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Bio for Joan Runnheim Olson
In 1998, Joan Runnheim Olson, M.S., formed Pathways
Career Success Strategies. Joan applies nearly ten years of career
consulting, coaching, and workshop training to her practice. She draws
from additional lifework experience as a freelance writer and from
first-hand familiarity with career transition, lay-offs, and the job
search. As a career coach, workshop facilitator, speaker, and
writer, Joan specializes in helping professionals, managers, and
executives take charge of their career.
As a career advisor for
Monster.com, Joan has been able to
reach out to millions of people with her career-related articles and
advice. As a freelance writer, she has written numerous articles,
with a focus on career-related issues. Joan has been sought out as
an expert in her field, being quoted in local and national print and
online
publications.
Joan presents career and leadership related
workshops at conferences, colleges, job search support groups and
other venues.
Through interactive workshops, Joan helps secondary
and post-secondary institutions recruit and retain females and males into
nontraditional classes and programs. She has extensive experience
helping move women into nontraditional careers, including the
construction, aviation, auto service, and printing industries.
A Wisconsin native, Joan earned her master's
degree in vocational rehabilitation with a concentration in
vocational evaluation from the University of Wisconsin. She is a
Certified Leadership & Talent Management Coach through Leadership
Coach Academy. Joan earned her designation as a Certified Career
Management Coach through Career Coach Academy. She is also a Five O'Clock Club
Certified Career Coach.
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