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Emily Parcell

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📍 Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Emily Parcell is a 3x founder and coach with over 26 years of experience leading teams and advising on high-stakes political campaigns for figures like Barack Obama and Elizabeth Warren. A graduate of Wartburg College with a history degree, she now leverages her background to coach professionals on stress management and avoiding burnout.

Originally from a small town in Iowa, Emily is a mother of two who personally battled burnout from the "hustle culture" prevalent in her political career. This experience now fuels her passion for guiding others, informed by her own journey from a self-described "latchkey kid" to a successful entrepreneur.

She has developed and trademarked the concept of Sustainable Ambition™️ to help professionals achieve success without sacrificing their health.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Stress Less Newsletter
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Priorities

Topics Emily cares about

Stress Management
As a triple-certified coach, she runs the "Stress Less Newsletter" and works with clients 1: 1 to manage burnout using scientific principles.
Dismantling Hustle Culture
A core theme in her professional philosophy, she advocates for achieving success without constant stress and anxiety, a concept she calls Sustainable Ambition™️.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Stress Less Newsletter
Substack
2-2024
Stress Management Coach
AGENCY
3-2015
Founding Partner / Owner
AGENCY
3-2015
Partner / Owner
AGENCY
1-2019 - 3-2020
Senior Advisor / States Team Director
Warren for President
In the press

Media appearances

Stress Less by Emily Parcell | Substack. Featured in Substack
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The Final Frazzled by Friday - Stress Less by Emily Parcell. Featured in Substack
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Education
1999 - 2003
History
Wartburg College
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