About Us
The Foundation of Power
Personal power is not about force. It’s not about bending others to our will. It’s not about influencing or manipulating others. In fact, it’s not about others at all.
Simply put, personal power is our ability to face life with confidence and poise, to stay focused and energized in the face of adversity, and to act with dignity and respect in every situation.
When we are in our personal power, we don’t lose our cool. We stay calm and confident, knowing that we will either find a solution or find an even better possibility. We stay true to ourselves regardless of the circumstances. We don’t give up or give in.
The reason our programs focus on resolving stress triggers is because stress triggers strip us of every one of those abilities, thereby stripping us of our personal power.
The goal of our program is to help you resolve and release your stress triggers so that your personal power can shine through. The less stress triggers you experience, the more time you spend as your most functional, productive, dignified, respectful, confident self.
Our Co-Founders
Anita Kress, Empowerment Coach & Stress Reduction Specialist
During her corporate career, Anita was known for empowering others to access their greatness, work well together, and efficiently achieve their goals.
Anita’s interest in empowering others was inspired and fueled by her desire to overcome the negative impacts of a traumatic childhood.
A degree in social welfare was just the beginning of her lifetime study of human potential which eventually led to developing her proprietary Stress Release Method™ and body of work available today in The Foundation of Power.
The sheer magnitude of what Anita has overcome in her lifetime enables her to relate to her client’s challenges and champion them beyond what they ever imagined possible.
Anita’s compassion for her client’s challenges is evident in every coaching and stress release call. Her clients love the simplicity of her method and revel in their newfound ability to quickly release their stress and return to their most powerful self.
Kalee Gracse, aka The Undercover Temp
After owning a series of successful small businesses, Kalee transitioned her business expertise into consulting services. Although originally specializing in startups, she soon found her greatest passion and talent to be business culture, leadership, and team building.
Since her methods were so outside the box, she started questioning the accepted theories of our time. To find out if her outside the box theories were correct, she began her own hands-on research. She did this by taking on temporary assignments as an administrative assistant, covertly studying the culture everyday as she worked.
This research experiment took place over several years with assignments in 13 major companies, spanning 11 industries. During these assignments, she saw first-hand what worked and what didn’t. What motivated people and what demoralized them. What drove productivity and what killed it. (see Undercover Temp blog post)
We’re honored that Kalee now brings this exceptional insider’s knowledge to our business program. Coupling her business expertise with the power of our Stress Release Method™ allows us to deliver unique programs that move companies beyond their greatest expectations.