Karen Sharpe is a Founder and CEO at Mergent Technologies. She possess expertise in strategic planning, budgeting, start ups, product development, talent development and 29 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "I had the pleasure of working with Karen in her capacity at Director Portfolio Strategy at ISC2. Karen's extensive expertise, her ability to apply it in a high change, high pressure environment, and her methodical approach were all evident from the start.  Karen was instrumental in leading the strategy for and content expansion of the portfolio of cybersecurity professional development products at ISC2, including playing a key role in updating products to meet changing market demands and maintain relevance. She took a highly collaborative and cross-functional approach, working across the organisation to achieve goals and ensure ongoing alignment in an ever-changing environment.  I enjoyed working with Karen as a warm and very knowledgeable colleague from whom I learned a great deal, and next to whom it was a pleasure to undertake  Dare to Lead training in January 2023. I would recommend her to any organisation!" and "I've had the pleasure of working with Karen as a client/partner in our development of key talent learning programs alongside big market players like Cisco for some years. Karen is always ready to work alongside her clients with a friendly can-do-it approach, a keen ear for listening to and interpreting customer needs, and creating flexible solutions with a team that can be implemented with ease. I'd recommend Karen in a Senior leadership role as an asset to many organisations."