Marcia Ballinger

Executive recruiter --> Author and Speaker.

Marcia Ballinger is Co-Founder and Principal of Ballinger|Leafblad, a national executive search firm located in St Paul, Minnesota. An industry veteran, she is a frequent writer and speaker on a wide variety of topics related to executive job search: career planning, networking, interviewing and transition to the non-profit sector.

Marcia has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Speech-Communication from the University of Minnesota. She received her PhD in Organization and Management from Capella University, where she later served as Board Chair. She also earned her certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources from the HR Certification Institute.

Marcia has earned honors such as Industry Leader by the Minneapolis-St Paul Business Journal, the "(Real) Power 50" by Minnesota Business Magazine and "50 Over 50" by AARP.

Marcia is the author of "The 20-Minute Networking Meeting," "Winning the Executive Interview," and "Make the Jump: Reinvent Your Career in the Nonprofit Sector" and co-author of "The 20-Minute Networking Meeting" (Professional, Graduate and Veteran's Editions).