Unlocking Genius, Unleashing Innovation, and Empowering with Knowledge.

The ESTE® Self-Assessment is a powerful tool that illuminates your most unique and powerful innate traits. Understanding what motivates and inspires you is like unlocking a personal superpower that you can share with the world.

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    EDUCATORS

    Teaching STEAM and Entrepreneurship can present unique challenges for educators.

    The ESTE® Self-Assessment equips teachers with insights into the innate traits that enhance their effectiveness in the classroom and in communication with administrators. This deep self-understanding empowers educators to build stronger programs, engage students more effectively, and inspire a passion for learning. By identifying their core strengths, teachers gain a powerful tool to elevate their impact and drive meaningful growth in their educational environments.

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    PROFESSIONALS

    Whether you’re a professional aiming to advance your career or a coach guiding clients through their unique journeys, ESTE® provides tools to support meaningful growth.

    Our ESTE Self-Assessment and resources are crafted to foster genuine personal insight by asking thoughtful questions free from assumptions, stereotypes, and biases. This approach ensures that every individual gains a clear, unbiased understanding of their character and potential, empowering them to make purposeful, informed choices on their path to success.

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    FAMILIES

    The ESTE® Self-Assessment provides families with valuable tools to nurture each child’s unique strengths and needs.

    Our resources include Self-Assessments for both adults and youth, creating a shared family experience focused on fostering self-advocacy, celebrating individuality, and building strong, supportive relationships grounded in trust. By empowering each family member to understand and express their true selves, ESTE® helps cultivate an environment where everyone can thrive together.

Grounded in Science

The ESTE Self-Assessment is grounded in scientific research and theory. ESTE has applied Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), an empirically supported framework, for understanding and fostering career development in Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, and Engineering.

ESTE has built a foundation in psychometric research and consideration of the dynamic nature of interests and personality traits. This bold and broad foundation ensures that the Self-Assessment is current and relevant to contemporary career development practices.

ESTE Origins

As a kid, it seemed that the more I tried to pursue what I loved, the more I felt like an outsider. I wanted to be a smart enough kid to be liked by all and disliked by none.

For years, after decades as an aerospace engineer and nanotechnologist, I searched for a framework that helped me overcome a sea of fixed-minded thinkers.

After realizing that there is a connection between interests and careers and the four primary ways we think, I created the ESTE Framework (Entrepreneur, Scientist, Technologist, and Engineer) to help others discover and trust their natural curiosity and interests, nurture them, and protect them from stereotypes, gender, any other bias, and fixed mindset. 

The ESTE Framework is the solution to the problem many of us encounter: it’s time we stop trying to fit into a one-size-fits-all expectation and start being proud to stand out for our unique skills.

FAQs

  • We are launching the ESTE’s Psychometric Self-Assessment at an introductory cost of $20. This is the right choice for any individual self-assessment.

    The Caregiver and Youth Package includes two Self-Assessments: Adult and Youth. $39.

    For Classroom, District, and Enterprise pricing, please contact us.

  • The Assessment takes between 15- 20 minutes to complete.

    Once completed, you will receive an immediate email with your inner traits.

    Our team will review your results and your personalized Affirmation Roadmap will arrive in your email inbox within one business day.

  • The ESTE Self-Assessment is based on over a century of psychological research in personality and innovation. ESTE has taken this historic reference data, applied modern theories, and removed limitations that added confirmation bias or stereotype.

    Each self-assessment will weigh the user’s Creative Thinking preference for Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, and Enginnering, as well as their preferred Feeling style. This modern approach produces a fast and accurate result that users can quickly apply to their personal and professional environments.

    The ESTE Leverage team consists of Entrepreneurs, Scientists, Technologists, and Engineers. Our team of experts draws on years of experience in education and psychometrics across multiple industries.

Contact Us!

We love hearing from our growing ESTE community. If you have questions or would like to learn more about ESTE Leverage, please contact us.

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