Nurse Entrepreneurs
Read a full profile of these nurses in the Entrepreneur Spotlight feature of Donna’s monthly e-newsletter Nursing Connections™.

Barbara Bartlein,RN, MSW, CSP, owner, The People Pro
http://www.ThePeoplePro.com
http://www.WhyDidIMarryYouAnyway.com
http://www.MarriageCounseling101.com
http://www.PersonalityTest101.com
Bartlein offers keynotes, seminars, and consultations to build businesses and balance lives. She is author of Why Did I Marry You Anyway? 12.5 Strategies for a Happy Marriage and is featured in Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul.

Faye Battiste-Otto, RN, founder and president, American Forensic Nurses, and owner, Chateau Battiste, an assisted living facility
http://www.amrn.com
http://www.chateaubattiste.com
American Forensic Nurses provides medical forensic services to law enforcement agencies and disseminates forensic information and education resources to those interested and practicing in the field of forensic sciences.

Dina Berger, RN, BSN, owner Uniforms Proper NEW
http://www.uniformsproper.com
Berger’s store carries a large selection of uniforms, including all the latest trends and designs.

Gloria Blackmon, RN, BSN, CEO and founder, Nutrira – Spa Retreats for Nurses and legal nurse consulting firm Blackmon & Associates
http://www.nutrira.com
Nutrira is devoted to nurturing and rewarding nurses through life-changing retreats and guidance.

Joan Borgatti, RN, MA, author, life coach, and owner, Borgatti Communications
http://www.joanborgatti.com
Borgatti provides career and life coaching to nurses and offers writing and editing services and coaches and consults for writers and authors.

Amy Bosich, RN, CCRN, founder and owner of Flying Nurses International Medical Transport Service
http://www.flyingnurse.com/index.html
Flying Nurses provides medical travel services for patients in transition between healthcare facilities and home, both domestic and abroad.

Linda Bridge, RN, coauthor and copresenter,
The Hopelessly Human Nurse book series, newsletters, and hopelessly human™ seminars and presentations.
http://hopelesslyhuman.ca
All are designed to inspire nursing professionals to increase their self-respect, thus positively affecting those around them and igniting the healing process within the healthcare system.

Christie Camizzi, RN, BSN, founder and owner of Kids First Triage
http://www.kidsfirsttriage.com
Kids First Triage is a professional, community-based telephone triage and advice service that works with pediatricians to provide their patients with the best after-hour triage and advice possible.

Joanna Cain, RN, BSN, owner, Auctorial Pursuits, Inc.
jcain@auctorialpursuits.com
Cain provides a variety of writing, editorial, and consulting services for publications, periodicals, industry collateral (marketing materials), consumer, and advertising purposes.

Pat Carroll, RN, MS, RRT, CEN, founder, Educational Medical Consultants (EdMed) and Nurses Notebook, LLC
http://www.nursesnotebook.com
http://www.patcarroll.net
http://www.whatnursesknow.com
EdMed provides education, medical writing, and consulting to health care professionals and facilities. Nurses Notebook LLC is focused on consumer health education and writing, including her popular book What Nurses Know and Doctors Don’t Have Time to Tell You.

Karen Cebulko, RN, BSN, CLNC, CNLCP, owner LNC Perspective
http://www.lncperspective.com
LNC Perspective provides legal nurse consulting and life care planning services to attorneys and insurance companies.

Janet Celli, RN, and Susan Whitney, RN, co-owners of CPR Associates of America
http://www.cprassociates.com
Celli and Whitney sell automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) and train and certify individuals and organizations in their use.

Nancy Clover, RN, AD, president and owner of Occupation Health Connections
http://www.occhealthconnections.com
Clover’s company provides temporary and contract placement of nurses and nurse practitioners in occupational health and related settings and permanent placement and other staffing services on a national basis.

Cyndie Colarusso, RN, BSN, CPTC, CTBS, founder and president, Pathways Consulting NEW
www.1000thanks.com
Colarusso provides services to the procurement and tissue banking community that enhance the care of donor families and increase public awareness of how tissue/organ donation impacts the lives of those who received the donation.

Kathy Dempsey, RN, president of The Learning Agenda
http://www.keepshedding.com
Dempsey is a speaker, writer, and facilitator on issues of change, organizational development, and strategic planning.

Ellen Reilley Farrell, MS, CRNP, owner of Gericalls LLC NEW
www.gericalls.com
Farrell, a geriatric nurse practitioner, provides medical care in the home for patients who are unable or unwilling to leave their homes to access care.

Julie Fuimano, RN, BSN, MBA owner, Nurturing Your Success Inc.
http://www.nurturingyoursuccess.com
Fuimano works with individuals, groups, and companies to maximize their experiences in life, careers, and relationships through coaching services, teleclasses, speaking, and writing.

Jenny Herrick, RN, owner, All Kidding Aside,
a speaking and training business http://www.allkiddingaside.biz
Herrick brings laughter and levity to her audiences while she addresses subjects like attitude, humor, joy on the job, and the value and importance of laughter.

Vicki Hess, RN, owner of Catalyst Consulting, LLC
http://www.VickiHess.com
As a speaker, trainer, writer, and consultant, Hess helps individuals and organizations to create a shift in viewpoint that results in sensational service to coworkers, customers, and themselves.

Rebecca Hulem, RN, RNP, CNM, Menopause Expert NEW
http://www.themenopauseexpert.com
Hulem, author of Feelin' Hot? A Humorous and Informative Guide to Menopause, is a Menopause Coach, providing coaching advice for women having difficulty with menopause symptoms.

