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Karen Durkin

Karen Durkin

Senior Consultant

Karen is passionate about working with executives and leaders striving to achieve their best life and contributing their talents in a fulfilling career.

Karen’s resume reads like a who’s who of U.S. corporations. She has consulted and trained in blue-chip companies including ExxonMobil, AT&T, Intel and Wendy’s International. Her career includes serving clients and staff at Houldsworth, Russo & Company, a BDO Alliance Certified Public Accounting firm, and Director of Administration of the Finance Shared Services Center at MGM Resorts International.

A proven leader and Executive Coach, Durkin brings over 25 years of business expertise to bear in her work with business executives and leaders. She is a top-rated motivational speaker and holds a Professional Coach Certification from the International Coach Federation.

Karen earned a Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of North Texas and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Louisiana. She served as an Associate Professor in the MBA program at the Roseman University of Health Science, and the Global Entrepreneurship Experience Scholar Program at University of Nevada Las Vegas, and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Executive MBA program in the Lee School of Business at UNLV.

Karen enjoys adventure, travel, and reading to learn about new people and cultures. She and her husband John have been married for 30 years and reside in Colorado. They are the proud parents and biggest fans of their two amazing children, Casey and Joy.

Karen Durkin

Senior Consultant

Karen is passionate about working with executives and leaders striving to achieve their best life and contributing their talents in a fulfilling career.

Karen’s resume reads like a who’s who of U.S. corporations. She has consulted and trained in blue-chip companies including ExxonMobil, AT&T, Intel and Wendy’s International. Her career includes serving clients and staff at Houldsworth, Russo & Company, a BDO Alliance Certified Public Accounting firm, and Director of Administration of the Finance Shared Services Center at MGM Resorts International.

A proven leader and Executive Coach, Durkin brings over 25 years of business expertise to bear in her work with business executives and leaders. She is a top-rated motivational speaker and holds a Professional Coach Certification from the International Coach Federation.

Karen earned a Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of North Texas and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Louisiana. She served as an Associate Professor in the MBA program at the Roseman University of Health Science, and the Global Entrepreneurship Experience Scholar Program at University of Nevada Las Vegas, and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Executive MBA program in the Lee School of Business at UNLV.

Karen enjoys adventure, travel, and reading to learn about new people and cultures. She and her husband John have been married for 30 years and reside in Colorado. They are the proud parents and biggest fans of their two amazing children, Casey and Joy.

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”

Maya Angelou