SCORE Helps Entrepreneur Change the Way Seniors Maintain Wellness

Chapter #0726, SCORE North Cook and Lake County shares a Success Story: 

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https://patch.com/illinois/arlingtonheights/score-helps-entrepreneur-change-way-seniors-maintain-wellness

After thirty years serving the senior care industry, Colleen Koziara, CEO of Beyond Bingo, has likely called her last Bingo game.

Her passion has led to the establishment her consulting company, Beyond Bingo, to create a "Multi-Dimensional Whole Life Wellness Program" designed to support seniors in maintaining their independence.

"Bingo is clearly not front and center in the care plans we recommend for our clients," she points out. Visit: http://www.beyond-bingo.com/

Koziara is a senior wellness consultant and programming specialist, who is also a nationally Certified Dementia Care Practitioner Trainer, a Certified Dementia Care Practitioner and a Certified Chair Yoga Instructor.

As a highly skilled artist, art instructor and muralist, Koziara facilitates creative art programming for seniors at all care levels from independent through memorycare and end of life, as well as Murals To Remember, a Beyond Bingo, Inc., trademarked program that engages the entire community in the creation of reminiscence murals in senior communities and community centers.

Colleen Koziara's SCORE Mentoring Experience: In Her Own Words

In a recent interview, Colleen shared many insights about her entrepreneurial experience and how her SCORE North Cook and Lake County mentors, Karen Spesard, Chris Banakis and Arnold Goldberg, assisted in developing her business. Visit: https://northchicago.score.org/

SCORE North Cook and Lake County client Colleen Koziara (center), CEO of Beyond Bingo, co-mentors with Karen Spesard and Chris Banakis. "Bingo is clearly not front and center in the care plans we recommend for our clients," Koziara points out. Visit: http://www.beyond-bingo.com/SCORE North Cook and Lake County.