Karen is a strategic advisor, board director, speaker, and former Fortune 100 global executive with 20+ years of experience successfully partnering with CXOs, senior leaders, and their teams to navigate hyper growth. She works with both Inc. 5000 startups and Fortune 500 companies to move business up and to the right through strategy, IPOs, M&A integration, reorganization, and expansion. Her sterling track record includes the delivery of double-digit growth across all advisory engagements, with over 95% of clients returning for further advising or referring new clients. Karen brings deep people, process, and systems perspective to C-suites and boards.Karen’s coaching draws on the financial acumen, business experience, and human capital insight she honed as part of the leadership team at Compaq Computer. As employee #104, she helped lead the company through hyper growth as it skyrocketed from early-stage startup to the then fastest-growing company in U.S history. Now, she works to recreate that success for other companies and founders.Karen LinkedIn Live C-suite interviews and articles in high-profile publications are insightful and focused on leadership and business strategies. They highlight the experiences and perspectives of C-suite leaders across various industries, emphasizing leadership challenges, growth strategies, and innovation. Her interviews often delve into the personal and professional journeys of these leaders, providing valuable lessons and actionable insights for aspiring and current leaders. The tone is engaging and informative, aiming to inspire and educate her audience.Karen is President of an executive consulting practice advising CEOs and senior leadership teams across IPOs, acquisition integrations, scaling, and dramatic leadership development. She has led numerous long-term engagements across Technology (Welltok, QASymphony, Tricentis, TTC, Ping Identity, nCourt, Keyfactor, Witness Systems), Academia (Champlain College), Market Research (Schlesinger Associates), and Architecture (Spacesmith). Karen is the author of “No Dumbing Down: A No-Nonsense Guide for CEOs on Organization Growth“ (Business Expert Press, 2018). She is also a contributor to Forbes, Fast Company, and the Harvard Business Review on the topics of Leadership and Leadership Strategy and is a speaker at technology conferences around the world. She earned her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a graduate of Columbia University’s Organization Development and Human Resources Management Executive Program.