Dave Wheeler - Janis Wheeler Co-owners

Janis K. Wheeler - My background is quite varied within the corporate arena. I was a secretary and admin asst. for ten years ending in a position as an Executive Assistant to the Director of Insurance in what was then Seafirst Bank in Seattle. From that position I leaped into my own business as a Housekeeper for clients in the Seattle-Issaquah area such as the then President of Nordstrom’s and the President of Starbucks. I expanded my business becoming a personal and business assistant and Home Manager for some of my customers. After 11 years I began to feel lonely and wanted to make a greater social contribution in my work. I decided to accept an opportunity to become an Editor for a start-up educational Dot Com company. I was the fifth person hired for the start up. Talk about learning to expand my horizons, skills and emotional maturity! I didn't become the dot com millionaire I was hoping for, but it was an amazing experience. When the dot com company fell in the dot com industry crash, I decided to move north to live near my Mom in Marysville. At first I did temporary secretarial work while I studied to become a Life Coach. I had learned so much about business startup, expansion, marketing and communication; I began to dabble in Virtual Assistance and Business Consulting. Virtual Assistance is remote business and office assistance done via computers, email, phones, and the internet. Along with a variety of office projects such as writing ad copy, press releases and more, I began to serve other business owners by helping them to become more focused, and organized, helped them to cut costs, learn leadership skills, and assisted them with project management. In an effort to attract more clients, I visited a professional networking group called LeTip and soon after found a new love, Aviation. What was then Northwest School of Aviation was a wonderful place for me, an entrepreneur, to be challenged and to grow. It is my pleasure to see our customers do the same. NWAC is a place where everyone is happy to be. I began as Dave’s business assistant. Dave and I have been working together for over two years, and much to our delight we are now co-owners of NWAC. The industries I have worked in are listed below: City Parks & Recreation Clerk Typist 1971 Several Hospitals Secretary, Billing University of Washington Secretary, Administrative Assistant Savings & Loan Buyer (bought everything except computers) Mortgage Banking Loan Processor Copier Sales Cold Call Sales Tourist Industry Main Frame Computer Operator for Holland America Cruises Employment Employment Agent-Business Sales & Placement Sea First Bank Executive Assistant Housekeeping Self-Employed 1990 Personal/Bus Asst./Home Mgr. Self-Employed Dot Com Company Editor Real Estate Real Estate Assistant 2005 Life Coach Self-Employed Virtual Assistant Self-Employed Aviation Center Co-Owner 2006-present