Helping Businesses, Organizations & Individuals Achieve Success About Joan Holman A broad-based consultant in marketing, business development, branding, public relations and other areas, Joan Holman provides leadership, vision, creativity and insight to a variety of businesses and organizations. An author, speaker, television producer and a nationally recognized Internet marketing expert, Joan's knowledge, experience and extensive network of contacts put her at the forefront of progressive developments in all areas of modern life. An Internet marketing pioneer, Joan has been named one of America's top online marketing experts and is featured in the book Online Marketing Heroes: Interviews with 25 Successful Online Marketing Gurus. Joan is the creator and producer of the award-winning PBS television program The Legacy of Achievement TM featuring the lives and lessons of great achievers. She is also the founder and Director of The Legacy of Achievement Foundation which is developing projects (using film, television and other media) to preserve the legacies of great achievers. Former Director of Tourism and Film Board Development -- After graduating from the University of Minnesota, where she worked in the public relations department while attending school, Joan was hired by the MInneapolis Chamber of Commerce to develop special tourism programs and within months was promoted to become Director of Tourism for the City of Minneapolis. During her nearly six years in this position, she organized and implemented a cooperative effort between the public and private sector for economic development through the tourism industry. She initiated the first tourism economic impact study for the metro area, working with the University of Minnesota. She created the first "familiarization tours" for travel agents and travel writers to the city of Minneapolis. She created the "Mary Tyler Moore Table" -- a popular tourist attraction. She created the first series of annual tourism conferences in the city of Minneapolis. Working with media throughout the United States and the world, she brought major media attention to Minneapolis. She was also instrumental in making Minnesota a popular location for feature film production and was involved in the early development of the Minneapolis Film Board. As part of these efforts, she worked on feature film productions, including locations, casting, and involement of community resources for production and promotion. "Hollywood" Producer-- Joan left her position as Director of Tourism and headed to Hollywood where she worked as an independent producer. However, she did not like living in Hollywood and returned to the Twin Cities to pursue her previous interest in pursuing post-graduate studies in the field of psychology to build upon her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Psychotherapist / College Psychology Instructor--After graduating from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago with an M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Joan set up her own private practice in Minneapolis which she called "Psychotherapy for Normal People". She spent thousands of hours studying human behavior and human potential and combined research in history, philosophy, religion, psychology, art, science and culture to develop and teach her own original course titled "Psychology for Artists" at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota. She also drew upon her background as an artist and her studies abroad at the Universita Internazionale Dell'Arte, a private art school in Florence, Italy, where she pursued her training in fine arts. After several years of working in the field of psychology, Joan returned to work in the media, communications, marketing, television and video. Jay Abraham Marketing Protege -- Working with businesses to help them achieve success, much of Joan's marketing expertise has come through her studies with the legendary Los-Angeles-based marketing genius Jay Abraham. She has consulted for a number of companies using many of Jay's techniques, with impressive results. She has been instrumental in taking one company from $1.1 million to over $3 million in less than a year, and has positively affected the bottom line of many businesses. Internet Consulting, Speaking, Internet Marketing -- As an Internet consultant, Joan provides consulting, Internet marketing, search engine optimization, and Web site design and development. She has over 22 years of combined experience in marketing, communications, television, and video and has been specializing in the Internet since 1995. She was one of the first people in the world to have her own domain name and web site (www.holman.com). Dedicated to helping create business success, she has given many presentations about the Internet, marketing and on how to be successful in business. Work with Start-Up Companies -- As a consultant and advisor, she was involved with San Francisco-based MizBiz.com, which, unfortunately, like many other dotcoms, did not survive the collapse of the Internet sector. She advises many entreprenuers and business owners about marketing strategy and business development. She has served as a consultant at the University of St. Thomas Small Business Development Center, working primarly with start-up companies. She has also attended the Fast Trac II program for business owners. Book Consultant for Career Wisdom Book Project - -- Joan has been appointed as a book consultant for the development and promotion of a book titled "Career Wisdom: Success Advice from Outstanding Women Achievers." Dr. Camille Cosby has written the foreword to the book which will feature Gayle King (Editor at Large for "O, The Oprah Magazine"); Phylicia Rashad (lead actress of "The Cosby Show"); (actress Della Reese; astronaut, engineer and physician Dr. Mae Jemison; actress Shirley Jones; civil rights leaders Rosa Parks and Dr. Dorothy Height; tennis star Billie Jean King; author Terry McMillan; Senator Mary Landrieu; Sesame Street founder Joan Ganz Cooney; restaurant entrepreneur Leann Chin; singer Nancy Wilson; Nobel prize winner Dr. Rosalyn Yalow; and many other noteworthy women. Joan will also be featured in the book. PBS Television Producer -- As a independent television producer, Joan created and produced The Legacy of Achievement with Dennis Kimbro (author with Napoleon Hill of "Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice"), an award-winning television program that was broadcast nationally on PBS stations. Corporate training and educational versions of the program have also been created and are being sold in those markets. Disney, IBM, Dupont, the University of Colorado, the University of South Carolina, Northwest Airlines, high schools, and libraries are among those who have purchased the program. She has also produced videos about the world-renowned New Zealand physical therapist Robin McKenzie. Director of Legacy of Achievement Foundation -- With plans to produce several more Legacy of Achievement programs, Joan has established the Legacy of Achievement Foundation, a 501(c)3 foundation dedicated to "using film and video and other means to create and disseminate an educational library documenting the lives and lessons of outstanding individuals of all races who exemplify positive characteristics and accomplishments." Joan is currently in development with a program featuring Pacemaker pioneer Earl Bakken. A Dynamic Motivational Speaker -- In addition to speaking about business and the Internet, Joan is an expert on the science of success and the development of human potential and speaks throughout the country as a motivational speaker. click here to read a Miz Biz Summary about Joan Holman Consultant and Author Joan Holman with Massage Pioneer Sister Rosalind Gefre -- at book signing event at Bound to Be Read Bookstore in St. Paul, Minnesota. Joan has been a consultant to the Sister Rosalind Schools and Clinics of Massage and the Sister Rosalind Christian Ministries since 2001. Joan is the author of "Hands That Touch, Hands That Heal," the biography of Sister Rosalind. Joan is responsible for the creation, development and design of this book as well as the publishing, distribution and marketing of the book. Joan has worked with a number of authors including Kathryn Harwig (The Intuitive Advantage), Dennis Kimbro (Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice), Janie Jasin (The Littlest Christmas Tree), and Keith Gaddy Davis (The Pause). She is also involved as a book development consultant for Career Wisdom: Success Advice from Outstanding Women Achievers, which will be published and promoted through the assistance of Dr. Camille Cosby. 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