How did Harness Your Hindrance develop?

Harness Your Hindrance, led by Ariel Kopac, offers nationwide coaching to business owners and sales professionals across the USA.

A career at Northwestern Mutual ignited Ariel's passion for coaching and understanding human behavior, leading her to launch Harness Your Hindrance Coaching in 2019.

How did Harness Your Hindrance develop?

Harness Your Hindrance, led by Ariel Kopac, offers nationwide coaching to business owners and sales professionals across the USA.

A career at Northwestern Mutual ignited Ariel's passion for coaching and understanding human behavior, leading her to launch Harness Your Hindrance Coaching in 2019.

Break Through Mental Barriers.

I don’t want to just solve for the symptom. I want to solve for the source so that multiple symptoms get resolved.

Harness Your Mindset.
Harness Your Results.

I guide growth-driven professionals in complex, client-facing fields to sustainable success — through transformative coaching, actionable keynotes, interactive workshops, and immersive retreats.

Break Through Mental Barriers.

I don’t want to just solve for the symptom. I want to solve for the source so that multiple symptoms get resolved.

More Than Just A Coach

More Than Just A Coach

Hi, I'm Ariel. I believe that your business growth is inextricably linked to your personal growth. You can't scale one without elevating the other.

My approach isn't about cookie-cutter strategies. It's about deep, transformative mindset work combined with actionable business tactics. I stand for transparency, humility, and influence.

Mindset First

Mindset First

Identifying and crushing limiting beliefs.

Client-Centric

Client-Centric

Tailored strategies for your unique journey.

Action Oriented

Action Oriented

Turning insights into tangible results.

Deep Connection

Deep Connection

Building relationships that last years.

Meet Ariel

Many financial advisors are held back by the unseen mental barriers, blind spots, and subconscious fears that limit their next level of growth. Ariel helps advisors identify and eliminate those barriers so they can perform at their highest potential with clarity and confidence. As a certified MBTI® Practitioner, NLP Practitioner, Growth Mindset Profiler, and award-winning coach, Ariel's approach blends psychology, mindset science, and practical performance frameworks to create lasting, internal transformation.

Mission

To bring greater awareness, alignment, and expansion to the mindsets of ethical, high-performing business leaders

Vision

By shifting the mindsets of hundreds of business leaders for greater growth and greater good, the lives of thousands will be changed

Certifications & Achievements

Ariel's coaching focuses on breaking mental barriers, shifting thought patterns, and creating possibilities for business and life transformation.

Certifications Section

Training & Certifications

2025
Integrative Enneagram
2022
GMI Growth Mindset Coach
2019
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Certified Practitioner
2018
Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Certified Practitioner
2018
Breakthrough Coaching
2017
Limiting Beliefs Coaching
2017
Chartered Leadership Fellow (CLF) Designation
2015
Certified Master Trainer

Acknowledgements

Milwaukee Trusted Advisor

by Vistage of Milwaukee

Top 20 Coach in Milwaukee

by Influence Digest

Emerging Leader of Milwaukee

by eWomenNetwork

Woman to KNOW and Do Business With

by KNOW Women

Transforming Potential into Performance

Transforming Potential into Performance

Clients who work with me don't just feel better—they perform better. The results are tangible, measurable, and life-changing.

  • Higher self-confidence & clarity in decision making

  • Transformed limiting beliefs that held you back for years

  • Increased revenue, referrals, and business growth

  • Better leadership, retention, and team culture

  • Reduced stress and better work-life harmony

Featured Publication

Ariel Kopac Teams Up with SuccessBooks® to Co-Author "Empathy and Understanding in Business" with Chris Voss

Brands Inspired By Ariel’s Message

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Client Success Stories

Hear from those who've transformed their mindset and results

As a financial advisor with 40+ years experience, Ariel Kopac has been a tremendous help to me. She is extremely intuitive and was able to help me identify and manage lifetime hurdles and habits that have stood in the way of my greater success for most of my career. Ariel's ability to hold up a mirror and let her clients see the behaviors that may be holding them back is priceless.

STEVE TWITCHELL

As a certified coach myself, with over eight years of coaching experience, I can say that Ariel takes a refreshing approach and is highly skilled. Ariel can help get to the root of a problem, mindset, roadblock, whatever you are struggling with, enabling you to work on the right issue(s). I would highly recommend any professional seeking growth, take the opportunity to work with Ariel.

KIM SAKAKEENY

Whether you are looking to discover what you are capable of achieving, or understanding what you will need to do to reach your next goal, Ariel is a fantastic coach to help you unleash your potential. Ariel can help you gain clarity in your intentions and actions. I highly recommend you have a conversation with her to see what she can help you achieve!

ZIPPORAH EVANIA

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