Patricia is the Chief Executive Officer of Career Partners International, Professional Edge. She has spent the past 25 years of her career coaching leaders who are making transitions either within or outside their organizations – on-boarding to new positions, transitioning to a new leadership role, or leaving a position or organization. Patricia’s coaching approach helps leaders to:

• Leverage their best talents and fit
• Earn the respect and trust of customers, colleagues, and direct reports
• Become the kind of leader who retains and develops talent and builds top performing teams
• Focus on what matters most through disciplined reflection, practice and action
• Develop leadership presence
• Understand the importance of self-management in being a good leader
• Achieve better business results

Patricia began her career with Peavey Company, a Fortune 500 organization in Minneapolis. During her 15 year tenure with Peavey Company she held positions in administrative operations, recruiting, and employee relations. She was the first female manager at Peavey, and was passionate about providing opportunities for women to develop and emerge in leadership roles. While her children were young, Patricia took a sabbatical from traditional employment and found herself launching an entrepreneurial endeavor. In 1982 she joined Personnel Decisions International as a Career Coach and Manager. The primary focus of her practice was in career transition and change resiliency. She subsequently joined Career Dynamics, Inc. in 1991 as their Director of Outplacement and progressed to Vice President of the Individual Effectiveness Practice. In 1997 Career Dynamics was purchased by Right Management Consultants. Patricia continued in her role as Vice President for the Outplacement and Field Consulting Practice. In 2000 Patricia was invited to return to Personnel Decisions International as their General Manager of the Career Management Services Practice. In 2006 Patricia and her business partner purchased the career management practice from PDI and it operates today as Career Partners International, Professional Edge.

In addition, Patricia has served as a Loaned Executive for a non-profit, taught school at the post-high level, and been an active volunteer for MAP for non-profits. Her undergraduate education is in Business Administration and she has graduate coursework in psychology and counseling.