About Karen...
Danced in 1996 Super Bowl, entrepreneur, pet & coffee lover…
CMO & multi-entrepreneur (click + to expand)
I spent 20+ years in corporate marketing roles—from software development to higher education including the University of Michigan—before I started Indigo Blue Marketing in 2002. I found my real passion and founded The Sergei Foundation in 2009, reaching seven figures in public gifts in just four years.
Intuitive leader and energy worker
Since 2002 I’ve studied energy. I am certified as a Reiki Master Teacher and Certified LifeLine® Practitioner, but I used to keep this side of me separate from my career. That is until I realized that was the reason my growth stagnated! When I began integrating both limiting beliefs cleared as well as the energy of emotions behind them.
Teacher, speaker, fun facts
Since 2011 I’ve also taught business and marketing as an adjunct professor for higher education. Teaching seated courses acted as my “stage” for public speaking over the years, but I’d say my speaking experience technically started earlier than that; I also taught Hip Hop and Jazz dance as well as fitness classes where I honed the skills of motivating a room and seamlessly delivering proper timing of cues! (Fun fact: I was a dancer that performed in the 1996 Super Bowl to the Doobie Brothers’ song, China Grove.)
Pets, nature, food, and more!
I’ve always been connected to nature, conservancy, and pets. My first dog, Sergei, inspired the founding of his namesake charity. Its mission is to save pets’ lives for low-income families while instilling hope and a renewed faith in humanity through compassion.
I enjoy vegetarian food and a glass of red wine, the beach, and quiet time with my husband, Phillip and our own pets.
Don’t give up. Spiral Up.
Nature grows in spirals. So do you. I can’t tell you how often I’ve felt like giving up on my dreams. I wanted a life that incorporated purpose and passion to make me happy. I didn’t know I was chasing it backward.
Fueled by my determination, I would achieve what I wanted, but emotionally I was always reactive, unhappy, or unfulfilled (and burned out!). My perfect GPA, business acumen, and entrepreneurial spirit weren’t enough.
Closing my marketing business and filing bankruptcy was a final blow to my “just do it” strategy. I felt so lost!
Forced to surrender, I finally listened to nature to help me grow, to spiral up. Not just physical nature; I mean the nature within you, me… all of us as Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood, and Air elements.
By working with your inner nature, you’ll discover new passions, strengths, and what truly motivates you.
Following your true nature isn’t fickle – it’s flowing! I’ve embraced a life of exploration, from marketing to dance instructor, author, energy healer, and even comedian. The most fulfilling was as founder of The Sergei Foundation, raising over $1 million and saving thousands of pets for low-income families.
That’s why I’m here. To help you discover your TRUE NATURE, too. It’s the key to spiraling upwards, finding joy naturally, and replacing force with more effortless inertia energy.
Why do I focus on Pets, Places AND People? All are extensions of our quantum energy field. Their healing is, in essence, your healing, exponentially fueling your well-being and growth. Ready to unlock your inner spiral?
2002-2024 from Marketing to Multi-Entrepreneur
