Jane Cooper, president and founder of Patient Care, Milwaukee
Name: Jane Cooper
Title: Founder, president and CEO
Company: Patient Care
Company address: 633 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1310, Milwaukee, WI 53203
Company web site: www.patientcare4u.com
Industry: Health care advocacy
Education: B.A. from Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill. and Master’s degree from Western Illinois University
Hobbies and Interests: Running, music, golf, cooking, drinking wine, pilates, travel
Favorite book and/or movie: “Book, Anything by Martha Grimes or P.D. James. Movie, “Blazing Saddles.”
Favorite musician/band: Dr. John
Favorite place to visit/vacation: New Orleans
Favorite local restaurant: Capital Grille
Words to live by: “Everyone has choices – live your life to be happy”
What is your core philosophy for doing business? “Everyone at our company works to create raving fans of our customers.”
Who is your role model and why? “My father is my role model. He was always very positive and willing to take risks in his personal and his professional life.”
What was the funniest thing that has ever happened to you? “Personally, I think ending up back in Wisconsin due to Hurricane Katrina. I grew up in Waukesha. I moved to New Orleans in 1985 and never intended to leave. When Hurricane Katrina hit and the levees broke I knew that the best place to restart my business was Milwaukee and headed north on August 30, 2005. It was unexpected, funny and a very good decision.”
