 Nurse
Entrepreneurs
Read a full profile of these nurses in
the Entrepreneur Spotlight feature of Donna’s monthly e-newsletter
Nursing Connections™.
Renee Baldo, RN, BS, MBA, founder of Unlimited Potential
www.upskincare.com/flashsite
Unlimited Potential focuses on skin and body care with a holistic approach.
Barbara
Bartlein,RN, MSW, CSP, owner, The People Pro
www.ThePeoplePro.com
www.WhyDidIMarryYouAnyway.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
www.amrn.com
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.
Pat Bemis, RN, CEN, president of the National Nurses in
Business Association, Inc.
www.nnba.net
NNBA is a professional association for nurse entrepreneurs..
Dina Berger, RN, BSN, owner Uniforms Proper
www.uniformsproper.com
Berger's store carries a large selection of uniforms, including all the latest trends and designs.
Marlyn Duncan Boyd, RN, PhD, artist
marlyn-boyd.fineartamerica.com
Boyd paints portraits of nurses' caps as a way to record these symbols of nursing.
Linda Bridge, RN, and
Kathy Knowles, RN, coauthors and copresenters,
The Hopelessly Human Nurse book series, newsletters, and hopelessly human™ seminars and presentations.
www.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.
Matthew Browning, RN, MSN
www.YourNurseIsOn.com
Browning is founder and CEO of Targeted Instant Communications Inc. and creator of the YourNurseIsOn.com™,
which helps healthcare agencies and facilities instantly contact and confirm their staff by two-way phone, text,
and/or e-mail.
Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN, CSP, CPAE, humorist and speaker
www.karynbuxman.com
Buxman is an internationally recognized expert in applied and therapeutic humor and is publisher of the
Journal of Nursing Jocularity.
Donna Wilk Cardillo RN, MA, President, Cardillo & Associates
www.dcardillo.com
www.nurse-power.com
Cardillo is a keynote speaker, author and columnist and consultant. She is author of Your 1st Year as a Nurse and
The ULTIMATE Career Guide for Nurses. She is the Dear Donna columnist for Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek
magazines and at www.nurse.com. She is creator of the trademarked Career
Alternatives for Nurses® seminar and home-study program.
Pat Carroll, RN, MS, RRT, CEN, founder, Educational Medical Consultants
(EdMed) and Nurses Notebook, LLC
www.patcarroll.net
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
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
www.cprassociates.com
Celli and Whitney sell automatic external defibrillators (AEDs)
and train and certify individuals and organizations in their use.
V. Yvette Cheeks RN, BSN
www.phesonline.com
V. Yvette Cheeks RN, BSN, is owner of Professional Healthcare Education Service, Inc., a nursing continuing education company.
Nancy
Clover, RN, AD, president and owner of Occupation Health Connections
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
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.
Andrea Crossman, RN, BA, BA, founder of Holistic Doula NYC
www.holisticdoulanyc.com
founder of Holistic Doula NYC Crossman is a doula, Reiki Master, and holistic nurse who strives to make her clients'
births a positive transformative experience.
Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P owner Peds-R-Us Medical Education
www.peds-r-us.com
Peds-R-Us is a worldwide pediatric seminar company.
Trish DeTura, RN, CNM, MS, owner, Women's Holistic Healing
www.womensholistichealing.com
DeTura, a certified nurse midwife, performs and teaches the ancient Mayan technique of abdominal massage as well as infant massage.
Kathy Dempsey, RN, president of Keep Shedding
www.keepshedding.com
Dempsey is a speaker, writer, and facilitator on issues of change, organizational development, and strategic planning.
Suzanne Drake, APN-C, PhD NEW
www.drsuzannedrake.com
Drake is a professional psychotherapist who deals with the problems of individuals, couples, and families.
Lynn Durham, RN
www.lynndurham.com and
www.thewayofthecrossandresurrection.com
Lynn Durham, RN is a well-being coach, writer, and speaker.
Vernon Dutton, RN
www.rubylane.com/shops/nursingpins
Dutton runs Nursing Pins, an online shop that sells early nursing school
graduation pins and nursing memorabilia.
Ellen Reilley Farrell, MS, CRNP,
owner of Gericalls LLC
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.
Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, founder of Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc.
www.fhea.com
Provider of nurse practitioner certification preparation and continuing education for healthcare providers.
Julie
Fuimano, RN, BSN, MBA owner, Nurturing Your Success Inc.
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.
Deb Gauldin, RN
www.debgauldin.com
Gauldin is a speaker, humorist, and author.
Kescia Gray, RN NEW
www.graykoclinicalconsultants.com
Gray owns GrayKo Clinical Consultants, LLC, which offers health education programs, wellness seminars, and workshops.
Marti Hand, RN, visual artist
www.martihand.com
Hand is an advocate for integrating creativity and the arts into healthcare.
Echo Heron, RN
www.echoheron.com
Heron is a speaker and a New York Times bestselling author of eight books.
Jenny
Herrick, RN, owner, All Kidding Aside,
a speaking and training
business
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
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.
Wendie A. Howland, RN, MN, CRRN, CCM, CNLCP,
principal, Howland Health Consulting, Inc.
www.howlandhealthconsulting.com
Howland provides professional life care planning and medical cost projection services for medical/legal cases.
