Biography

From minimum wage employee to Vice President of multi-billion dollar QVC, Nan Russell knows what it takes to survive and thrive in this what-have-you-done-for-me-today world.

In roles transforming the corporate culture to heading a new subsidiary, the launch of which was reported in both the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, Nan's career exemplifies her winning at working philosophy.

Her message? With or without climbing the corporate ladder, when you bring the best of who you are to work, you create your own luck, differentiate your performance and make a difference. Interesting work, personal growth and financial rewards follow.

Nan Russell shares uncommon sense that changes results. She is passionate about helping organizations build winning work cultures,  and helping people bring the best of who they are to the world, realize their dreams, and live their life's potential.

Nan spent over twenty years in management, holding leadership positions in Human Resource Development, Communication, Marketing and Line Management. She holds a B.A. from Stanford University and a M.A. from the University of Michigan.

A few years ago Nan left a successful career on the east coast to pursue her life-dream to work and write from the mountains of northwestern Montana. Today she is a successful author, consultant, and national speaker (National Speaker Association Member), plus the radio host of Work Matters with Nan Russell.

Nan's career insights column, Winning at Working, regularly appears on over 80 websites; and her life-reflections column, In the Scheme of Things, is published in six states and Canada.  She is also a work expert and blogger for PsychologyToday.com, and Job-Hunt.org.

Nan's latest book is HITTING YOUR STRIDE: Your Work, Your Way (Capital Books,  2008) won a 2009 Axiom Business Book Award. In March 2007, Nan's first book, NIBBLE YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS: 56 Winning Tips for Taking Charge of Your Career debuted. 

Nan's popular columns and books make her a frequently requested speaker. Nan speaks at large conferences,  meetings and small gatherings. Her Winning at Working and In the Scheme of Things topics and workshops are known to open hearts and inspire audiences and change results.

She's been inventing the future she wants to face. Now let her help you invent yours!

What Her Audiences Say: "Motivational"  "Inspirational"  "Thought Provoking" 

Nan Russell Helps People Help Themselves       

Learn more about Nan and her work, or sign up for her free eColumns at: http://nanrussell.com