About this episode

Karen shares her early career experiences in launching a women's professional basketball league and magazine, emphasizing the importance of networking and resilience in business.

Karen goes behind the scenes of her audacious early-career attempts to launch a pioneering women's professional basketball league and magazine, sharing invaluable lessons on bold networking, surviving business setbacks, and why you must never look back when it is time to pivot your life.

People in this episode

Host: Karen

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• networking
• business setbacks
• personal growth
• women's sports

Keywords

• pivot
• women's empowerment
• business lessons
• networking
• career change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: women's professional basketball league, magazine

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