Rebecca Hulem, RN, RNP, CNM, Menopause Expert
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.
www.medleague.com
www.patiyer.com
http://www.patientsafetynow.com
Pat is a leader within the legal nurse consulting community. A past president of the American Association of Legal
Nurse consultants, Pat is a prolific author. She has authored over 125 books, chapters, online courses, articles,
and case studies.
RNs Tim and Carin Johnson, founders, Falcon Critical Care Transport
www.falconcct.com
FCCT provides transportation of critically ill patients in a safe mobile environment.
LeaRae Keyes, RN, executive director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com/public/main.cfm
Nurse Entrepreneur Network offers solutions for starting, building, and managing a nursing business.
Fran
Lessans, RN, MS, founder and CEO of Passport Health USA
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.
Linda LaRue, RN, MEd, ATC,
creator of Crunchless Abs™ and The SOUPer Slim Diet™
www.lindalarue.com
She has been a leader and pioneer in the field of
land-based and aquatic functional, peak performance core movement, rehabilitation, and post-rehabilitation for more than 20 years.
As a master personal trainer and fitness instructor, she has consulted with some of the top fitness and sports professionals in the
athletic, health, and fitness industries.
Sue
Masoorli, RN, owner of Perivascular Nurse Consultants, Inc.
www.pncnurse.com
Masoorli’s company provides infusion therapy education,
training, and certification to nurses.
Catherine Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM,
owner of Mullahy and Associates, LLC
www.mullahyassociates.com
Mullahy and Associates, LLC, provides educational assistance to case managers.
Kathleen
D. Pagana, RN, PhD, owner of Pagana Seminars and Presntations.
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.
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
www.legalnurselocator.com
Rudolph helps nurses to use their skills to become professional legal nurse consultants.
Karen Roush, RN, MSN, FNP-BC NEW
www.scholarsvoice.com
Roush brings extensive experience as a writer, teacher, and nurse to The Scholar's Voice.
Shari Sandifer, RN, MBA, president and owner of Avant Healthcare
Professionals
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.
Susan Scanland, MSN, GNP-BC, owner GeriScan
www.dementiaconnection.com
Scanland is a speaker and consultant on geriatric issues. An expert in Alzheimer's disease, depression in elders and other geriatric
syndromes, Susan inspires all who meet her to raise the standards and outcomes for elder care.
Bina Singh RN, PhD, owner Namaste Healings NEW
www.namastehealings.com
Services include Theta Healing™ , Light Activation Healing®, Intuitive Energy Healings, Life Purpose Coaching,
Angel Readings, Tarot Card Readings, Past Life Regression Therapy, and Meditation classes.
Priscilla Smith-Trudeau, RN, principle in Wealth in Diversity
Consulting Group, Inc.
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
Shepherd
www.nursingshepherd.com
Soy, a career coach, helps nurses discover their life purpose and
express their calling by using their skills and knowledge.
Stephanie Staples, LPN, inspirational
keynote speaker
www.yourlifeunlimited.ca
Staples is the founder and owner of speaking/coaching company Your Life, Unlimited.
ChrysMarie Suby, RN, MS
owner of Labor Management Institute
www.LMInstitute.com
LMI is a research, education, and consulting company specializing in clinical operations, optimizing
scheduling and staffing, and productivity management.
Eleanor
Sullivan, RN, PhD, author and speaker
www.eleanorsullivan.com
Sullivan writes mystery novels that feature nurse sleuth Monica
Everheart.
Annette Tersigni, RN, the Yoga Nurse®
www.yoganurse.com
This stress management expert is the founder of Yoga Nurse Medical Yoga and
Stress Management® and the creator of the new field of Yoga Nursing® and
the Yoga Nursing Institute®.
LeAnn
Thieman, LPN, author and speaker
www.leannthieman.com
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
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.
Diba Tillery, RN, BSN, CPST, founder, Babies 411
www.babies411.com
Babies 411 is an online information and resource center a website that offers assistance,
information, and support to parents and soon-to-be parents.
Laura
Gasparis Vonfrolio, RN, PhD, owner,
Educational Enterprises, an education, consulting, and seminar
company
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.
Penny Warner, RN, BSN, owner,
The Texas Lice Squad™
www.texaslicesquad.com
Peggy runs a professional head lice removal treatment center that offers head checks, lice education,
and head lice and nit removal services.
Karon
White Gibson RN, CCM, owner, AmericaNurse
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.
Aureal
Williams, RN, BSN, LMT president of Natural Time and Intuition
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.
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.
Donald Wood, ARNP, CRNA, author of The Intelligent Nurse and The Intelligent Nurse seminars
www.theintelligentnurse.com
The Intelligent Nurse seminars/book focus on communications, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence.
Doris
Young, RN, PhD, founder, Doris Young Associates, and owner, Natural
Health Resources
www.DorisYoungAssociates.com
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
www.dailylivingwellness.com/
Daily Living Wellness offers bodywork therapies, imagery sessions, group and individualized programs on meditation,
infant massage instruction, and even CPR training.
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