Richard Olson

Job Titles

  • Adjunct Instructor of Business
    Business, College of Arts and Sciences
  • MBA Adjunct 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

Website

https://lessonslearnedsol.com