Karen earned an MBA from Kennesaw State University and a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University. Karen has 14 years experience teaching university courses such as Business Communications, Research Writing, Marketing, Career Development, Motivation and Leadership, and eCommerce Marketing. Karen enjoys writing and is the author of the self-published book titled Live The Impossible Dream: 9 KEEs for Making Your Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True. Karen is a self-titled entrepreneurship evangelist. She enjoys helping entrepreneurs start and grow businesses. In addition, Karen has written articles for various printed and online media. Karen is the mother to a 4 year old talented MaltiPoo, named Gigi. Gigi is a certified novice trick dog. She is a dog actor and was recently show cased in a doggie fashion show to benefit young adults with barriers to employment, developmental disabilities, and autism. Karen is originally from Indiana, but she has resided in Atlanta, Georgia for 30 years.