Brittany (Canaski) Duerksen

Executive Coach

Brittany (Canaski) Duerksen is a highly-rated life & leadership coach who empowers professionals with the tools and confidence they need to accelerate their goals, both inside and outside of the workplace.

Brittany helps individuals and teams better understand their working behaviors so that they can work smarter, not harder to get where they want to be. Common coaching and training topics include: confidence, prioritization, communication, goal-setting, and accountability.

Brittany leverages her decade of experience in corporate America, often being the youngest person in the room presenting to C-suite executives, to bring a new perspective to organizations that connects with audiences of all ages.

She has a Bachelor's degree from Cornell University and graduated from a 12-month intensive leadership & coach training program with Accomplishment Coaching. She was recently acknowledged as one of the top coaches in Charlotte, NC by Influence Digest.

When she isn't building her business you can find her planning her next travel adventure with her husband, taking a kickboxing class, or checking out a local brewery.

Additional relatable points:

• BS in Business from Cornell University (concentration in Marketing and Food Industry Strategy)

• Held roles in marketing, analytics, and business strategy in corporate America (consulted for billion dollar brands and businesses)

• Grocery industry - food, retail, private brand, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) knowledge

• Worked in conservative, male dominated industry

• Millennial (often token in the room professionally)

• Has also lived in Baltimore, MD and Carlisle, PA

• Originally from Buffalo, NY (Go Bills!)

• Often connects with ambitious younger professionals (25-40ish) and seasoned professionals who want a Millennial perspective