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Kendra Brodin is the Founder and CEO of EsquireWell, a lawyer well-being and professional development company, providing speaking, coaching, consulting, and online learning tools. Prior to founding her company, Kendra was Chief Attorney Development Officer at a large national law firm where she managed firm-wide lawyer training and development as well as well-being initiatives. Kendra has also served as Manager of Business Development at an intellectual property law firm, Director of Career and Professional Development at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, and Executive Director of a leading attorney search and staffing firm.

Kendra is a frequent presenter on topics related to law student and lawyer well-being and career, professional, personal, and business development, and she teaches a course called “Well-Being and Professional Formation” at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis. Kendra is the chairperson of the steering committee for the Institute for Leadership in the Legal Profession signature program of the Hennepin County Bar Association and is a Past-President of Minnesota Women Lawyers. Kendra is on the Board of Directors of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Minnesota and is a member of the ABA Law Practice Division Well-Being Committee and several other committees devoted to lawyer and law student well-being and professional development.

Kendra is a certified coach and holds a certificate in Advanced Leadership Studies from the University of St. Catherine, a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania, and a law degree from the University of Minnesota School of Law.

Kendra lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband and three teenage children.

Kendra Brodin is the Founder and CEO of EsquireWell, a lawyer well-being and professional development company, providing consulting, training, and the EsquireWell Academy, a cutting-edge online learning community, to help lawyers be happier, healthier, and more successful. Prior to founding her company, Kendra was Chief Attorney Development Officer at a large national law firm where she managed firm-wide lawyer training and development as well as well-being initiatives. Kendra is a frequent presenter, coach, and consultant for small, mid-sized, and large law firms, legal departments, and law schools, and she teaches a course called “Well-being and Professional Formation” at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis. With a master’s degree in social work, a law degree, and nearly 20 years of professional experience in legal professional development and well-being, Kendra brings together the "people" side and the "business" side of the law as she guides legal organizations and their people to thrive now and in the future.

Kendra Brodin is the Founder and CEO of EsquireWell, a lawyer well-being and professional development company, providing speaking, coaching, consulting, and online learning tools to help lawyers be happier, healthier, and more successful. With a master’s degree in social work, a law degree, and nearly 20 years of professional experience in legal professional development and well-being in both large law firms and law schools, Kendra brings together the "people" side and the "business" side of the law as she guides legal organizations and their people to thrive now and in the future.

Kendra Brodin is the Founder and CEO of EsquireWell, a well-being and professional development company focused exclusively on the legal profession, providing consulting, training, and the EsquireWell Academy, a cutting-edge online learning community, to help lawyers and legal professionals be happier, healthier, and more successful.

Prior to founding her company, Kendra was Chief Attorney Development Officer at a large national law firm where she managed firm-wide lawyer training and development as well as firm-wide well-being initiatives. Kendra is a frequent presenter, coach, and consultant for small, mid-sized, and large law firms, legal departments, and law schools, and she teaches a course called “Well-being and Professional Formation” at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis.

With a master’s degree in social work, a law degree, and nearly 20 years of professional experience in legal professional development and well-being, Kendra brings together the "people" side and the "business" side of the law as she guides legal organizations and their people to thrive now and in the future.