Nurse Entrepreneur’s Exchange are interviews covering how nurses become nurse entrepreneurs and how nurses succeed in business. The name is attributed to the grassroots newsletter that evolved into the founding of the NNBA in 1985. The NNBA was and continues as the only professional nursing organization that is dedicated to the independent practice of nursing through entrepreneurial models.

NNBA member interviews are moving accounts of dreams, opportunities, challenges, and triumphs. In a spirit of trust and generosity nurse entrepreneurs shared their experiences with me during these interviews. Nurses will find confidence, motivation, and inspiration in their stories of transforming their careers through entrepreneurship.

Cathy Lanzalaco, CPRW, CPCC, NCOPE, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, RN

Cathy Lanzalaco is an award-winning and nationally certified résumé writer, career coach, LinkedIn expert, member of the Forbes Coaches Council, and CEO of Inspire Careers LLC, located in Western New York.

She began her professional career as a registered nurse and worked for 15 years at Sisters Hospital. In the late 1990s, she left the hospital to work as a medical case manager at Tops Markets. Accepting an opportunity to work in human resources she returned to school for an MBA and received her SPHR and SHRM-SCP and worked in HR leadership for over a decade. She worked in that capacity until 2016 when the business closed.

Helping 600 people transition into new careers led her to the next step of her career. In 2017 she opened Write-Résumé-For-the-Job and in 2018 purchased Inspire Careers and now serves executives and career-minded professionals in WNY and across the country under the Inspire Careers banner.

With 15+ years of HR experience, Cathy gives her clients the perspective from “the other side of the desk” to help them design career marketing tools and job search strategies to land jobs and create careers they love in less time than going it alone.

Inspired by the lack of preparation of new college graduates entering the job market, she created the only new grad success program in the country, The Inspire Careers Student Professional Launch Program™.

An active member of Career Thought Leaders, Career Directors International, and the National Résumé Writers’ Association, and winner of its ROAR award, (Recognizing Outstanding Achievements in Résumés), a member of the Professional Association of Resume Writers’ Certification Committee, and the In-Transition Chair for the Buffalo Niagara Human Resources Association Board of Directors. She is also creator and host of the Inspire Careers Spotlight video and audio podcast series.

Frequently requested as a podcast guest, group facilitator, and keynote speaker, recent engagements include the National Résumé Writers’ Association, University at Buffalo Alumni Lifelong Education Series, The Establishment, and Niagara University Hospitality & Tourism Association. Her coaching style is focused on personal empowerment and leveraging an abundance mentality to manifest personal and professional success.

Visit www.inspirecareers.com for more information on Cathy and the career marketing solutions available at Inspire Careers LLC. Connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathylanzalaco/.

You can learn more by visiting:

Website: https://www.inspirecareers.com/
Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/inspirecareers
Instagram business page: https://www.instagram.com/inspirecareers/
Twitter business page: https://twitter.com/CathyLanzalaco
LinkedIn business page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathylanzalaco/

If you are a nurse entrepreneur or one in the making, who’s looking to create a business that makes an impact and allows you to do the work you love, Join the NNBA and become part of The Voice of Nurse Entrepreneurship.