A 2022 nominee for the DMZ Women of the Year award, a 2020 and 2021 nominee for the RBC Women of Influence Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards and named one of BetaKit’s 30 (then 40, then 80) Women in Canadian Tech Worth Following, KSD (aka Karen Schulman Dupuis) is routinely called a force of nature. She is a speaker, writer, designer, teacher, mentor, a student of systems thinking & social innovation, and a shift disturber.
KSD is a passionate champion of women in their leadership and careers, and she believes that diversity and inclusion is a growth strategy and a leadership competency.
Karen’s purpose is to authentically connect with others, leading with empathy and integrity towards discovering opportunities for positive impact. What do you want to work on together?
“Karen is an exceptional connector of people, organizations and ideas. She’s great at it because she is genuinely interested in helping others achieve their goals, passionate about the organizations she chooses to work with and highly receptive to new ideas.
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SPEAKING
KSD is not a motivational speaker; she’s a reality check.
CONSULTING
Business design means taking an intrapreneurship approach to meeting your strategy goals. It means looking at your whole business, not just your digital strategy, your marketing communications strategy, or your operations.
It’s both/and.
PROJECTS
systems change • city building • STEAM • social innovation • startups • teaching • mentoring
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