Joan Graci
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Mike Olfano
Joan along with team at APA Solutions have been a valued partner for several years. Their brain-based approach has been integral in developing a growth mindset throughout our organization and fueling our growth. I would highly recommend working with Joan and her team!
Alexandra P. Spaulding, PhD
Joan and I began working together in the Fall of 2018 - when she presented to my Vistage Group. My previous doctoral research had crossover with Joan's methodologies and methods, and I was very interested to learn more how brain based coaching and a focus on Emotional Intelligence could help me as a leader, thinker and human. In the time that I have been working with Joan, I have noticed that my growth and maturity has increased at a much faster pace than expected. Joan has a unique way of helping me frame an issue, diagnose it and then chart out a plan of attack. Joan has also been instrumental in assisting my company, Litelab on our own cultural changes and developing a universal growth mindset. We now have a focused and cohesive pathway in terms of what we need to address, how we want to address it, and how we will achieve our goals. I can say with certainty, I would not be the forward thinking, agile, and resilient leader that I am today without Joan's coaching and guidance. I have recommended her to many friends and family members for their own development.
Mike Olfano
Joan along with team at APA Solutions have been a valued partner for several years. Their brain-based approach has been integral in developing a growth mindset throughout our organization and fueling our growth. I would highly recommend working with Joan and her team!
Alexandra P. Spaulding, PhD
Joan and I began working together in the Fall of 2018 - when she presented to my Vistage Group. My previous doctoral research had crossover with Joan's methodologies and methods, and I was very interested to learn more how brain based coaching and a focus on Emotional Intelligence could help me as a leader, thinker and human. In the time that I have been working with Joan, I have noticed that my growth and maturity has increased at a much faster pace than expected. Joan has a unique way of helping me frame an issue, diagnose it and then chart out a plan of attack. Joan has also been instrumental in assisting my company, Litelab on our own cultural changes and developing a universal growth mindset. We now have a focused and cohesive pathway in terms of what we need to address, how we want to address it, and how we will achieve our goals. I can say with certainty, I would not be the forward thinking, agile, and resilient leader that I am today without Joan's coaching and guidance. I have recommended her to many friends and family members for their own development.
Mike Olfano
Joan along with team at APA Solutions have been a valued partner for several years. Their brain-based approach has been integral in developing a growth mindset throughout our organization and fueling our growth. I would highly recommend working with Joan and her team!
Alexandra P. Spaulding, PhD
Joan and I began working together in the Fall of 2018 - when she presented to my Vistage Group. My previous doctoral research had crossover with Joan's methodologies and methods, and I was very interested to learn more how brain based coaching and a focus on Emotional Intelligence could help me as a leader, thinker and human. In the time that I have been working with Joan, I have noticed that my growth and maturity has increased at a much faster pace than expected. Joan has a unique way of helping me frame an issue, diagnose it and then chart out a plan of attack. Joan has also been instrumental in assisting my company, Litelab on our own cultural changes and developing a universal growth mindset. We now have a focused and cohesive pathway in terms of what we need to address, how we want to address it, and how we will achieve our goals. I can say with certainty, I would not be the forward thinking, agile, and resilient leader that I am today without Joan's coaching and guidance. I have recommended her to many friends and family members for their own development.
Mike Olfano
Joan along with team at APA Solutions have been a valued partner for several years. Their brain-based approach has been integral in developing a growth mindset throughout our organization and fueling our growth. I would highly recommend working with Joan and her team!
Alexandra P. Spaulding, PhD
Joan and I began working together in the Fall of 2018 - when she presented to my Vistage Group. My previous doctoral research had crossover with Joan's methodologies and methods, and I was very interested to learn more how brain based coaching and a focus on Emotional Intelligence could help me as a leader, thinker and human. In the time that I have been working with Joan, I have noticed that my growth and maturity has increased at a much faster pace than expected. Joan has a unique way of helping me frame an issue, diagnose it and then chart out a plan of attack. Joan has also been instrumental in assisting my company, Litelab on our own cultural changes and developing a universal growth mindset. We now have a focused and cohesive pathway in terms of what we need to address, how we want to address it, and how we will achieve our goals. I can say with certainty, I would not be the forward thinking, agile, and resilient leader that I am today without Joan's coaching and guidance. I have recommended her to many friends and family members for their own development.
Experience
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APA Solutions
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United States
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Owner & President
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Jan 1989 - Present
APA Agency was born in 1965 by trail blazing entrepreneurs who were bold enough to change the recruiting landscape, offering a variety of products required by growth companies of the decade. During their dynamic reign, this team utilized innovative hiring practices to impact a diverse group of WNY’s most prestigious companies. Following in their footsteps, we’ve continued the art of innovation with our own recruiting and leadership coaching method based in real time math and science. Now as APA Solutions, the premier brain-based human capital consulting firm of WNY, we've developed cutting edge, science-based solutions to the people pains of today. Our unique, brain-based methodology is designed to help thinkers, teams and organizations benefit from self-awareness. By laying the groundwork to achieve a growth mindset organization, we add value demonstrating how our latest brain-science data can aid the common company in becoming a more effective, healthier workforce. By leveraging our time in the human capital space and recent discoveries in neuroscience, we provide proven solutions to elevate the effectiveness of leadership, recruiting, and training.
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WomanUP Conferences
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United States
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Professional Training and Coaching
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Founder
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Aug 2016 - Present
The Woman Up Conference exists to maximize educational and growth opportunities that shape area women leaders of today, tomorrow and beyond. I noticed a distinct lack of opportunities in the conferencing space for women from all walks of life, organizations, and groups to gather under one roof and grow together. As a community initiative I've always been passionate about, I decided to make it a reality and it has been growing ever since. The Woman Up Conference exists to maximize educational and growth opportunities that shape area women leaders of today, tomorrow and beyond. I noticed a distinct lack of opportunities in the conferencing space for women from all walks of life, organizations, and groups to gather under one roof and grow together. As a community initiative I've always been passionate about, I decided to make it a reality and it has been growing ever since.
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Be Your Own Hero, Inc.
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Sep 2009 - Present
Be Your Own Hero is a non-profit organization created by APA Solutions and employment expert, Joan Graci to aid the growing crisis of career education in America’s academic system. It is our mission to educate and empower students with the real world knowledge, skills and tools necessary to start a successful career journey after high school graduation. Through our proven 10 step process, Be Your Own Hero has already started changing student’s lives for the better and combating today’s negative statistics - one student at a time. *Be Your Own Hero is an approved 5013C non-profit organization
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Education
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NeuroLeadership Institute
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