Karen Gurney

Dr. Karen Gurney was born, raised, and lives in Cleveland Ohio with her husband, two Goldendoodles, and a Papillon. As a Clevelander, she grew up living 'the death of a city.' This fostered her interest in urban economic development and why places grow, die, and are re-born and what the people that live there can do about it. Your author loves economies. One of the greatest joys of coaching across the nation (and even the world) is to understand the job market that creates the demand for her...See more

Dr. Karen Gurney was born, raised, and lives in Cleveland Ohio with her husband, two Goldendoodles, and a Papillon. As a Clevelander, she grew up living 'the death of a city.' This fostered her interest in urban economic development and why places grow, die, and are re-born and what the people that live there can do about it. Your author loves economies. One of the greatest joys of coaching across the nation (and even the world) is to understand the job market that creates the demand for her clients' background. For instance, there has been a huge out-migration of jobs from the expensive Northern California market to places like Chicago or Houston where the labor pool is highly trained, less expensive, and more central to serving the country. This background has created her unique market-based strategy for career coaching. Karen has 20 years of combined experience in executive search consulting, career coaching, and human resources. As the Director of Strategic Development of Career IQ, she leverages a Doctorate in Economic and Workforce Development and a Masters in Business Administration. Dr. Gurney's work has been featured on major U.S. news networks and she currently has eight online classes that teach career and business strategies in over 100 countries assisting over 8,000 students in their career pursuits. To learn about Karen's workshops, keynotes, and consulting visit ... or connect on Linkedin. See less