High Performance. Sustainable Systems.
Elevate Performance Partners builds performance environments where excellence is grown, not extracted
Meet our Founder
Leader · Performance Psychologist · Systems Thinker
Dr. Kirsten Cooper, PsyD, CMPC
Founder · Licensed Clinical & Sport Psychologist · Creator of the Culture Ecosystem Model™
Kirsten learned pressure the honest way: as an alpine ski racer with the U.S. Alpine Ski Team, CU Buffs D1 Ski Team, and all the years that led to making those teams. She learned inside a system that demanded everything and didn't always account for the human sustaining it. When a career-altering injury ended her racing, she didn't step away from performance. She went deeper into it, earning a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, a Master's in Performance Psychology, and the CMPC credential, the field's highest combination of clinical and performance training.
Today she's embedded where the pressure is highest: U.S. Ski & Snowboard, USA Cycling, professional clubs, and athletes competing at the Olympic and professional level. The Culture Ecosystem Model came out of those rooms, one conviction at its core: performance environments should build people, not spend them.
She built Elevate so the whole system - coaches, parents, and athletes - could learn what makes excellence sustainable.
This work is grounded in a simple belief: High performance should enhance life, not deplete it.
We empower individuals, teams, and organizations to perform at their highest level by cultivating resilient minds, connected cultures, and sustainable ecosystems of excellence.
A world where high performance is human-centered where people thrive, teams flourish, and success is measured not only by outcomes, but by well-being, integrity, and long-term impact.
Our Values:
Human-Centered Excellence: We prioritize people, not just performance.
Resilience & Adaptability: We build capacity for growth through challenge and support.
Integrity & Accountability: We align values with action.
Connection & Belonging: Strong relationships drive strong results.
Evidence-Based Practice: Science informs everything we do.
Sustainable Success: Performance should enhance life, not deplete it.
Elevate Performance Team
Performance Psychologist | Former National Team and NCAA D1 Athlete | Transition Specialist | Culture & Leadership Strategist
Dr. Kirsten Cooper, PsyD, CMPC
I learned pressure firsthand as a U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete, then spent my career understanding it: a doctorate in Clinical Psychology, a master's in Performance Psychology, and CMPC certification, the field's highest combination of clinical and performance training. Now I translate the psychology of elite sport into sustainable high performance for the people carrying the most weight: Olympians, founders, Fortune 500 executives, and Everest climbers. I'm the founder of Elevate Performance Partners and creator of the Culture Ecosystem Model™, a framework for building performance environments that develop people instead of spending them. I care most about who gets to lead next, which is why some of my favorite work is with women founders building companies on their own terms. Under pressure, in transition, at altitude: I help you create performance that doesn't cost you yourself.
PERFORMANCE COACHING
Annie Rendall
Annie is a Board Certified Coach based in Jackson Hole who supports current and retired athletes and professionals to reach their peak performance. Annie has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Dartmouth College and Master of Science in Counseling from the University of Wyoming. At Dartmouth College Annie competed as a Division I NCAA alpine ski racer and was a captain of the Women’s Alpine Ski Team. With her background as a competitive athlete, team leader, and sport coach, Annie has years of experience working with high performers. Annie is passionate about helping clients develop the mental skills to optimize their potential and supporting clients through career and sport transitions.
MENTAL PERFORMANCE CONSULTING
Andie Martin
Andie has a Master’s in sport and performance psychology and is a Mental Performance Consultant based in Denver. She believes performance is a journey rather than a destination. Her approach is grounded in the understanding that meaningful success involves navigating the highs and lows, unexpected turns, and different routes along the way while staying connected to who you are and what gives your life purpose. Andie’s approach to performance excellence is centered around her M.A.P. framework—Mindfulness, Adaptability, and Purpose—which helps individuals develop the awareness to be present, the flexibility to navigate what comes next, and the clarity to pursue success that is personally meaningful. She primarily work with athletes but enjoy supporting individuals across a variety of domains in defining and pursuing their own version of success. As a former multi-sport athlete, she brings both lived experience and professional training to her work, fostering an approach that helps individuals create their own map toward purposeful performance and a life that feels true to who they are.
Performance Psychology Post Doctoral Fellow, Mental Performance Consultant
Chase Hollander
Chase is a clinically trained sport and performance psychologist based in Denver. Chase received his Master’s degree in Sport & Performance Psychology from the University of Denver in 2019 before receiving his Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver in 2025. Chase’s pursuits in professional psychology and a background as a competitive hockey player have helped him learn to foster a compassionate and collaborative environment where personal growth can take place while goals and values are the focus of each session. Chase’s professional career includes working as a mental performance consultant for teams, coaches, and athletes from youth adaptive sports programs to Division I college athletics, as well as extensive training as a therapist for groups and individuals in a variety of clinical settings.