Ruth Ann Harnisch - Cast

Ruth Ann Harnisch is an American investor, activist and philanthropist native Buffalo, New York. As a teenager, she worked as DJ for WYSL-FM in Buffalo under the name Karin Kelly. She briefly worked for Buffalo-based WGR-TV and WKBW-TV. After moving to Nashville, Tennessee, Ruth Ann Leach worked for WLAC-AM, as a television reporter and anchor for WTVF, and as a columnist for the Nashville Banner. She is married William Harnisch, and founded The Harnisch Foundation in 1998. After retiring from her journalism career, she chaired the board of the non-profit More Than Money, whose coaching program inspired Harnisch to learn about professional coaching. She joined the International Coach Federation and the International Association of Coaches. In 2006, she co-founded The Foundation of Coaching.