About the Wessels Group
Laurie Wessels, MBA, is President of the Wessels Group. Laurie specializes in educating and coaching current and future leaders in the principles, practice and skills of successful and sustainable leadership. She works closely with the Executive Coaching Institute as a senior trainer and a mentor coach.
Laurie blends her expertise in sales, marketing, training and leadership development to develop results-producing leaders and high-impact teams at all organizational levels. During her 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Laurie created and provided leadership to top performing sales teams. As a senior marketing manager, she was on marketing teams that produced some of the top drug launches, including the current number one drug in the U.S. She was responsible for creating strategies and tactics for products resulting in over $3 billion in sales and leading market performers. Her proven business skills and experience enhance her capabilities to turn powerful principles into highly effective real life practices and skills.
Laurie is a highly experienced trainer and coach, committed to the growth and development of organizations largest assets – the strengths of their people. She has designed coaching and training programs for numerous companies, as well as consulted to graduate teaching institutions. Some of her clients include Xerox, Pfizer, Immunex, Novartis, Merck, Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Northwestern University, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, ProActive Healthcare Communications, CogniMed, CDM, ZLB Plasma, Allstate, Brightstar, WCR, Hitachi and Jumpstart. Laurie is a Certified Executive Coach, Certified Results Coach, Certified Teacher of Movement Psychology, and founding member of the International Consortium of Coaches Organization. She is an active member of the Chicago International Coaches Federation and Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association and is an Adjunct Professor in the MBA program at the Lake Forrest Graduate School of Management.
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