Eric Bachelor was born in Shelbyville, KY, and graduated in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and in 1976 with a master’s degree in education administration from Marshall University.

After graduation, Eric spent 17 years in management with the Ford Motor Company, where he conducted arbitration proceedings, negotiated labor contracts and was Human Relations Manager in Louisville and Detroit.

Eric owned several businesses, including a chain of coin-operated Laundromats, Thoroughbred racehorses and a variety of restaurants and real estate developments. He credits his personal business success to hard work, a willingness to address and treat associates and employees with respect, to share the success of the business with them and grow the company using a team concept.

Eric’s early business ventures paved the way for him to become president and CEO of Bachelor Foods Inc. which served as a franchise for the Outback Steakhouse. He also now owns the “Menches Bros. - The inventors of the hamburger” insignia, licensing, recipes and history, which is still in the marketing-and-development stage.

Eric not only excelled in the business arena, but achieved many high school athletic records that remain unbroken today in basketball, football and track. In college, he won numerous awards and competed in the NIT and NCAA tournaments.

Eric is the winner of numerous community service awards and now lives in Chesterfield, Mo. with his wife, Brenda, and two children, Brendon and Erica.