Karen's very personal story is about climbing all the way up of the top of a company and still being ignored as the only woman in the room. She will share how she finally gained the respect and you will learn about a pretty simple but very impactful task that explains the dilemma of female leaders very well. Learn from Karen how she overcame that dilemma, although it cost her a lot.
Karen brings 30+ years of leadership experience heading all aspects of business as a CIO and COO. In 2011, Karen was nominated by the Denver Business Journal as the CIO of the year in the Non-Profit Sector. In 2015, she was also voted one of the top 3 Business Women of the Year in Denver. Karen successfully completed her doctoral dissertation on the Productivity of Remote Teams and achieved her doctorate degree in Management and Organizational Development.
Karen is a Certified Agile Leader (CAL) co-facilitating the Agile Leadership Journey coaching practice for global leaders online: https://agileleadershipjourney.com/
She is also a Neuroscience Certified Brain Based Coach and a Leadership Agility 360 Certified Coach. Karen co-developed the Women in Agile Leadership (WiAL) program, supporting and encouraging women executives & leaders to find their voice and lead authentically in a complex multi-cultural setting.