Jaana is a psychologist, coach and trainer, head of the training company Arikano, author and co-author of several books.
Jaana studied at the military-oriented North Georgia College & State University in the USA (since 2013 University of North Georgia) and defended her Master's degree in Business Administration at the Estonian Business School in 2003 and in Psychology at the University of Tartu in 2012. In 2013-2014, she completed her training in solution-focused coaching at Erickson College International (Canada) on the programme The Art and Science of Coaching.
Since 2002, she has been a guest lecturer at various universities (TLÜ, TalTech, EMTA, EBS, etc.) and has also worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2004, she founded the training company Arikano. In addition, she has furthered her education in journalism at the Reporter School and has done professional work for the newspaper Äripäev and the magazines Director and Psühholoogia Sinule. She has compiled Äripäev's book “Ettevõtte riskid” and, together with A. Virovere and R. Alas, the handbook ”Organisatsioonikäitumine” (2005, 2008). She is also the compiler of the training chapter and a co-author of the PARE Human Resource Management handbook (2007). She has also presented at numerous conferences and seminars. In 2008, she was chosen as the Trainer of the Year by the Continuing Education Centre of Tallinn University.
Jaana holds a Level 7 professional qualification as an adult trainer and is also an assessor of adult trainer qualifications.
Read what Jaana has written about leadership and relationships.
Listen to the Estonian Woman magazine's podcast “For Mental Health,” featuring psychologist Rita Rätsepp and Jaana discussing emotions and their regulation.
Listen to Veiko Valkiainen's interview with Jaana on the Leadership Podcast episode “Leadership Quality is a Competitive Advantage.”
Listen to the Leadership Lab show hosted by Signe Rummo, featuring trainer and coach Raimo Ülavere and Jaana on Äripäev Radio.
Read the interview with Jaana by EPALE ambassador Kadi Kass on the topic of adult trainer qualifications.