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Pianist and Yale School of Music Student
Astrid's approach to personal development and self-discovery was stellar. She was able to consolidate my hunches on what had made me successful and happy in the past, and to refine them in a positive, value-oriented way. The workshop was succinct and compelling, addressing both the practical and psychological concerns of professional musicians. Astrid is an inspiring and engaging speaker, and also a compassionate individual. I highly recommend her workshops to all those who have all those questions and doubts that always seem to be milling about upstairs!
—David F., New Haven, CT
Composer and Yale School of Music Graduate
Astrid Baumgardner is a wonderful and inspiring coach who genuinely cares about her students’ and colleagues’ dreams. She helps us achieve larger goals by using a positive and realistic approach to organizing our time for succeeding in the smaller goals along the way.
— Andy A., Yale School of Music student and composer, New Haven, CT
Training Services
Training Services
I offer workshops and training to music and arts conservatories, music festivals, AmLaw 100 law firms and leadership programs. My workshops are offered both on a customized basis as well as on topics including career planning, financial planning, personal branding and networking, time management, goal-setting, dynamic communication and conflict management.
My workshops are packed with information,highly interactive and designed to be a lot of fun with ample opportunity for audience participation. With ground rules of confidentiality and respect for each other’s points of view, participants freely share their views and their challenges as they learn new skills and tools. Participants in my workshops find that they are engaged, challenged, provoked and stretched and inspired to take positive action. For each workshop, I create power points, outlines and worksheets so that participants are able to follow along and do a lot of work during the session. The result is that they have a complete set of written materials that they can continue to use after the workshop.
I provide post-workshop support both through follow-up group coaching sessions and email communication.