Karen Witherspoon has a passion for people. As the Founder of Elevate Leadership, an Executive Coaching, People Leadership, and HR Consulting practice, Karen uses that passion combined with decades of senior and C-suite human capital experience and executive leadership education to create transformative business outcomes. Her purpose-driven work with Enterprise Mobility, local government, healthcare, and nonprofits provides her team with the foundation to create change in the workplace and service organizations.
At Elevate, the number one goal is to cultivate leadership development and provide opportunities for leaders and organizations to create the best environment to motivate their people. As a strategic partner, Karen has formed partnerships with key community leaders, coordinating and facilitating leadership and coaching cohorts, strategic mission, vision, and values workshops, and providing world-class experiences with timeless results.
Karen’s approach is rooted in kindness with a focus on creating positive, sustainable change. Her recent work as a mentor with start-up organizations and fellow entrepreneurs serves as the launching pad for the impact Elevate Leadership will have in the coming years. With top HR certifications from both the HR Certification Institute, SPHR and Society for Human Resource Management, SHRM-SCP and her Lean Six Sigma certification, Karen is driven to elevate success.