Hi, I'm
Karen, The Conscious Living Coach. I am a mom and
entrepreneur. My work and passion
are about conscious living, i.e., the power of intention, the law of
attraction, and knowing that staying the path of success is as much
about being as doing. Groups and individuals appreciate my blend of
keen intuition, warm enthusiasm, and practical strategy to
illuminate their strengths, maximize their human potential, and
co-create their life of success and balance.
My background
in psychology, 25+ years of experience as a successful manager
(corporate
& non-profit),
entrepreneur and "mom", certification
with the International Coach Federation, multicultural heritage, and
avid quest for spiritual knowledge help give me a unique
and powerful ability to motivate a diverse audience and address life
and business issues from an integrated and comprehensive level.
New York University - studied
graduate-level accounting
Coach
University - graduate of the Core Essentials Program/ICF PCC
candidate - Advanced Coaching Program
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Over three
decades in business I enjoyed translating my passions into personal
success as:
Acommercial banker with
Irving Trust Company
Manager
of new product development and merchandising with Avon Products
International
Top-closing
Real Estate Broker then Director of Public Relations
and New Business for a multimillion-dollar N.Y. real estate
marketing firm
Director of the non-profit
Reach Out and Read-Charlotte
Founder of
my successful home-based business,
LightYears Children - promoting authentic multicultural books and
experiences for young children. Mirroring nature and my
passion for personal development, my home-based business
has evolved into my life coaching practice, Conscious Living Coach.
I am a
life-long-learner and learned to appreciate my struggles as
life-lessons and, with help, transformed them into personal
successes. For example: I grew through the anger and pain of my parents'
divorce; overcame discrimination and created a valuable real estate
investment; transformed my own divorce into positive
parenting with my ex, and continue to enjoy the joys and lessons
of an open adoption.
In addition to my professional studies,
for my thirty-fifth birthday I created a vision to learn a new
skill at each significant life
milestone. Since then
I have:
progressed to level II Kripalu yoga, taught myself FrontPage,
earned membership in the A.C.C.S. Tai Chi lineage, received American Red Cross First Aid Instructor
certification, and earned the SSI
Master Scuba Diver certification.
As a Master Scuba
Diver, I know that it is important to breathe, and
I do so by sharing gratitude for my personal success and
love
for the environment with my community.
(Karen and her
daughter SCUBA diving)
To maintain my life balance
I enjoy reading, biking, hiking, yoga, scuba
diving,
photography and creating success and balance for my
daughter and myself.
PROFESSIONAL/BUSINESS
MEMBERSHIPS
ICF-Charlotte
- my local International Coach Federation
Chapter (past Secretary, Treasurer 2008)
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