With nearly 10 years in publishing, over magazines and newspapers, I understand the importance of great design, marketing, negotiation and exceptional client relationships

Positive, outgoing and forthright, Karen's no-nonsense, her grounded approach to life and people is refreshing. High on common sense and big on humour, Karen has a focused, tenacious approach to everything she does. Warm, passionate and pragmatic, Karen is also compassionate on a very human level. These attributes have seen her succeed with satisfied clients using phrases that include "incredibly responsive and accommodating". "Karen's positive personality was extremely reassuring" "great service, nothing too much trouble" "extremely knowledgeable, personable and professional" "she will treat you as much more than just another listing" "I've never seen such efficiency in getting a property ready for listing in about three days, yet not one corner was cut".

Karen was born in Wellington, and educated in Whanganui, with qualifications from the Graduate School of New South Wales with a logistics management degree including an Auckland University post-grad diploma in entrepreneurship. She lived and worked overseas in Australia, France and Malaysia before returning to Auckland's beautiful Eastern suburbs in 2000. Karen's commercial background has been most often leading teams or undertaking the "too-hard" projects for companies that needed creative thinking, a different approach, strong negotiation and problem-solving to find that way that was deemed to be impossible.

When she's not working, you'll find her improving her skiing techniques, hiking up a mountain, sailing a yacht, camping by a beach or river on a quick overnight getaway