Meet
Karen
TIMELINE
2008 - Paris Dauphine (PSL)
🚀 M2 Audit & Financial Advisory - 229
2008 - Deloitte, Audit
🚀 Career start
2011 - France to Australia
🌏 New Country
2012 - L'Oreal, Sales
⚡Career Change
2014 - L'Oreal, Sales & Operations
🚀 Career Progression
2016 - L'Oreal, Digital
⚡Career Change
2018 - Aesop, Digital & Tech
🚀 Career Progression
2021 - Australia to the Netherlands
🌎⚡New Country
Karen
Rene
FOUNDER OF INTROVERSE //
ACCREDITED ICF COACH
MY CAREER + LIFE
Hello, I am Karen Rene, an ex-Big4 turned Career Design Coach and SciTech Start-up Mentor.
I bring 15+ years of experience in Business and Tech, managing over 50+ teams, and guiding 200+ students/clients/partners across Europe, APAC & North America.
During that time, I changed careers 3x times, built 15+ side hustles, and served as a member of the Aesop Global Digital & Tech Leadership Team; there, I held the position of Head of Global Digital Operations, overseeing the digital operations strategy for Aesop.com ($100M+ ARR), guiding 100+ staff members, 17 markets - top markets included the US, the UK, Australia, Germany, France and Japan.
I am French-Australian (or Fraussie as we often say Down Under), skilled in working with French and English speakers. Most of my clients are Business & Tech Professionals, Scientists and Creatives located in The Netherlands, Australia, Switzerland and the US.
WHY INTROVERSE?
My programs are designed for both introverts and extroverts, with a focus on addressing the unique challenges introverts encounter with networking and being visible; areas that are often vital to career progression, and for which conventional techniques have often fallen short.
Being an introvert myself, it took me a few years to crack the code and understand how to best leverage my introverted traits (ITs) for career success, and this is precisely what I want to help you do.
MY COACHING & MENTORSHIP TOOLBOX
I am an Accredited ICF Professional Coach and a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the leading global organisation of professionally trained coaches.
I hold an NLP Practitioner certification. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a methodology to equip executives, athletes and high-achievers with tools that further mental resilience and peak performance.
In 2022, I joined the global cohort of DYL licensed coaches trained by Stanford University Professors and New York Times best-selling authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. DYL methodology applies design thinking to life's "wicked" problems and vocational wayfinding.
I worked with global incubator Impact Hub to help start-ups achieve key milestones whilst de-risking burnout. Impact Hub has a network of 30,000 entrepreneurs and innovators in 107+ locations worldwide in 50+ countries spanning five continents.
I am Business Mentor through the One Young World (OYW) Mentorship program. Mentees are Environmental Technical Experts, UNEP project leads and members of the COP. As a Start-up mentor at ACE (Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship), I provide mentorship support to Science Entrepreneurs and IoT, SaaS and Fintech early-stage start-ups.
A BIT MORE ABOUT ME
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Worked with teams from 20+ countries
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4 Countries I call home
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3 Career changes
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Paris Dauphine Graduate (Globally Ranked 26th, Top #1 in France)
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Master 229 (Paris Dauphine): 2nd Best French Master in Business & Audit (Top #1: Essec, Top #3 HEC)
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3x Highest Ranking Student
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2x Retail Award-Winner (Criteria: Collaboration, Integrated Business Planning)
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Former member of Aesop B Corp team, Digital B Corp Champion
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Start-up Mentor + Coach
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Leadership + Career Coach
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Speaks French, English
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Certified Agile PM
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Certified Blockchain Expert
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15k - 21K - 42K runner
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A resilient optimist