About Karen

I am a partnerships leader and coach with a decade of experience navigating high-pressure environments, from the 0-1 founder journey to leadership at Uber, Snapchat, and Foursquare. My career has been defined by versatility. I’ve managed nine-figure deals, survived over 20 organizational restructures, and navigated 5 companies and 3 promotions in 10 years. Whether I’m negotiating global partnerships or launching industry-first integrations, my 'special sauce' is an intuitive understanding of how to build leverage and win in rooms where the stakes are high and confusing. I bring this same style to my coaching, whether I am guiding professionals through complex career transitions or helping students crack the code to top ranking schools. I enjoy helping people and my goal is to take my lessons learned to make other people's career / educational journeys easier. Outside of work, I love watching Survivor, cooking & baking, rooting for Duke basketball, and telling people I'm from Texas :)