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Laurie Olson
Principal in charge of Relocation Strategies

e-mail   lolson@keewaydin.com

 Laurie Olson is responsible for providing highly-specialized project and relocation management to Keewaydin's clients. Laurie brings an extraordinary mix of knowledge, experience and tenacity to the process. From defining a project with a comprehensive needs analysis through supervising the move, her focus is on delivering an invisible, hassle-free move. Her "can do" attitude, creative problem-solving skills, and unwillingness to take "no" for an answer, make her efforts a unique asset in coordinating corporate relocations.

Laurie’s client list includes:
   • Conseco Finance Corporation (formerly Green Tree Financial Corporation)
   • Textron Financial Corporation
   • Martin Williams Advertising, Inc.
   • Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
   • Mervyn's, division of Target Corporation
   • Dataserv

Prior to joining Keewaydin in 2001 she was the President of  Relocation Strategies, Inc., a St. Paul-based consulting firm which she founded that specialized in corporate real estate planning and relocation management. Her firm managed the build out of more than two million square feet of office space, including 160 Conseco Finance mortgage service offices and multiple corporate facilities throughout the U.S. In 2001, Relocation Strategies merged with Keewaydin.

Ms. Olson recently:
 • Completed the renovation of 60,000 square feet of office space in the US Bank Building  in St. Paul MN and coordinated the relocation of 300 Conseco employees to the new space.
 • Provided construction/project management services in connection with a 75,000 square foot Conseco operations center in Rapid City, SD.
 • Assisted in the coordination of MLT's relocation to their new corporate headquarters in   Edina, MN.
 
KEEWAYDIN PEOPLE FACTS:
• Laurie Olson has more than 20 years of project/relocation management experience on projects  throughout the United States.
• Laurie founded Relocations Strategies, Inc. a company that merged with Keewaydin in 2001.

 
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When not assisting Keewaydin's Clients, Laurie enjoys riding horses and spending time on her hobby farm with her husband and three beautiful daughters.