Select Speaking Engagements
American Marketing Association
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The Wharton School of Business
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The Marketing Hall
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HubSpot's Unbound/Inbound
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Content Marketing
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Point of View
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Performance problems rarely start where they show upEvery organization operates with tension. Left unmanaged, those tensions show up as stalled decisions, weak accountability, conflict, misalignment, and underperformance. Karen makes the invisible visible and gives leaders practical ways to address what is actually getting in the way.
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Speaking Topics
Leading Through Tension
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From Good Intentions to Good Governance
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Your Marketing Isn't Working On Purpose
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Hard conversations are part of leadership. Avoiding them doesn't make the tension disappear. It makes the consequences harder to manage.
Karen gives leaders a practical framework for navigating the moments when relationships, expectations, and results collide. Explore the topic➔ |
Passion for the mission is not enough. Many nonprofit and not-for-profit boards rely on commitment and informal practices long after the organization has outgrown them..
Karen explores how clearer roles, stronger governance practices and better judgment help boards lead effectively as their organizations grow. Explore the topic➔ |
When marketing becomes disconnected from purpose, the problem is bigger than messaging. The brand starts saying one thing while the business signals another.
Karen challenges leaders to examine whether their marketing is actually advancing what the organization says it stands for and what happens when it isn't. Explore the topic➔ |
Why Karen
Experience that goes beyond the presentationKaren's perspective comes from more than 25 years inside organizations as an executive, entrepreneur, advisor, and board leader. She has led businesses, advised executives, governed organizations, trained leaders, and facilitated conversations across industries and growth stages.
That experience shapes how she works, whether delivering a keynote, leading an executive session, facilitating a workshop, or advising a leadership team. She can read the room, challenge assumptions, guide difficult conversations, and help people move from insight to action. |
Keynotes · Executive Sessions · Workshops · Training · Facilitation · Moderation · Advisory |
What Audiences Leave With
Get insight you can use when things get difficult |
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