Dr. Christi Hegstad is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credentialed through the International Coach Federation (ICF), is past president of ICF Iowa, and has owned MAP Professional Development Inc. since 2003.
A respected leadership and personal coach, Christi has partnered with thousands of clients from a wide array of industries to help them work with meaning, live with purpose, and achieve bold and difference-making goals.
She is a widely published author in books, academic journals, business publications, and more, and has published more than 1,100 blogs here and at ReadingAndPurpose.substack.com.
She has been celebrated as NAWBO Iowa Business Owner of the Year, honored as a Business Record Forty Under 40, and serves as a volunteer for a variety of causes, with a special emphasis on reading and literacy. She is a voracious reader, avid cross-stitcher, and proud mom of three incredible young adults.