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Karen Walker’s Speaker Reel

Karen Walker presents No Dumbing Down at Startupfest

“We were so lucky that you said yes to speaking! Thank you for bringing such perfect content to our workshop stage - you expertly set the stage for a full day of deep diving talks and the feedback we received on your particular session was outstanding! It has been a joy to work with you from our first encounter and we look forward to our paths crossing again in the future!”

"No Dumbing Down" at Tricentis Accelerate 201

“Karen Walker recently spoke at our software testing conference, Accelerate San Francisco. From her long business career and experience coaching/ advising leaders, she brings front lines perspectives on how to lead organizations and teams for growth. Developing instant rapport with her audience, Karen is relatable and engaging. She had clearly thought about her audience and shaped her content appropriately. It ended up being one of the best sessions at Accelerate San Francisco. We look forward to working with her again in the future.”

“Karen’s six key strategies that entrepreneurs can use as benchmarks as part of their decision making process offered a fresh approach to evaluating growth that had our attendees nodding their heads in agreement.”

No Dumbing Down™: Leading Your Organization Or Team For Growth

Whether you’re with a start-up or long-time established company, you may be experiencing a particularly disturbing problem: that is, you’ve made big promises to the marketplace, but things aren’t working the way you know they could. Producing what you should be producing is more difficult than you expected. You and your teams are working far too hard. What’s causing these bottlenecks? It all boils down to one word: execution. You’re not executing up to your capabilities. In this keynote or workshop, execution-and-growth expert Karen Walker will show you strategies – including how to avoid “teamwork-as-usual” – so you can handle tough situations and pump up your ability to scale.

This topic can be tailored for keynote or workshop.

"Karen Walker has been in your shoes. As employee #104 at Compaq Computer, she helped lead the organization from $0 to $15 billion in annual revenue. For the past twenty years, she has been a consultant, executive coach and thought partner for high level executives facing growth at light speed."