If I hadn’t found Johanna, I’d still be looking for a job.
Before meeting Johanna, I was struggling to make the right connections. I’d moved from the East Coast to a remote part of Oregon, so I found it physically impossible to build the kinds of connections I needed. Further, I didn’t have the necessary tools to improve my online image.

Johanna gave me incredible support and encouragement while teaching me the skills I needed to find a new job. She taught me to update my LinkedIn profile to include more professional content in an appealing format. She asked the right questions to move me through roadblocks. She shared her impressively broad network of high-quality contacts, one of whom became the company I’m working with today.

Johanna gives you the tools to accelerate your job search at any step. She helps you:
• Identify what you’re looking for.
• Search for positions.
• Land interviews.

I would recommend Johanna to anyone who:
• Has a gap or break in their career.
• Needs more connections to get the job they want.
• Is struggling to get hired.

I’m in a much better place since meeting Johanna, both financially and in terms of my happiness.
I find it incredibly fulfilling to return to the corporate world in a new and challenging position. Thanks to Johanna, I’m now at a director level, with the salary and benefits to match.

Working with Johanna was undoubtedly worth the time and cost! 
Since meeting her, my life has improved 100%. ~Beth Severson – Director, Project Management, Ipsos SMX, Long Beach, CA

Johanna has an innate ability to help people figure out their path. This ability is quite a talent as she matches folks of diverse backgrounds into small communicative groups to bounce ideas off of each other while she facilitates by asking leading questions and forcing introspection. Almost like a therapist, she gently encourages each person to find whatever it is that they love doing.

Johanna is also a valuable resource for helping foster connections among folks. Her small group workshops are detailed, well organized, and informative. She is available to talk and brainstorm at anytime.

Having attended her Values•Vision•Voice Small Group and Accountability Program, I left feeling confident with a newly-discovered direction! ~Walli Ann Wisniewski – Adjunct Instructor of Spanish, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA

I am certain that the root of Johanna’s exceptional entrepreneurial achievements is her profound desire to enable others to achieve their personal and professional visions. In working with Johanna’s Values•Vision•Voice™ Career Transformation System, I have benefited greatly not only from her often daring and fearless professional insights, but also from her deep and authentic personal investment in my reaching my goals. Even before we spoke, Johanna knew my entire C.V. better than I do. As she listened to me with laser-like focus, I could practically hear her rapid-fire brain click-click-clicking through her mental Rolodex™, identifying every possibly relevant contact for me. Thereafter, she followed up with personal introductions, highlighting my skills in a fashion tailored for the recipient.

I do want to speak, additionally, to another aspect of Johanna’s Connect•Work•Thrive, LLC. In her conceptualization of Connect•Work•Thrive, she recognized the unmet professional needs of a vast number of superbly talented people, people not knowing where to turn for genuinely expert advice. This was, to me, an act of service I respect enormously. Subsequently, Johanna has masterfully built Connect•Work•Thrive into an unparalleled career resource that provides multi-faceted career training and networking conferences that yield concrete results for her clients. In our frangible job market that has spawned a veritable industry of self-proclaimed, ineffectual “life coaches” and “leadership mentors,” Johanna and Connect•Work•Thrive are “the real deal,” the best. ~ Stephanie Jones – Social Justice Charity Founder, Denver, CO

Johanna is the consummate networker and connector. For people returning to work or making a career transition, she’s a fount of knowledge and expertise. Take a look at the conference speakers and programs she puts together and you will see that she brings together experts with just the right mix of skills to set people on course and to support them as they return to work. I have been working in the career transition field for many years and always find value in the programs she puts together. I highly recommend attending and reaching out to Johanna for great connections. ~ Laura Paradise – Paradise Coaching

There are some people who go the extra mile to help individuals succeed in life and after being invited to speak at Johanna Wise’s Connect Work Thrive Conference in San Mateo, I saw the profound effect she had on the conference attendees with her passion for change. Her events are filled with inspiration, tools and insights that every person in transition can use. This is the gift we all need to jump start new directions. ~ Jacqueline Wales – Leadership Engagement Solutions

