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Val Olson MA, LPE, CPCC
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Success Leader for Artists, Innovators and Cultural Creatives. Expert
Val Olson Quick Facts
Main Areas: Coaching and MentoringCareer Focus: Success Leader for Artists, Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Affiliation: Val Olson, Minneapolis, Alfred Adler Graduate School, Minneapolis
Val is a business coach and author of The Prospering Bohemian: 5 Archetypes for Creative Business Success and The Talent Map: 12 Creative Exercises for Discovering Your Brand. Licensed psychologist emeritus and certified professional coach with advanced degree and business management experience.
Business coach/executive coach and consultant since 1997. Nationally known authority and pioneer in field of coaching for personal, professional and business development.
Mentors entrepreneurs in combining their talents in an elegant way helping them prosper by bringing their creative ideas, products and services to market.
Also provides mentoring, consulting, career and leadership development programs for leaders within creative industries.
A professor at Alfred Adler Professional School of Psychology in the Coach Training Program and Career Development Program. Also contributed to Coaches Training Institute as leader of business development program for coaches. Was training and development supervisor at the world-class Management Development Center at Honeywell, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also managed the Employee Assistance Program for Fairview Healthcare Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Has appeared in national media, including PBS Health Diary, Women's Day and Utne Reader.
Holds a master's degree in human development from Saint Mary's University, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Is a Licensed Psychologist Emeritus in the State of Minnesota. Received the designation of Certified Professional Co-Active Coach from The Coaches Training Institute, of San Rafael, California.
Specialties:
Speaking ~ Writing ~ Idea Generation ~ Mentoring ~ Coaching ~ Business Development and Marketing ~ Consulting on Marketing and Content Development for Mentor Clients ~ Executive Coaching
Have worked with hundreds of individual and corporate clients in achieving their goals and aspirations.
Originated and/or delivered 75+ experiential, “soft skills” corporate and public seminars. Consistently receive ratings of 5 on scale of 1-5. One program incorporating follow on coaching, produced a 50% increase
on “creative” vs. “reactive” leadership scale for 70% of leaders after 6 months.
Developed proprietary coaching model for Fortune 500 company leadership program, increasing speed of protégé assimilation by 35%, 1st year. Conducted train-the-trainer workshops, improving talent management process via “manager as coach” model.
Authored/taught Psychology of Coaching at MN School of Professional Psychology, Minneapolis, MN. Contributed to founding curriculum for Adler Graduate School, Professional Coaching Program.
Selected to lead pilot business development course for Coaches Training Institute, resulting in high completion rate. Course later became an official offering.
Highlighted as business coaching expert in national media, contributing to public’s awareness of coaching/mentoring profession, and to the evolution of coaching methodology, coaching efficacy and the profession’s credibility.
Contributed to professional careers of approximately 100+ individuals who enrolled in coach training after attending my inspirational “Become a Professional Coach course at Learning Annex, Minneapolis, MN.
Also known as a wordsmith and brainstorming "go-to" person for for writing, naming and conceptualizing written material. Either conceived, written, co-written or edited hundreds of manuscripts, articles, resumes, social media posts, e-books and white papers, etc., as well as marketing collateral for small businesses. read more >read less >
