About Karen

Founder of Inspired Coaches CIC

Karen’s passion is being a change-agent -supporting purpose-led leaders to overcome deep challenges. She loves to support the creation of sustainable business models with social impact. 

She is an advocate of leadership balance as it drives:

  • Increased innovation and creativity

  • Stronger stakeholder relations

  • Higher employee engagement

  • Broader talent and skills base within an organisation

Karen’s ambition is to delivering this mission globally, fostering collaboration and driving impact to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Karen Shaw

My Journey

Educated in the UK and Australia in environmental policy, law, and resource management, I spent over a decade working across think tanks, NGOs, academia and corporates — exploring how sustainability can be embedded in systems and strategy. After completing an MBA with a focus on social business models, I shifted focus to family life, stepping away from my career during a time of personal challenge and personal development. 

My own journey brought deeper meaning to my work. Founding Inspired Coaches CIC allowed me to merge both my career and my interest in personal development. I started supporting leaders of social business while training for my ILM-accredited executive coaching. I now work with purpose-led leaders personally and professionally, supporting the intersection of leadership coaching, energetics and spiral dynamics consultancy — helping leaders to be the change they want to be.

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