“I worked with Karen during my career transition from CEO at Excelimmune to CEO at SeqLL. Karen’s ability to combine several personal assessment tools with skillful listening, guided goal setting, and her own amazing brand of caring and supportive coaching style helped me to examine the steps that had gotten me to where I was, to understand what motivated and frustrated me in past positions and ultimately, to choose an opportunity that I was extremely excited to embark upon. I would highly recommend Karen to anyone looking to take charge of managing their own career through introspection and intentional change. She is an excellent coach and mentor and just an inspiring person with whom to interact.”

Elizabeth Reczek, PhD, CEO, SeqLL

“Karen has worked with numerous leaders in our organization, including myself, as an Executive Coach over the past two years. The results from the work that she has done is evident in the performance of those with whom she has worked. Karen has numerous tools in her portfolio that enable her to customize, for each individual, a program that would suit their specific needs. She is also able to effectively balance a listening, approachable style with an accountability protocol that has ensured successful executive coaching engagements. If you are looking for an Executive Coach to work with an individual or a group of people I would highly recommend Karen.”

Kathleen Federico, Chief Human Resources Officer, Civitas Solutions

“Karen has been a great partner in taking my career to the next level. She has been able to use a number of tools and techniques to help me identify and leverage my professional strengths and overcome my weaknesses. With Karen’s help and support, I was able to successfully navigate a new career, transition to a new company, and continue my career in the direction that I have always wanted. Karen is not just a strong executive coach, but a valued and trusted partner and advisor.”

Chris Barr, Executive Director, Biogen Foundation

“Karen worked with a member of my executive team who was in need of some very specific development goals. She has a fantastic way of identifying needs, developing actionable plans and helping the client formulate steps for change. The outcome was tangible over a short course of coaching and a plan is in place for the client to continue growth and I expect additional benefits.”

Joanne Kamens, PhD, Executive Director, Addgene

“Working with Karen was transformational for me as I stepped into a new executive role overseeing multi-state operations. Karen’s ability to connect with me and my specific needs within minutes of our first coaching session left me feeling as if we had been working together for years. Karen quickly got to know me through her approachable and intuitive style and each coaching session was developed according to my specific needs. With Karen’s help I was able to identify strengths to fuel my leadership and address areas I felt less confident in early on in our work together, opening up greater opportunities for growth.

Karen provided easy and relevant tools that enhanced my leadership style and in turn the effectiveness of my team. I reflect on my work with Karen several times a week as I continue to use and share these tools and concepts. I can confidently say my team and my organization remain stronger for it today. Working with Karen has increased my confidence, my compassion and my focus and has ultimately supported my success both personally and professionally. Karen has made a lasting impression on me and my organization. I recommend her unequivocally.”

Stacey Risotti, Vice President of Operations, The Mentor Network

“Karen recently worked with my leadership team to assess our performance and to identify areas where we can continue to develop to achieve even stronger results. Karen took time with me to understand both the team and corporate dynamics and was able to provide insightful feedback to help build upon our past success and define an action plan to move forward. Karen led a workshop with the team and all who attended found her to be professional, well organized, knowledgeable and above all personable. Karen’s approach to the session allowed the team to take away tangible action items that they were able to implement immediately, and we have already seen increased effectiveness, especially in our utilization of meetings to achieve desired outcomes. I look forward to the next opportunity that I will have to work with Karen.”

Peggy Taylor, Antibody Products Director, Covance

“I invited Karen to lead “Leading, Managing & Navigating Change in a VUCA World” Workshop organized by Pfizer’s Andover Chapter of Women’s Leadership Network. The session was educational, interactive, and fun. We had very strong positive responses from the participants stating that they learned practical change management tools that they could immediately apply. I would recommend this program to anyone who is experiencing change.”

Julia Rashba-Step, Senior Director, Novel Delivery Technologies, BioTherapeutics R&D, Pfizer

“I had the opportunity to learn from Karen when she was the featured speaker at BCG’s Wellness Week. I was immediately impressed with Karen’s warm and thoughtful presentation style. Not only did she share useful information, tips, and techniques on meditation and mindfulness, but she did it in a fun and interactive way that was relatable and engaging for the audience. Whether you’re new to meditation/mindfulness or looking to deepen your knowledge, I can’t recommend Karen enough!”

Marie Ramm, Practice Area Analyst, The Boston Consulting Group

“Having taken my fair share of personality assessments, I had low expectations for the added value that the Energy Leadership Index would provide. However, my session with Karen was extraordinarily eye opening. Her deep knowledge in the ELI and mannerism made learning some not-so-pleasant traits fun and positive. Some of the information she shared affirmed personality traits that I have long identified with but now, I can truly own them. Additionally, Karen shared characteristics that have unknowingly shaped my mindset, working style, and self- identity. I have immediately put that knowledge to practice and have enjoyed using the framework to evaluate past and future decisions. Anyone who wants to go deeper in their personal and professional development must take the ELI Assessment with Karen.”

Lisa Chin, Practice Area Analyst, The Boston Consulting Group

“I hired Karen during a career transition after working for 22 years with Intel Corporation. I started with Intel right out of college and was embarking on leaving the company and finding a new job and potentially a new career. I did not know what to expect, but Karen was wonderful in guiding me through my process. As an engineer, I am very logical. I found her guidance through a major transition comforting and reassuring. She helped me identify my goals and set intermediate milestones to get me to my end result. I am happy to say I have started my new job with a great company and feel confident in my ability to achieve great things in the next stage of my career.”

Lisa Rizzo-Zarr, Product Development Engineering Manager, Intel Corporation