I was a speaker at Johanna’s Connect. Work. Thrive event and thoroughly enjoyed the experience, not only as a speaker, but as an attendee of the conference. It was very thoughtfully organized and had an intimate and community feel. I attend quite a few conferences annually, and this one stood out to me. The energy and feel of the experience were direct reflections of Johanna’s vision and ability to create quality connections with many people and bring them together to benefit members of the community. I was impressed and hope to be involved again in future!~ Kiran Gaind – Modern Parent Coach at The Connected Family

Johanna sets up an extraordinarily well-run event. She is passionate about her goal for conference attendees to receive great value and the tools to change their lives/their professional direction. She works with all the conference presenters to ensure we deliver content that supports that goal. She also creates numerous opportunities for presenters to receive valuable opportunities to market and grow their businesses. It’s a win-win.~ Sandra Clark – Transforming LinkedIn Profiles for Results

I had the honor of serving as editorial director for Johanna’s latest return-to-work/career transformation summit held in New York City on March 31, 2016. Johanna created Connect•Work•Thrive LLC to guide mid-career professionals toward the successful, fulfilling careers they were meant to have. It goes without saying that Johanna is an innovator in her field. But what truly sets her apart is her genuine interest in seeing her conference attendees and private clients realize their goals, both personally and professionally. Her breadth of experience working for and alongside senior level executives at some of the country’s most recognized and highly regarded companies, coupled with her vast list of alumni and professional connections, make Johanna a valuable asset to anyone seeking to improve their career and find work they love. I look forward to collaborating with Johanna on future projects and am proud to call her a mentor, colleague, and friend. ~ Stacey Freeman, J.D. – C is for Content Marketing, New York City, NY

Johanna organizes and runs an outstanding conference. The objective of the conference was carefully considered with her audience in mind and the speakers were wisely chosen. What I thought was exceptional about Johanna’s leadership, was her ability to hold the entire conference together in a unified way so that attendees knew what to do next at all times. Of course, Johanna’s natural way of connecting people to one another makes her conferences an important business networking opportunity. ~ Jeffrey Shaw – Jeffrey Shaw Coaching, Miami, FL

Johanna Wise is a super-smart dynamo, passionate about her work of helping people transition to work they love and that sustains them. An organizer extraordinaire, Johanna put together a Connect•Work•Thrive conference in New York in 2016 that informed, inspired, and motivated me as well as the other attendees. Her dedication to detail, combined with her warmth and grace, made the conference both illuminating and memorable. She is unrivaled as a connector of people, and anyone who joins Johanna’s network will benefit–both business-wise and in ways that cannot be measured. ~ Thomas G. Fiffer – Ethics at The Good Men Project

True to her word, everyone was connecting and thriving. The Connect-Work-Thrive conference was extremely well organized, effective and impactful. Each workshop was tailored to the given audience and beneficial to the participants. Johanna has created a community between everyone that attended and continues to support attendees and the speakers. It was truly an honor to be a part of this special day! ~ Stacy Francis, CFP, CDFA, CES – Francis Financial, Inc. – Savvy Ladies, Recognized by AdvisoryHQ as one of the Top 10 Best Financial Advisors in New York, New York City, NY

Johanna has a wealth of knowledge and experience that she’s happy to impart! She is incredibly creative and intelligent and is always available with great ideas to help me move my business forward. We related particularly well as former Stay-at-Home mothers who became entrepreneurs once the kids were out of the house. Working with Johanna on Connect/Work/Thrive was an invaluable experience. Despite the fact that she was across the country planning the event, the summit came off without a hitch. I am delighted to recommend Johanna! ~ Karen Bigman – CEO, The Divorcierge, New York City, NY

I was a recent panel speaker at a Connect-Work-Thrive conference that Johanna Wise organized and held in New York City. I was impressed by the scope of event, and by the professionalism she brought to the day. Johanna is a true professional, and I look forward to future collaborations with her. ~ Fran Trelease – President at Boom Den, LLC