Meet Brenda

 

Brenda is an author, public speaker and certified professional coach. Brenda is President of Lane Oliver Consulting, LLC and Destination Coaching Retreats, both based in Maryland. She is an entrepreneur and nationally recognized trainer on Leadership Skills with more than 20 years of management and consulting experience. She provides leadership training and coaching in numerous industries including: healthcare, automotive, technology, legal, education, and real estate.

 

She uses a holistic approach to her group coaching experiences. Group sessions focus on the whole person, from weight management, to health, exercise, self-care, self-estem and leadeship development and finding your passion.

 

Brenda has assisted federal, state and local government employees in implementing performance evaluation systems, setting up self-managed teams and providing leadership coaching to managers and professionals at all levels.Brenda was instrumental in leading an organization in far exceeding its work performance expectations. She worked as Senior Quality Advisor for an agency with 61,000 employees. Brenda has trained and coached more than 25,000 employees. She takes pride in helping organizations implement change and boost morale.

 

She is on several boards and also provides mentoring and coaching to potential leaders through several local universities.

 

Brenda holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Leadership and a Masters of Science degree in Organizational Development both degrees are from Johns Hopkins University. She also completed Harvard Business School’s New Path Executive Leadership Program. She is a Certified Professional Coach, specializing in Leadership Development & Integrated Nutrition and Health.

 

Brenda is the author of two books, Creating the Million Dollar Leader: 52 Inspirational Lessons to Attract the Life You Want (a finalist in the International Book Award) as well as Stand Up and Be Counted Now: Executive and Professional Leadership Development for Women.

 

A past president of the Maryland Chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD), Brenda represented Maryland in the National ATD initiative to Train America’s Workforce, and has received several Outstanding Service Awards for her leadership in the organization. She is the publisher of the Lane Chronicle and has written for Training & Development Magazine.