Karen Batchelor

Current

Certified Coach & Midlife Strategist at Open for Life Coaching, LLC
Author at Midlife's A Trip -- The Blog

Past

Attorney at Eisenberg & Bogas, P.C.
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at Detroit Regional Chamber
First Vice President and Manager of Civic Affairs at Comerica

Education

Wayne State University Law School

Recommended

4 people have recommended Karen

Connections

132 connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

Karen Batchelor’s Summary

Certified professional coach supporting Baby Boomers in the development and implementation of transformational personal and professional life strategies.

Extensive legal experience in corporate defense and later as advocate for individuals during voluntary and involuntary employment transition.

Expert in building and leveraging strategic relationships across legal, business, government and community sectors to foster favorable market perceptions, partnerships, initiatives, legislative action, and the development of cause-related marketing strategies.

Talented negotiator and communicator with extensive experience in issues management. Senior advisor to top-level management and industry innovators.

Inspirational keynote speaker on midlife and mid-career issues. Insightful and humorous professional blogger.

Karen Batchelor’s Specialties:

Midlife and mid-career transition strategies, resume and interview coaching, personal branding, Baby Boomer life coach.

Karen Batchelor’s Experience

Certified Coach & Midlife Strategist

Open for Life Coaching, LLC

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

I'm an attorney and former corporate exec who rediscovered my true passion in life after 50 and reinvented my career and life to fit. Now as a certified coach, I help Baby Boomers reinvent themselves and create a career and life to fit.
Author

Midlife's A Trip -- The Blog

(Consumer Services industry)

May 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)

Karen's special blend of humor, wisdom and enthusiasm is liberally sprinkled through the articles on this blog for those who are on the journey through midlife. Her philosophy is "midlife's isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself".

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Karen Batchelor’s Interests:

Facilitating growth and change through professional coaching for those in midlife and mid-career, social networking, self-growth, genealogy, gardening, knitting and travel.