Heather Ludwig is the chief managing member of Key to Renew. It’s a business she started in 2008 after leaving the corporate America workplace to venture into the realm of entrepreneurship. Heather brings with her 20 years of experience in the human resources field from a government role to various positions in the manufacturing, health care and financial services industries. She has worked for the National Labor Relations Board, Honeywell, The Dow Chemical Company, GE, HealthPartners and GMAC.

At Key to Renew, Heather works with business leaders, human resources professionals and individuals looking to bring more effectiveness to their business leadership skills and balance to their whole life.

Heather holds a BS degree in Business Management and HR from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a MA degree in Human Resources from the University of Minnesota. She is also credentialed with the designations of Certified Professional Co-Active Coach from The Coaches Training Institute and Senior Human Resources Professional from the Human Resource Certification Institute. Heather is a MBTI Certified Practitioner with CAPT and a Certified Instructor for TRACOM Group's SOCIAL STYLE & Versatility Profile.

Heather is a member of the Minnesota State University, Mankato, College of Business Advisory Council and serves as a mentor to business students. As an adjunct faculty with MSU-Mankato in 2009, she taught the HR Management course for the MBA program. Heather also serves on the Auxiliary Board for the Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital in Mankato. For 2010, she is the leader of the Special Interest Group for greater community coaches of the Minnesota Coaches Association.

Key to Renew, LLC was formed in 2008 with the vision of giving back to corporate America leadership and human resource professionals – being a confidante when their leadership role seems life consuming, being the mirror when their effectiveness seems faded, being the blue sky when their life’s potential seems just out of sight and being the engine when they just need to move forward.

The name of this company was chosen based on the concepts of the importance (the key) to renew (refresh, regenerate, refocus, reenergize, recreate, revive … grow, change, move forward) ourselves , the idea of opening up (the key) our perspectives, our hearts, our mind’s eye … to access thoughts, feelings & ideas about what’s possible yet in our life.

Bottom line – Key to Renew is based on knowing it’s important to refresh our life, to open up to regenerate ourselves, to look inside to refocus on what’s important, to move forward to reenergize ourselves and others around us.

Heather leads her company by the following business ethics and values:

• Follow the general principles, protocols and integrity for the legal operation of a small service oriented business.
• Maintain confidentiality of current and former clients’ personal information and coaching content.
• Work within my certification, education and experience parameters. As needed, refer potential clients or current clients to other credentialed resources for help beyond my expertise.
• Honor and Respect the Presence of Spirituality
• Pay it Forward & Give Back
• Leave Others Better Than I Find Them
• Live in Versatility
• Re-energize Myself so that I may Re-energize Others

In addition, Heather has committed to working in the fields of coaching and human resources according the Code of Ethics set forth by the International Coaches Federation and the Society for Human Resource Management.