Colleen Schaefgen is a certified coach and former Fortune 100 trainer with a lifelong passion for personal growth, leadership, and helping others thrive through transition. Over the course of her career, she trained thousands of professionals in leadership, communication, and career development, always with a focus on empowering people to live with purpose and satisfaction. 

Since 2002, Colleen has coached hundreds of individuals, guiding them through career transformations, small business growth, and, most recently, the emotional and practical journey into retirement. Drawing from her own joyful experience redefining life after corporate work, she now helps others avoid common retirement pitfalls and embrace new possibilities as they design their own fulfilling, purpose-driven next chapter. 

Colleen believes that retirement is not an end, but a powerful beginning: a time to rediscover joy, connection, and meaning. She can help you create a joyful life in your retirement years that is uniquely suited to you. She uses her decades of experience and personal stories of others to help you ask the right questions, make better choices and truly thrive in your retirement.