About the author

For more than 20 years, Karen Colligan has specialized in developing high-performance individuals, teams and leaders. As a corporate leader, consultant, facilitator and coach, Karen’s greatest achievements have centered on inspiring people to discover and apply their natural talents, skills and interests to create the career they want.

Karen’s full-service career-planning program, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, is a proven system that directs individuals on the path to a career that will be more fulfilling, make better use of their skills and allow them to do what they love.

Karen’s organizational experience ranges from large corporations to start-up environments. A partial list of clients includes Genentech, SAP Labs, Novartis, Oracle, Citrix Online and Wells Fargo. Her education includes a B.S. in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco, as well as continuous learning through leadership and professional training.

Karen is a graduate of the Coach Training Program at Coach U., and is trained in a number of diagnostic tools, including: The Insights Discovery System, The Leadership Challenge, DISC Style Analysis and various 360-degree feedback instruments. Karen plays a key role in the Bay Area business community. She works with women entrepreneurs starting new ventures. She is a member of the National Speaker’s Association (NSA); Bay Area Consulting Network (BACN); Women in Consulting (WIC) Women’s Baby Boomer Association (WBBA); and the National Associated of Female Executives (NAFE). Karen also works as a volunteer with the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation.