Karen Korponai

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT KAREN KORPONAI

Karen is a Sr. Advisor and Limited Partner at Visionary Private Equity Group (VPEG) and Visionary Media Group. The VPEG is a mature, purpose driven fund, with 3 dozen companies in the portfolio with a focus on leveraging technology to scale good (Media-tech, Med-tech, Energy-tech, Security-Tech, and others). Karen is in the business of guiding conscious companies in their quest to turn visions into reality. She promotes the business paradigm that focuses on people, planet, purpose and prosperity. Karen has over 20 years’ experience working with global brands including managing projects for celebrity brands such as George Foreman, Bob Marley and Akon. She is an MBA graduate of Thunderbird School of Global Management & has traveled to 70+ countries. From creative gypsy to business jet-setter or from village to boardroom; Karen is impacting communities and lives. In 2014, Karen launched Konscious Konsulting to support organizations with business development, sustainability strategies, marketing, events and impact investing. One of her first projects included a C-suite position with the Akon Lighting Africa initiative, which brought solar energy solutions to more than 1 million rural households in over 10 countries. One of her many skills is her ability to foster strategic partnerships between like-minded organizations. Her efforts led to the first African-made solar street light assembly plant in Mali and to the donation of solar street lights to a UAE royal family project in a refugee camp in Jordan. Prior to consulting, Karen was founding member of the House of Marley leadership team and launched the House of Marley brand in over 20 countries. She touched all aspects of the business, developed and executed marketing plans and managed agency relationships to support Bob Marley’s vision of creating a better world through earth-friendly audio products. Karen is passionate about nature and supporting scalable technology solutions such as those impacting clean energy, ocean plastics and the future of entertainment. She has attended the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) on Richard Branson\'s Necker Island. She is a Board Advisor and Director of Social Impact and Sustainability for the Skopje Technology Park in the Balkans. She is an Ambassador for the Global Blockchain Business Council. Karen supports a wild animal rescue center in Bolivia. A certified yoga and meditation teacher and leadership coach, Karen maintains a healthy lifestyle and engages others on the journey.