Sandy Demarest

Sandy is an executive career and a retirement lifestyle and leadership coach, trainer, and speaker who leverages her experience to help organizations and mid-late-stage workers transition to new chapters. She specializes in training and coaching programs focusing on Engage as You Age, From Fulltime Career to Fulltime Life, and Create Your Next Meaningful Chapter. Her greatest gifts and joy are helping individuals, couples, and small groups craft their next chapter to make the most of the years ahead. Sandy is the founder and owner of Demarest Directions, providing coaching, training, and retreats.

Sandy started her career in social work after earning a degree in social welfare and psychology from Ohio Wesleyan University and extensive coursework in social work from Fordham University. For the past 25 years, Sandy has worked in career development. She later transitioned to coaching with certifications as a Career Management Coach, Executive Leadership Coach, and Strengths-Based Coach from The Academies. She is also a Certified Retirement Options Coach.

After ten years working with leaders and professionals embarking on their next life and work challenges, the last five years have been a time of change and reassessment for Sandy. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, there has been another opportunity for personal self-reflection and reassessment. She appreciates now more than ever that life is short, and we often live our best lives in our later years. Sandy has a renewed sense of urgency to live each day with purpose, joy, and gratitude and to help others do the same by embracing the freedom to create their future.