Patricia Iyer, RN, MS, LNCC, president of Med League Support Services, Inc.
http://www.medleague.com
Iyer offers legal nurse consulting services, serves as an expert witness and fact witness, teaches courses on legal issues for nurses, and has an online web store that offers more than 100 products.

Kathy Knowles, RN, coauthor and copresenter,
The Hopelessly Human Nurse book series, newsletters, and hopelessly human™ seminars and presentations.
http://hopelesslyhuman.ca
All are designed to inspire nursing professionals to increase their self-respect, thus positively affecting those around them and igniting the healing process within the healthcare system.

Fran Lessans, RN, MS, founder and CEO of Passport Health USA
http://www.passporthealthusa.com
Lessans owns a chain of immunization centers with franchises all over the United States; each office provides comprehensive travel counseling and inoculations to business and leisure travelers, foreign exchange students, missionaries, adoption agencies specializing in overseas adoptions, and others.

Susan Luck, RN, BS, MA, HNC, CCN, founder, Integrative Nursing Institute
http://www.integrativenursinginstitute.org
Luck is a certified holistic nurse, a certified clinical nutritionist, and a medical anthropologist. She founded the Integrative Nursing Institute to bring holistic nursing modalities and education to the nursing community.

Sue Masoorli, RN, owner of Perivascular Nurse Consultants, Inc.
http://www.pncnurse.com
Masoorli’s company provides infusion therapy education, training, and certification to nurses.

Kathleen D. Pagana, RN, PhD, owner of Pagana Seminars and Presntations.
http://www.kathleenpagana.com
Pagana is coauthor of Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference, which is the number one best-selling book on the subject as well as many other publications. She also speaks on leadership, etiquette, life balance, communication skills, and more.

Sasha Parker, RN, president and founder of Esthetic Skin Institute, Inc.
http://www.esiw.com
Parker holds training and certification programs across the U.S. to teach nurses how to perform medical aesthetics procedures and how to set up their own practices.

Elizabeth G. Rudolph, RN, MSN, JD, founder of the National Center for Legal Nurse Consulting NEW
www.legalnurselocator.com
Rudolph helps nurses to use their skills to become professional legal nurse consultants.

Lori Radcliffe, RN, president of 'Jest' for Fitness and Food Productions
http://www.jest4fitfood.com
This certified personal trainer and a professional speaker produced a video, Bones of Steel, which combines a nutritional and exercise regimen for healthy bones.

Shari Sandifer, RN, MBA, president and owner of Avant Healthcare Professionals
http://www.avanthealthcare.com
Avant recruits nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists from overseas, places them in long-term contracts in the U.S., and offers training and support to recruits.

Priscilla Smith-Trudeau, RN, principle in Wealth in Diversity Consulting Group, Inc.
http://www.wealthindiversity.com
Smith-Trudeau is an author and one of the healthcare industries top organizational development and cultural diversity consultants.

Emma Soy, RN, BSN, founder of the Nursing ShepherdNEW
http://www.nursingshepherd.com
Soy, a career coach, helps nurses discover their life purpose and express their calling by using their skills and knowledge.

Eleanor Sullivan, RN, PhD, author and speaker
http://www.eleanorsullivan.com
Sullivan writes mystery novels that feature nurse sleuth Monica Everheart.

LeAnn Thieman, LPN, author and speaker
http://www.leannthieman.com
http://www.nurserecruitmentandretention.com
Thieman travels the world speaking to nurses and caregivers and inspiring them to care for themselves as attentively as they do others. Additionally, she helps healthcare facilities with the recruitment and retention of nurses.

Jill Thomas RN, LNHA, CWCN, owner of Advance Care Plan and Clinical Compliance Concept
http://www.advancecareplan.com
http://www.clinicalcomplianceconcepts.com
Thomas’ companies helps individuals create their own "advanced care plans" and provide a variety of consulting services to long-term care facilities respectively.

Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio, RN, PhD, owner,
Educational Enterprises, an education, consulting, and seminar company
http://www.greatnurses.com
Vonfrolio, who published Revolution, The Journal of Nurse Empowerment, provides programs (including nursing education vacations) on subjects related to emergency and critical care nursing, including CEN and CCRN review courses.

Karon White Gibson RN, CCM, owner, AmericaNurse
http://www.americanurse.com
In addition to owning AmericaNurse, a consulting, education, and TV production company, Gibson hosts her own TV show, “Outspoken with Karon,” which deals with diverse topics, such as health, safety, adoption, and herbal remedies.

Samten Williams, RN, BSN, LMT president of Natural Time and Intuition
http://www.samtenwilliams.com
Williams provides presentations, coaching, and holistic therapies related to relaxation, stress management, intuition, and astrology.

Tracey Christenson Wolfman, RNC, BSN, co-owner of We Care Adult Care, Inc.
http://www.wecareadultdaycare.com
We Care provides adult daycare, which is an alternative to long-term care facility placement; it also provides relief to caregivers who are caring for loved ones at home.

Doris Young, RN, PhD, founder, Doris Young Associates, and owner, Natural Health Resources
http://www.NaturalHealthResources.com
http://www.DorisYoungAssociates.com
http://www.SaveTheFirstDanceForYou.com
Young, owner of a corporate wellness firm, specializes in coaching nurses and nurse leaders to have less stress, more energy, and greater fulfillment in their personal and professional lives.

Laura Zimmerman RN, MA, owner, Daily Living Wellnes
http://www.dailylivingwellness.com/
Daily Living Wellness offers bodywork therapies, imagery sessions, group and individualized programs on meditation, infant massage instruction, and even CPR training.