Richard Olson
Email: rwo62666@bethel.edu
Job Titles
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Adjunct Instructor of Business
Business, College of Arts and Sciences -
Adjunct MBA Instructor
MBA, Graduate School
Highlight
Adjunct Instructor of Business MBA Adjunct Instructor The majority of Ric Olson's working life continues to be dedicated to serving elders within the senior living arena. The focus on serving elders has resulted in work in numerous settings including but not limited to: health care, management, leadership development and training, accounting and finance, budget and planning, cash management, project development, strategic planning, operational assessments, Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care and other payer sources, ethics and values initiatives, wellness, information technology and day to day operations.
Started at Bethel
2017
Education
- Bethel College - B.A. in Business and Economics, Political Science, 1971
- Wheaton College - M.A. in Communications, 1976
- Trinity International Univeristy - M.A. in Christian Thought, 2000
Biography
Ric Olson - CEO/Founder - Lessons Learned Solutions LLC
Fractional CFO, CEO, COO - Writer - Educator
The majority of Ric Olson's working life continues to be dedicated to serving elders within the senior living arena. The focus on serving elders has resulted in work in numerous settings including but not limited to: health care, management, leadership development and training, accounting and finance, budget and planning, cash management, project development, strategic planning, operational assessments, Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care and other payer sources, ethics and values initiatives, wellness, information technology and day to day operations.
Ric is passionanate about providing relief and healing to leaders of senior living communities and services wrestling with financial challenges and distress while at the same time combating the plagues of loneliness, helplessness and boredom being experienced by so many residents and elders in today's world.
Ric Olson Mission and Purpose
To experience a full and meaningful life in Christ.
To live out servant steward principles focused on the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.
To willingly share from my heart to yours lessons learned from climbing and experiencing the highest mountain tops, navigating day to day routines and walking through the deepest valleys.
Courses Taught
HCAM615 - Finance For Healthcare Administrators - Spring 2020
HCAM615 - Finance for Healthcare Administrators - Spring 2021
Business Communication 208 - Fall 2017
Business Communication 208 - Spring 2018
Business Communication 208 - Spring 2019
Business Communication 208 - Spring 2020
Business Communication 208 - Spring 2021
Publications
White Paper - Web Site Posting and Selective Distribution - Elderhood: Transforming American Life - September 6, 2019
Regular postings of Reflection with Ric stories (professional/personal stories with professional application) primarilyon Linked In.
Twenty six stories posted on Lessons Learned Solutions web site blog beginning May of 2019 with 25,470 vies on linked in as of April 20, 2021.
Certificates and Licenses
Registered Certified Public Accountant with the State of Illinois
Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Ambassadors for Business
Amplify Mission Network
Center for Bioethics and Human DIgnity - Bannockburn, Illinois
Christian Business Men's Connection (Northland CBMC - Trusted Adviser Forum)
Metro North Chamber of Commerce