Clients & Testimonials
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Testimonials
KAREN IS AN EXPERT at blending the science and
art of professional and personal development.
She takes our superstar execs to new levels of
competence and performance. They trust her
implicitly so they can be honest with her and
that’s the first step in growth. It’s like she holds
up a mirror that allows them to see themselves at
different angles. Karen helps them discover what
motivates them and identify their core leadership
trait so they can excel at it. She’s a remarkable
coach.”
Coleman Breland
President of Content Experiences, TCM and Filmstruck, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc.
KAREN IS MY CANARY IN THE MINE SHAFT. When
she detects something is off with my team, she
recommends adjustments that make it right.
She is so tapped into what we’re doing and how
that impacts the other IHG groups she counsels.
As my coach, Karen helps me prioritize and focus
on what’s important. Since I don’t care for public
recognition, she reminds me that my people
need it and shows me how to lift them up. Our
employee engagement surveys have never been
higher.
Bob Chitty
Senior VP of Corporate Finance, Intercontinental Hotel Group
KAREN IS LIKE GOLD. Unlike other executive
coaches I’ve known, she relies on her counseling
skills and sharp instincts to challenge me to be
much more introspective. She asks probing but
nonjudgmental questions and pushes me to take
risks. Karen helps me to define who I am as a
leader and what’s most important so I can model
that behavior to my team. I now prioritize my day
and set aside more time for my family and, equally
important time for myself, such as exercising
and reflection. This has had a big impact on my
performance at work.
Rich Warren
President, WarnerMedia
WHEN IT COMES TO EXECUTIVE COACHING, you
get a premium product and a premium outcome
when you work with Karen and her team. She
is fully invested in our success. Karen ensures
a multiple stakeholder approach, gathering
many perspectives to determine if the leader’s
development is a matter of skill, will, environment,
or organizational culture. This helps pinpoint
coaching areas of focus and results in deeper
development. I’ve learned so much from Karen
personally and professionally.
Michelle Prince
Senior Vice President of Talent Management, Randstad
AS A RESULT OF OUR PARTNERSHIP with Karen
we led the company and lived our lives from a
finely tuned self-awareness that helped us to
leverage our strengths, adapt a growth mindset,
and become more innovative and risk-taking
while learning how to be more accountable,
collaborative and high-performing. The return on
our investment literally changed the future of our
firm and its success exponentially.
Jay Wolverton
CEO of Wolverton and Associates, Chief Growth Officer of CHA
YOU ARE MORE EFFECTIVE, influential and
inspiring when you have the courage to be
authentic. I learned there is great strength in
vulnerability. Karen helped me discover my truth
and led me to a place where I make decisions that
are best for the business and align with my values.
Her deep, thoughtful work touches you at the core
and will develop you to be the leader and person
you were meant to be.
Tonya Cornileus, Ph.D.
Vice President of Development, Inclusion, and Wellness at ESPN
FOR ANYONE WHO ASPIRES to be a purposeful
leader, Karen can help you get there. She coached
me throughout my early executive tenure at
Turner and effectively worked with several divisions
and internal clients. Karen set me up for a long
and successful run with the company. To round
out my skills, she encouraged me to get involved in
nonprofits. My work on the board of a local theater
allowed me to flex different leadership muscles
and was very rewarding. Karen genuinely cares
about her clients and is 100 percent trustworthy.
She has often been my personal sounding board
in between engagements because I value her
perspective on leadership and organizational
dynamics.
Scott Murphy
Senior Vice President, Strategic Leadership Development for Boys and Girls Clubs of America
AS THE SENIOR VP OF IHG IN LONDON, I was
faced with the challenge of joining our U.S.-based
and London-based groups. There were culture
issues and communication differences that
needed to be smoothed out. With Karen’s expert
coaching, she transformed them from guarded
and defensive to open and receptive. Karen is
delightful, empathetic but firm, and very intuitive.
One of our key accomplishments was to recast
all our strategies of supporting our communities.
Through our business reputation and responsibility
staff, we brought a deeper, more credible meaning
to what IHG stands for. And that increased a sense
of pride among our employees and customers.
David Jerome
Vice President, Medical Center for the Americas
WHEN YOUR COACH GUIDES YOU to find
your own answers, you’re more primed to take
ownership and follow through. That’s what Karen
expertly does with me and my colleagues at IHG.
Our acquisitions and mergers department is all
about numbers and commercial outcomes within
short time frames. Karen helps us focus on what
matters, even during times of intense business
pressure. We trust her with highly confidential
information. A seasoned professional who can
communicate across cultures, she helps us
develop a cohesive leadership and communication
style that drives results.
Steve Carroll
VP of Acquisitions and Mergers, Intercontinental Hotel Group
THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, including nearly
20 years at Turner, I have worked with many
consultants and coaches. Karen stands out
because she meets people where they are, instead
of where their title says they should be. Because
of her psychology and therapy background, she
coaches from a holistic perspective. Karen offers
brilliant insights and frank feedback, tactfully and
compassionately delivered.
Kelly Appel
Senior VP for Strategic Initiatives, Mercer University