methods (Institute for Cultural Affairs)

 

Social Networking Organizations I Belong to:

• Biznik.com — http://biznik.com/members/amy-zastrow
• Facebook.com (My business/fan page)– http://facebook.com/KickButtToday
• Twitter.com — http://twitter.com/AmyZastrow 

Fun Facts about Amy: 

• Best Advice I’ve Ever Gotten: Dream bigger and write down your goals.
• Favorite Books: Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Tom Rath (Or original book with same information Now, Discover Your Strengths – Marcus Buckingham & Donald Clifton)
• Favorite Flower: Gerbera Daisies – colorful, cheerful, friendly, fun and long lasting!!
• Favorite Game: Cranium
• Favorite Past-times: Spending time with loved ones, laughing, playing, traveling, exploring, dancing, reading, & taking pictures of beautiful places or kids.
• Favorite Quote: “People are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” ~ Abe Lincoln
• Favorite TV Show: Extreme Home Makeover & Top Chef (love to watch people who are passionate about what they do & how they express themselves creatively in their field!)
• Fondest Memory: The look on my husband’s face when our son smiled at him for the very first time.
• Funniest Honor: Retro-Prom Queen when I was in my late 20s
• My Top 7 Talents (From assessment in the book Strengthsfinder 2.0): Strategic, Maximizer, Ideation, Activator, Learner, Futuristic, Self-Assurance (I’ve taken it a few times so got a couple new ones!)  This means I can help see the gaps & they best way to get there faster, continually see how something can improve, come up with oodles of ideas, put those ideas in action, continually learn & grow, see visions of what can be & rise above it despite what is happening in the now (and help others to do the same) and be confident in what I have to offer!  What about you.  Are you perfectly aligned to use your strengths?  Are you using your strengths to your best ability?  No?  Then consider scheduling a 60 minute Kick Butt Business Breakthrough with me.