Fran Grossman is a high energy, results oriented entreprenuer and business professional with a solid record of achievements in growing and maintaining service-based businesses, career counseling, vocational testing and evaluation, business consulting, working with gifted and exceptional adults and children, and teaching. As a business consultant, Ms. Grossman provides a wide range of corporate training programs and seminars and counseling for displaced employees. She also works with entrepreneurs and business owners in developing business and personal goals, networking plans, and strategies for marketing their products and services. Fran also provides a multitude of other business services.

Ms. Grossman works with attorneys involved in Divorce Litigation and Personal Injury Cases, dealing specifically with vocational issues. Through testing and analysis of personal history, she uses a forensic approach to assess a client's capacity for career options and earning capability. She has served as an "Expert Witness" dealing with Vocational Issues since 1973.

Fran offers professional career counseling to individuals from job evaluation and selection through job search strategies including in-depth testing of abilities, personality, values and interests.

A skilled presenter, Fran has participated in numerous seminars, workshops, and symposiums over the past 17 years. She has conducted effective presentations for businesses, educational groups, hospitals and medical facilities, various professional and civic organizations, and has appeared on both television and radio as a guest panelist and primary speaker.

Ms. Grossman received her M.A. in Counseling & Education and her B.A. in Sociology. & Anthropology with coursework in Medical Sociology and Anthropology (Forensic Studies), Criminology, and Juvenile Delinquency from the University of South Florida. She has authored several studies and has served as a national consultant to state curriculum development committees, a teaching faculty member, program administrator, and vocational counselor in college, university, and adult education settings.

Fran takes great pride in her specialty...gifted and exceptional children and adults. She also works with parents and educators to provide insight, testing, evaluation, and consulting for ADA, SLD, and IEP/504-plan students.

A recognized leader in community and business organizations, Fran has served on the board of various professional associations including the Hillsborough County Mental Health Association and as Vice-President of the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce. She is an affiliate member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Florida Association for Counseling & Development, and the Florida Career Development Association. She has been recognized by the "1991 International Who's Who of Women" and voted 'Woman of the Year for 1991" by the International Board of Research. She was also named to "Who's Who in American Education" for 1993-94.

Fran Grossman, VTO: fgrossman@tampabay.rr.com/(813)661-6658