Autumn Schmidt

Autumn Schmidt is the founder of She’s An Asset, a women’s safety and empowerment training company that takes a holistic approach to personal safety by blending situational awareness, self-protection, handgun training and confidence-building strategies. Her teachings are unique as she applies her law enforcement, martial arts, and education background.

At the young age of 5, Autumn was already learning the ins and outs of mixed martial arts, and by the age of 12 she was assisting with teaching martial arts classes to students ranging in ages from 4 to 60. Autumn went on to become a Captain of her Sport Karate Team, achieving accolades, such as 3x Maine State Grand Champion, placing second in New England as well as winning several national titles. Autumn's expertise spans various disciplines, from Shotokan Karate to Muay Thai Kickboxing, underpinning her successful self-protection programs.

Autumn became a police officer when she was 20 years old. While working full-time, Autumn became both a certified Instructor and a Defensive Tactics Instructor for the Maine Police Academy. At 26 years old, Autumn suffered an unexpected career-ending back injury that left her couch ridden, depressed and as she describes it, at her “rock bottom”. During that time, Autumn decided to transfer her skills to life coaching, utilizing her training, education, and experience to help others break through roadblocks in their lives. Autumn remains active in law enforcement as a part-time police officer working in a community policing position. She is also a certified firearms instructor with the USCCA.

Over the last nine years, Autumn has built a professional coaching practice, coaching hundreds of women and professionals to find their authentic selves, tap into their own unique gifts and abilities, and work with those gifts resulting in major breakthroughs. She continues to reach out to others through her world-renowned podcast, ‘She’s An Asset’, as well as in person seminars for businesses. Autumn is a sought after speaker with experience speaking nationwide. She has worked as a coach for Retired Navy SEAL Jason Redman’s ‘Overcome Army’ and is an national keynote speaker.