Who Is
Dr.Karen HillsPruden ?
A passionate, high-octane woman,
Dr. Karen rose in the corporate ranks from a front-line employee to a C-Suite Executive.
Holding certifications in Certified Diversity Executive (CDE) and Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR).
Today, Dr. Karen is a thirty-year career C-Suite Career Strategist known for her incredible leadership skills and passion for career empowerment.
Dr. Karen partners with professionals to assist them in influencing and impacting their careers from middle management to senior leadership. With her unique compassionate, no-nonsense coaching approach, Dr. Karen targets barriers to career elevation and help professionals devise a step-by-step blueprint to be strategic and intentional in the senior leadership employment recruitment process. Her goals are a two-fold punch: (1) acquisition of senior leadership; (2) and sustainability in the position.
Dr. Pruden has authored/co-authored 30 books, most of which are bestsellers. Her signature publication is Pruden Principles: 10 Strategies to Propel Women to the C-Suite. Dr. Pruden has worked in leadership in the tax industry, retail industry, non-profit, museums and education industries. Dr. Pruden works as a Chief Human Resource Officer/Assistant Vice President in higher education, CEO of Pruden Global Business Solutions Consulting, and the CEO/Founder of the Sister Leaders Community, Academy and Conference. A graduate of Yale University Women’s Leadership Program and Cornell University Women’s Entrepreneurship Program, Dr. Pruden has been interviewed on television, radio, podcasts and has been the subject of numerous magazine articles.
Dr. Pruden is an award-winning multi-faceted Executive. Awards: 2022 Change Maker Award (Nominated); 2021 Level Up Summit Servant Leader of the Year; 2021 Leader In Equity Award from Virginia Beach Coalition; 2019 Recognized by Governor Northam (VA) for work in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; 2019 ACHI Magazine Author of the Year Award, 2019 Motivational Speaker of the Year , SpeakerCon 2019 (Nominated), 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Leader Award (Urban League Hampton Roads), 2018 ACHI Magazine Woman of Influence Award (Humanitarian) and 2018 ACHI Magazine Woman of Achievement Award (Nominated).
Dr. Pruden has been a keynote/featured speaker at American Council of Education, Black Diamond Weekend, NAACP, Black Wall Street, SpeakerCon, Virginia Commonwealth University, Norfolk State University, Thomas Nelson Community College, Christopher Newport University, Global Fluency, EmpoweringHER, Success Women’s Conference, Sister Leaders Conference, BadAss Women’s Events, Power-Up Summit, and Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. She has graced the same conference stages as Les Brown, Dr. Cheryl Wood, Shawn Fair, Lisa Nichols, Gloria Mayfield Banks, Dr. George Fraser, Nikki Woods, Eric Thomas, JJ Virgin, Linda Clemons, Dr. Sonja Stribling, Dr. Delatorro McNeal II, Dr. Will Moreland, Kearn Cherry and Keri Murphy.
Dr. Pruden recently launched the television channel Boss, Brand & Business TV that is the home to diverse programming for professionals desiring excellence and exceptional quality in business. Dr. Pruden’s channel is aired in up to 500 million households. Her channel is on the Believe in Your Dreams Television Network airing on Amazon Prime TV, Roku, Google Play, and LG Content Store and Samsung Smart TV. You can find her television show, Leadership Is Served, on her channel.