Title: Director
Company: KBT Treuhand AG Aargau
Location: Aarau, Switzerland
After nearly two decades of experience working with international companies in a financial leadership role, Sonja Hadorn decided to open her own company five years ago. KBT Treuhand AG Aargau is a trust company that offers financial advice and planning, accounting, bookkeeping, tax advice, cash flow, cash management, retirement plans, and legal, administrative and managerial consultations.
Title: Owner, Author
Company: LanaMahana
Location: Provo, UT United States
With self-confidence and an ability to make her expectations a reality, Lana Garrard ventured out to teach others about success and empowerment. She formed LanaMahana, a company that uses what she calls “edu-tainment” to educate young adults on life choices, high performance, and tools for success, including communicating effectively. Ms. Garrard also created courses with a special emphasis on being a both a powerful and a feminine presence. She prepared for her career by combining the knowledge she’s learned from spending time with other life coaches with her own personal experiences. Ms. Garrard has a hard time identifying why, but she is happiest in front of an audience with a microphone in her hand. Thusly, her goal is to have more opportunities to present to larger groups of people.
Title: Specialist in Digital Care and National Customer Operations
Company: Comcast
Location: Philadelphia, PA United States
Originally a nurse, Misty Gardner was waiting to start clinicals when she decided to get an associate degree in behavioral science. She learned more about business and how to talk to people, and realized it was something she was good at. Ms. Gardner wanted a job with stability so she could take care of her children, and she found that the field offered a lot of possibilities and could be lucrative. She proceeded to earn a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science and criminal justice and an MBA in organizational leadership.
Title: Chief Executive Officer, Founder
Company: Entrepreneurial Endeavors LLC
Location: Chicago, IL United States
Ginna Frantz has an entrepreneurial spirit; she is always on the go, driven by challenges and motivated to succeed at everything she does. She has launched four businesses since she started on her journey in 1976. The first was a marketing company, and the second was an equine facility. Her third company deals with equine theater production, and her last, and most recent, is Entrepreneurial Endeavors LLC. Ms. Frantz is currently in the process of growing her new mentoring and coaching company. She enjoys working, and has a plethora of information and experience she wishes to share. One of Ms. Frantz’s strengths is giving sound advice and counsel. Many people have been grateful for her support in their endeavors.
Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist
Company: Advocate Health Care
Location: Evanston, IL United States
Energetic, organized, and a real people-person, Nicole I. Ury is well suited to her career as a clinical nurse specialist with Advocate Health Care. The nonprofit, faith-based health system is the largest in Illinois. It includes a collection of hospitals, medical groups, home health services and a network of outpatient centers totaling more than 200 sites of care. Advocate Health Care’s wholistic approach means that they consider people’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, as well as their relationships to God, their families and society to be vital to health and healing. The core values of the health system are compassion, equality, excellence, partnership, and stewardship.
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