Testimonials

Read what others have said about Joan Runnheim Olson’s career and leadership coaching services, resume services, workshop presentations, and technical assistance. “With Joan’s positive energy and encouragement, it made me WANT to reach my goals, knowing there would be something new I would discover about myself…I am thrilled to have completed the steps put before me and I am extremely excited about beginning my new career.” Rhonda Dittberner     “Thanks for the interactive seminar that focused on retention of nontraditional students. The information will help us greatly as we go forward with our new challenges. Since I was a nontraditional student myself, it is always refreshing to see that there are people interested in helping nontraditional students succeed. Thanks again!” Heather Steel, Tech Prep Coordinator, Great Basin College, Elko, NV     “Through my work with Pathways Career Success Strategies, LLC, I’ve created a leadership development action plan and have made significant progress in three key areas – communication, time management, and delegation. I’m learning the tools necessary to be the best leader I can be, and as a result, I’m much more confident in my role as CEO.” Kim Kusilek     “Joan is a go-to source for the latest tips, trends and information for job seekers at all levels. She knows the tricks to get interviews, to get hired, and how to help people improve their careers. She has a lot of innovative ideas and strategies, and can be a great asset to both job seekers and organizations because of this.” Matt Krumrie, Jobs/Career Columnist     “I wanted to say thanks for the highly informative meeting today. You were NOTHING like I had expected. I thought you'd be a stuffy, no-frills, all business type professional (like most). Wow, was I pleasantly surprised. Your "brand" is a perfect combination of high intelligence and youthful enthusiasm.” Jason Hoelzel     “Joan has a way of taking dry material and working it into engaging training that includes hands on exercises, case studies, group exercises as well as lecture. We continue to hire her year after year to provide her workshop.” Garry Wyatt, Education Consultant, Nevada Department of Education, Carson City, NV     “Joan Runnheim Olson has been a huge help from day one. After being laid off, Joan helped me regain self-worth and explore myself. She helped me take a look at what I really wanted out of life and took me step by step on how I could achieve this. Joan coached me on the questions that I was afraid to answer in interviews, and helped me bring out my best qualities to make me shine. The best thing is that Joan makes you answer your own questions, makes you explore yourself and your achievements, so you really see that you are worth bragging about! It gave me the confidence I needed to ace interviews. I feel so much more empowered because of Joan. Thanks so much for all your hard work!” Holly Koch     “Joan provided concrete tools and resources that enabled me to develop a personalized plan for my career development. Joan truly embraces the individuality of her clients, and skillfully helps them chart their own path.” Tamara Olson     "Joan’s project management skills are second to none; from arranging for caterering to convincing the most prominent CEO to complete an essential task, her organization, coordination and persuasion skills keep a project moving on time, on budget and on target." Jan Jordet, Vice President, WomenVenture, St. Paul, MN                                                                 “Joan provided outstanding feedback and insight, helping me restructure my [self-marketing] documents to more clearly communicate to potential employers. I have submitted my materials with great confidence and have already received the best response.....an interview!” Anthony Mayer     "I recently had the pleasure to hear Joan Runnheim Olson speak at a women in business event. Joan's natural ability to engage the audience in a meaningful discussion made the event both information and enjoyable. I would definitely attend another function where Joan was the keynote speaker." Linda Grubish, owner, That's My Idea! Marketing, LLC     “I greatly enjoyed my meetings with Joan because of the passion shared and motivation gained in my career search. In addition to job search counsel, Joan exhorted me to more deeply explore my vocational talents, desires, and successes. It empowered me to specifically target fields and industries that better suit me. Joan is a great listener and I am encouraged and better informed toward the goal of landing my next career thanks to her coaching sessions.” Antonio Cameron Guerrero     “Joan is a true professional with exceptional insight and guidance to help anyone’s career path. She is very personable, creative, positive and encouraging. I could not have asked for anything more with the service she provides.” Brett Link     “Joan was able to give me the guidance to really look within myself to find my passions and then provide the resources and encouragement for me to discover career opportunities that I had never even considered before. She really opened my eyes to what a satisfying, fulfilling career can and should be.” James Neeb