Ep 17: Karen Lawson - CEO

On today's show I am joined by Karen Lawson. Karen is an award
winning business executive and leader in the digital and startup
industry. As the former CEO of Slingshot, she grew the business
into the #1 corporate accelerator in Australia, having accelerated
more startups and run more corporate programs than any other
provider in the space. She drove the total market capitalisation of
its alumni to over $507m and accelerated over 128 businesses. The
$15m Slingshot Venture Fund also invested into early stage founders
driving innovation, economic growth and employment. Prior to her
role at Slingshot, Karen served as CEO of CareerOne, a joint
venture between News Limited and Monster Worldwide, and she also
served as the General Manager at Yahoo!7. Karen is also a huge
'foodie' and has been a food and luxury travel journalist for over
thirteen years. In this interview Karen speaks about her journey to
becoming a CEO. We also talk a lot about the challenges of people
management, the role of the leader, & her self care regime. If
you are a corporate executive or a startup founder I'm certain you
will take something away from Karen's amazing insights and
experience.