Wife, Mother, and Executive

Joan Bolzan

Life has defining moments. Joan Bolzan wholeheartedly understands defining moments but she enlightens us how it really changes in an instant. Through uninvited real life experiences, Joan transforms from the supporting role of wife, mother, staff RN and marketer in her husband’s company, to the lead role in the family and family business in an instant. Drawing on her personal values and leadership training she grabs onto this challenge and moves her family forward through great adversity again and again. Joan applies a mixture of humor and passion to motivate listeners to grasp the importance of preparing for the lead role. She reveals how she battled through the loss of her daughter, financial challenges, son’s drug addiction, and her husband’s recent brain injury, which has lead to his complete loss of memory. Through her entertaining and inspiring story, Joan explains how she continually challenged herself to overcome and preserve through these unique and unexpected obstacles by using her insight and applying leadership skills into action steps.