Kendra Brodin, Founder and CEO
Because I have the heart of a social worker and the mind of a lawyer, I’m able to listen deeply and provide practical solutions for attorneys and their law firms in career and professional development areas such as leadership, career satisfaction, time and stress management, work/life balance, and conflict resolution. I also teach a variety of Continuing Legal Education courses on those topics to firms and other legal organizations across the country.
As the Director of Career and Professional Development at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, I support students and alumni as they develop themselves professionally and personally for the practice of law. It is my joy to help them find meaningful positions that bring out their best qualities and attributes.
I also maintain a limited and exclusive executive coaching and consulting practice focused on helping lawyers experience both professional and personal success.
Prior to my work at the law school and with private clients, I practiced civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution, helping individuals and organizations in conflict find resolution and common ground. With my mix of in-the-trenches experience, strategic thinking, deep insight and empathetic candor, I educate, motivate and inspire my clients to forge massive results.
I’m a member of the American Bar Association, the National Association of Women Lawyers, Minnesota Women Lawyers, and the Minnesota State Bar Association, where I am the Chairperson of the new Committee 36 program, an innovative initiative and model for bar associations across the country who are seeking new ways to support their newest attorneys. I am Co-Chairperson of the MSBA Life & the Law Committee and Assistant Chairperson of the MSBA Women in the Legal Profession Committee.
I hold a masters degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from the University of Minnesota School of Law, and I completed my executive coaching training through the internationally-renown Institute for Life Coach Training. I also serve on the Board of Trustees of the Mission Investment Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, as well as in several other volunteer capacities in my community.
Currently, I live in St. Paul, Minnesota with my husband, Rev. Ryan Brodin, and our two young daughters. When I’m not serving my clients, I spend my time with family and friends, playing the piano and organ professionally, enjoying good food, wine and chocolate, and taking trips to the family cabin on a northern Minnesota lake.
Jackie Nees, Business Manager
Jackie holds an A.A.S in Visual Communications and brings to us more than 13 years of creative and administrative experience serving as our Business Manager. Some of her duties include managing the WomenLawyersOnline.com and KendraBrodin.com websites; Kendra’s “Happy in Law!” ezine as well as various other administrative and marketing tasks. Jackie owns and operates a full-time Virtual Assistant business at http://jackeinees.net where she specializes in working with women entrepreneurs. She currently lives in Michigan with her husband, daughter, three cats and a dog. Email Jackie at jackie@kendrabrodin.com.
Tim Baran, CLE Administrator
We have partnered with Tim Baran to provide continuing legal education (CLE) accreditation services for our conferences, seminars, teleconferences and webinars. With almost 20 years of experience in the legal profession, Tim is the founder and CEO of http://www.uMCLE.com, a service and resource hub for all things CLE. Tim attended Cardozo School of Law and spent ten years as the director of library services and the continuing legal education program at the law firm of Anderson Kill & Olick in New York City. Email Tim at tim@kendrabrodin.com.
Susan Fee, Client Services Specialist
Susan Fee is our client support authority, providing all of the services you require with a personal touch. Susan managed numerous service industry businesses and on-line, client-centered web sites before joining our team of experts, and she is experienced in scheduling, site information, service offerings and other aspects of our business engagement with you and your organization.
Please contact Susan to arrange speaking engagements, consultations and other services that our experienced staff provides. Susan will be happy to answer your questions and connect you to the right voice in our business hierarchy to deliver the information you require quickly and completely. Email Susan at susan@kendrabrodin.com.
