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02/22/2025

Batts & Associates is a proud sponsor/supporter of MI Diversity Education Center's Rainbow Fund.

Get tickets online for The Rainbow Fund here.

01/14/2025

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Did you know that the MI Diversity Education Center offers free Disability & LGBTQ+ Resources? Check all of them out at: https://www.midiversitycenter.org/ (use the drop-down menu under 'Our Work').

01/01/2025

Start the new year with renewed momentum for positive change in your career and life! The Career Compass Academy offers specialized workshops designed to guide individuals through pivotal transitions.
Career Catalyst Workshops are at the heart of our offerings—tailored for professionals seeking clarity, direction, and actionable steps for career growth.
Whether you're ready to embrace change or seeking inspiration to move forward, the Career Catalyst Workshop is here to help you turn your aspirations into reality. Start this year with a plan that works for you—and a partner dedicated to your success. Watch this video and sign up at our website www.batts-associates.com/career-compass-academy
so we can make 2025 your year!

01/01/2025

Start the new year with renewed momentum for positive change in your career and life! The Career Compass Academy offers specialized workshops designed to guide individuals through pivotal transitions.
Career Catalyst Workshops are at the heart of our offerings—tailored for professionals seeking clarity, direction, and actionable steps for career growth.
Whether you're ready to embrace change or seeking inspiration to move forward, the Career Catalyst Workshop is here to help you turn your aspirations into reality. Start this year with a plan that works for you—and a partner dedicated to your success. Watch this video and sign up at our website www.batts-associates.com/career-compass-academy
so we can make 2025 your year!

12/11/2024

What a wonderful opportunity to meet a great group of youth at the Mock Job Fair Workshop at the Wilson Talent Center in Mason today. Well worth the drive to meet the great staff and be part of preparing the next generation for their career journey!

12/04/2024

Thank you to Bold Journey Magazine for the opportunity to share my passion for empowering others as a feature in the Risk Taking & Saying Goodbye to Comfort Zones portion of the magazine this month! Check it out here! And a shout out to Rose of Fresh Rise Coaching for the nudge
https://boldjourney.com/meet-beth-batts

We recently connected with Beth Batts and have shared our conversation below. Hi Beth, so

11/20/2024

🎉 It’s Podcast Day! 🎉

Today’s Professionally Speaking episode Shaping Alternative Paths is here, and it’s all about shaking up the way we think about youth, self-recognition, and alternative paths to employment and growth—starting as early as high school!

We’re honored to feature Amirika Richardson, T3 Education Officer for Capital Area Michigan Works!

Here’s a teaser:
"So what you're doing is incredible. You're starting the thought process out with, 'Where are you, and what can you do to help yourself develop?' And it's incredible. So when people think of a pipeline for employment, there seems to be a perception that it begins after someone has finished some sort of post-secondary education, …so you are challenging that." – Beth Batts

Amirika’s work in the Greater Lansing area is creating real change by lifting the trades, challenging stereotypes, and building pathways for young people to embrace who they are and discover new opportunities for their future.

🎧 Click the link to listen now, and be inspired by this empowering conversation. Share it with your network—we’re redefining what success looks like for the next generation!

Welcome to this empowering episode of Professionally Speaking! We are thrilled to sit down with Amirika Richardson, T3 Education Officer for Capital Area Michigan Works! Amirika is making waves in the Greater Lansing area by challenging traditiona...

11/18/2024

🚨 Podcast Alert! 🚨

I couldn’t be more excited to share tomorrow’s episode of Professionally Speaking with the incredible Richardson, T3 Education Officer for Capital Area Michigan Works! Amirika is a powerhouse in career education and leads the Career Education and Advisory Council with such purpose and impact. 🎙️💡

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming:

"I'm going to hit on something that I know is controversial. But the way that we're recruiting talent, we have to look at that with these students. They have different mindsets, different backgrounds, different beliefs, different experiences."

Amirika brings bold, insightful perspectives that challenge us to rethink how we connect with the next generation of talent. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss!

✨ Make sure check here tomorrow afternoon for the podcast link and join the dialogue. Let’s keep moving the needle on education and workforce development together. 💼📚

10/08/2024

🎙️ New *Professionally Speaking* podcast episode alert! 🎙️ We’re joined by Christy Buck from the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan to talk about the powerful *be nice.* program and how we can Notice, Invite, Challenge, and Empower (N.I.C.E.) for better mental health in schools and workplaces.

🟢 **Follow & Pledge Challenge**: Batts & Associates will donate to the *be nice.* program DOUBLE the amount of new LinkedIn followers AND new pledges to be nice in your community if the combined total is over 125—representing the number of people lost to su***de each month in Michigan.

👉 Follow Batts & Associates on LinkedIn and take the pledge here: [https://www.benice.org/take-the-pledge](https://www.benice.org/take-the-pledge)



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In this episode of Professionally Speaking, we sit down with Christy Buck from the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan to discuss the *be nice.* program—a proactive approach to mental health awareness in both schools and workplaces. We dive ...

10/07/2024

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In tomorrow's episode of *Professionally Speaking*, we sit down with Christy Buck from the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan to discuss the *be nice.* program—a proactive approach to mental health awareness in both schools and workplaces. Check out our contest where Batts & Associates will donate to the be nice program as you follow and share. More details tomorrow! Tune in.

In tomorrow's episode of Professionally Speaking we sit down with Christy Buck from the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan to discuss the be nice…

09/17/2024

Don't miss this opportunity to add more to your DEI toolkit. We are going to INCLUDE great information and you will step away able to keep the DIVERSE conversations going. 2binclusive is your place to help keep DEI alive and well.

The Fall 2024 2binclusive Diversity Leadership Academy (DLA) is going virtual. Please plan to join us as we discover what it takes to be a tope leader of DEI in today's busy workplace. NO, DEI is Not Dead and your organization can create and implement a strong welcoming, affirming and inclusive culture that proves this. To learn more, please visit: https://2binclusive.com/diversity-leadership-academy

09/03/2024

Listen in to this episode of Professionally Speaking as Vonnie Woodrick and I talk about the how the small steps like changing the words we use related to su***de and mental illness can be supportive and have a stigma reducing ripple effect at home and at work. Hear Vonnie's perspective and learn more about understand as a place to turn for support. Note: This episode touches on a subject that may evoke strong emotions for our listeners. hashtag ***de

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