Rick Johnsen

About Rick Johnsen

I address the challenges and complexities of multiple bottom-line organizations by applying multi-sector solutions with a cross-disciplinary approach for impactful and sustainable results.Providing executive leadership for small to midsize businesses, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions. Deep experience in branding, revenue generation, and organizational transformation. Bringing a unique combination of strengths to leadership style. Widely recognized for the ability to unify organizations around a shared vision, develop and execute strategic plans, foster a collaborative culture, and build and mentor high-functioning teams — from the boardroom to the executive suite, and throughout every level of staff and service delivery. Colleagues and clients value the ability to drive big-picture objectives down into detailed processes that achieve lasting results.An innovative team leader who inspires others and achieves outstanding outcomes in multifaceted, fast-paced environments. An operational performance optimizer and award-winning integrated marketing communications pioneer. A strategic and tactical senior executive, speaking multiple industry languages with a track record of success for start-ups, turnarounds, rebrands, and mergers in corporate sectors and nonprofit arenas. Preference is for working in environments where every decision matters.Revenue by design:• Articulating a compelling vision through authentic messaging, across all mediums and to all audiences, ensuring identity cohesion – including broadcast and social media.• Building better brands with clear, consistent, and concise communication across all channels and to all constituents – from print to web.• Creating collaborative, people-focused, results-driven corporate cultures. • Developing high-functioning teams in public, private, and voluntary segments – leading people and managing processes for mutually beneficial outcomes. • Executing strategic initiatives efficiently and effectively.• Fostering optimum productivity and morale through consensus-driven teambuilding, discernment-based decision making, and anticipatory management. • Generating topline revenue and bottom-line results for multiple bottom-line environments.

Experience

1. Senior Advisor

   Faithsearch Partners

   Feb 2026 — Present

   FaithSearch Advisors provide personalized, strategic guidance to faith-driven leaders and organizations seeking to maximize their leadership effectiveness, navigate transitions, and align action with mission. For organizations facing challenges, pursuing new opportunities, or stewarding a season of growth, FaithSearch Advisors helps leaders move forward with clarity, confidence, and conviction. Our sector scope includes higher education, healthcare, K-12 Christian schools, private equity, law, governance, nonprofit ministries, finance, operations, or business development.

Education

• Azusa Pacific University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Social Sciences

• Azusa Pacific University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Behavioral Sciences

• Westmont College

  Political Science and Pre-Law

Skills

• Product Marketing
• Business Management
• Integrated Marketing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Communications
• Strategy
• Marketing Communications
• Organizational Development
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Team Leadership
• Crm
• Community Outreach
• Higher Education Marketing
• Transformational Leadership
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• Leading Transformational Change
• Volunteer Management
• Brand Development
• Public Speaking
• Strategic Planning
• Program Management
• Enrollment Management
• Program Development
• Team Building
• Management
• Advertising
• Organizational Leadership
• Leadership Development
• Nonprofits
• Marketing
• Brand Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy
• Event Planning
• Leadership
• Change Management
• Teaching