Karen Kahn, Ed.D.
Dr. Karen Kahn is a psychologist, certified coach and consultant, and the author of Daunting to Doable - You CAN Make it Rain and 100 Steps to Doable: Pocket-Sized Inspiration for Making it Rain. As the founder and Managing Partner of Threshold Advisors, Karen has worked exclusively with lawyers and law firms for many years as a strategic business development coach and an innovative “thought partner.”
With unparalleled passion and expertise, Karen teaches business development, strategic thinking, clear communication, personal effectiveness, and relationship development. She has a well-established reputation as a "thought leader" and "thought teacher" through her work as a university professor and author, and the developer/leader of more than 200 seminars and workshops for legal associations and law firms.
A psychologist and recognized “gender expert,” Karen has studied gender differences (both men and women) for over 45 years. She is an active force behind the legal industry’s growing efforts to utilize the talents of men and women in ways that allow both to prosper, contribute and create satisfying careers. A passionate advocate for women, Karen received an award from of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) for her contributions to women in NAWL. She also facilitates gatherings across industry sectors to foster the notion of women advancing women.
Before embarking on a professional consulting career, Karen maintained a successful private coaching/psychology practice. She has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from University of Virginia and a B.A. from Trinity College in Connecticut.
Daunting to DOable
Are you satisfied with the quality and quantity of the work you have? Are your business development efforts organized, clear and directed? Is your career going in the direction you dreamed of? If you answer “no” to any of these questions, Daunting to DOable is for you. This practical guide to business and relationship development provides step-by-step instructions to move from dreaming about success to having it. You will learn:
• The 3 Step Strategy for business development success
• How to talk to your friends about business
• A formula guaranteed to make rain and advance
• Components of truly effective conversations
• How to engage people authentically using your style
The title describes this book perfectly—if your efforts to make rain feel daunting (and scattered), you CAN make it rain with the easy to follow approach and formula outlined in the book. Using a very informal “coaching voice” Karen Kahn talks to each reader, encouraging them, emphasizing that THEIR way can be leveraged into success, and explaining how effective action can easily and naturally be integrated into his/her personal and professional life. It’s just a matter of WHAT, WHO, HOW! You CAN make it rain with this book in hand…YOUR way. Use this new, step-by-step approach and get out the umbrella.
100 Steps to DOable
No time to think about business development? 100 Steps to DOable is your answer!
This collection of Linked-In posts by highly acclaimed strategic business development coach and psychologist, Karen Kahn, provides you the succinct tips essential to move your rainmaking engine forward. Whatever your level of legal expertise, following one easy step a day will allow you to authentically generate business and even have fun doing it.
Karen Kahn, Ed.D.
