Kareen Walsh: Designing your Business to Fit into Your Life
Release Date: 05/22/2025
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info_outlineIn this episode of the Healthy, Wealthy, and Smart Podcast, host Dr. Karen Litzy welcomes visionary business strategist Kareen Walsh. With nearly two decades of experience, Kareen is an expert in optimizing performance across various industries, helping C-suite executives and entrepreneurs achieve significant returns on their investments. She shares her journey of becoming an entrepreneurial and business executive coach, emphasizing the importance of sustainable leadership and empowering others. Tune in as Kareen discusses her approach to overcoming fear, avoiding burnout, and turning visionary ideas into tangible results through her business, Revampologist, and the Hey Kareen app. Don't miss this insightful conversation, which offers valuable strategies for leaders seeking to elevate their business success.
Time Stamps:
[00:01:15] Transitioning from corporate to entrepreneurship.
[00:05:12] Evolved mindset for business success.
[00:09:05] Seven figures revenue strategy.
[00:11:26] Embracing change and control.
[00:15:32] Leadership qualities for team empowerment.
[00:19:33] Onboarding process effectiveness.
[00:25:26] Embracing vulnerability in leadership.
[00:28:20] Leveraging time for business success.
[00:32:55] Busyness versus business ownership.
[00:34:10] Role identification for entrepreneurs.
[00:40:04] Entrepreneurial challenges app.
[00:45:04] Have more fun and be present.
[00:45:35] Embracing daily gifts.
More About Kareen Walsh:
Kareen Zahr Walsh is a visionary business and people’s strategist, author, podcaster, investor, and a 7-figure business-building entrepreneur, making her the ultimate Business Healer. With nearly 2 decades of experience optimizing performance in the health & wellness, eCommerce,
technology, and finance industries, running top-performing teams in complex environments, Kareen has a proven track record of helping C-Suite executives turn their vision of impact into action, often resulting in 10Xing their investment. Kareen is on a mission to help you integrate your inner business with your vision for external impact so that you can get out of your own way and stand in alignment.
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