Karen Young

Karen Young has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Karen started their career as the Head of Promotional Marketing at IMC - Integrated Marketing Communications in 2002. Karen then worked as a Marketing Consultant as a contractor before becoming the Managing Director of AbFab Events Pty Ltd, an Event and Experiential Agency, from 2005 to 2008. Karen went on to work as the Group Account Director and Acting General Manager at Lets Launch - Promotions and Marketing Agency, and as the Commercial Director at Be Interactive in 2009. Karen later became the Senior Recruitment Consultant at Opportunity Recruitment & Consulting in 2011 and also worked as a Contractor at the Australian Promotional Marketing Association - The Communications Council during that time. Karen then served as the Business Development Director at April 5 - Contract from 2010 to 2011. From 2009 to 2012, Karen was the Managing Director of Desiree's Emporio Pty Ltd. Currently, they hold the position of Managing Director - Lead Recruiter at Karen Young Recruitment, where they specialize in recruiting for Account Management Talent for various agencies and marketing communications placements.

Karen Young has a diverse education history. Karen obtained a Life Coaching and NLP Practitioner degree from The Institute of Advanced Human Communication in 2001. In the same year, they earned a Cert - Hons in Creative Writing from the Australian College of Journalism. Prior to that, they pursued an Adv Marketing Management Diploma from the Northern Beaches College of Advanced Education from 1995 until 2000, specializing in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services. In 1998, they attended Rogen to study Public Speaking. Additionally, they received a certification in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) from the Institute of Human Technology. The Forest High School awarded their a Higher School Certificate, although the exact dates are not provided. Karen also holds a Life Coaching certification, but further details about it are unavailable.