Betsy Salkind

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Betsy Salkind is a faculty member in the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program, where she serves as Associate Director, Lead Mentor Coach and Assessor. She holds certifications from the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches, The Mayo Clinic and ADAPT. She co-founded BNA Mentor Coaching and works in private practice as a health and wellness coach. She was previously a health coach for a telemedicine company serving both corporate employees and direct subscribers.

Before becoming a health coach, Betsy worked for two decades as a professional stand-up comedian [credits include: Tonight Show with Jay Leno, SHOWTIME’s Fierce Funny Women] and television writer [credits include: Roseanne, Saturday Night Special]. She has an undergraduate degree from MIT and a Master’s degree in Organization Studies from the Sloan School of Management. Betsy has taught health empowerment courses for high school students and improvisation at MIT, Emerson College, AMDA, group homes, corporations, and specifically for coaches. Betsy believes creativity, curiosity, and humor are essential to great coaching and teaching, and she strives always to bring them to the work she does.