By Karen Russo · Talent strategist

Read the method. Work the plan.
Grow in the circle.

Karen Russo's playbooks for positioning, hiring, and leading: printable work tools, a bilingual community, and coaching that moves you.

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Position Yourself

Chapter 2 · The Story You Tell

Build your story from three beats: the problem you walked into, the move you made, and the number or proof you can show.

Practise it at 30 seconds, 60 seconds, and two minutes. Short for email, middle for interviews, long for panels.

Proof is what separates a story from a claim. Gather yours now: one metric, one project, one testimonial.

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Read the method

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Work the plan

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Grow in the circle

Discuss the chapters with readers, join exclusive webinars, book a one-on-one call, or apply for coaching. Reading becomes movement.

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Bilingual discussions, EN y ES

The circle convenes all week

Every chapter opens a discussion. Ask the question, share the win, get the answer. Karen answers in both languages.

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One-on-One Calls

A private session on your career or your hiring: positioning, interviews, offers, or a talent problem.

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Exclusive Webinars

Live and members-first. Karen takes the questions the community votes on, with replays inside the vault.

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Coaching Programs

A six week Career Strategy Intensive, or quarterly Talent Advisory for leaders. Application-based.

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Lifestyle Reset

Harmonize your lifestyle with your career: design the role, hours, and location around the life you are building.

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What the people she has worked with say

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Based on 2 recommendations on LinkedIn

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JWLinkedIn

“Throughout the recruitment process and from my first days at the company, she was clear, supportive, and transparent, which gave me a lot of confidence as someone new joining the organization.”

Julie WilsonTalent Acquisition · Acxiom
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“She leads by listening, challenging the norm and aligning teams around clear priorities. She approaches new projects with a mix of creative thinking and disciplined research.”

20-year collaboration · K. Russo Consulting

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average placement retention
4+ yrs
repeat client engagement
70%
of shortlists placed
85%
building teams, US and Mexico
30 yrs

Meet Karen Russo

"I bridge global talent, career advancement, and commercial strategy. I build organizations by building the right talent systems behind them."

Thirty years founding executive search and advisory firms across the United States and Mexico. Bilingual EN/ES, DEI certified, results first and relationships always.

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30 yrs

building teams, US and Mexico

2 firms

founded and led, cross-border

EN/ES

bilingual advisory and content

DEI

workplace certified recruiter

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