
Karin decided to quit her lucrative job, leaving behind a bunch of stock and a team that she loved, to pursue her PhD in Global Leadership and Change focused on improving the lives of girls and women in STEM. This realization led her to question everything about leadership for women in STEM including the barriers and success strategies. At the height of her career Karin realized, however, she was no longer learning.

In parallel with being a mom of two, Karin reached executive level roles where she was one of three women above the Senior Director role in a 1200 person team. A motivated and unstoppable immigrant woman, Karin earned her engineering degree then pivoted with an MBA to a software career working over 20 years in some of the world's largest companies like Microsoft, Teradata and Optum.

Estée Lauder revolutionized the cosmetics industry.

Sarah Josepha Hale-authoress of Mary Had a Little Lamb -convinced Lincoln to launch a national day of thanks, while Anna Jarvis persuaded President Wilson to initiate a day in tribute of mothers.

Juliette Gordon Low showed what's good for the goose is good for the gander when she created the Girl Scouts of America. It is at once a collection of biographies and a testament of female empowerment. Finalist Pacific Book Awards 2018: "Find motivation in your career and life with the amazing history of women entrepreneurship, activism, and leadership." - Stylish Southern Mama Women Who Launch is filled with inspiring true stories of women activists, artists, and entrepreneurs who launched some of the most famous companies, brands, and organizations today and changed the world.
