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Karen Mellen is a leadership strategist, speaker, coach, and DISC consultant who helps professionals and organizations strengthen communication, elevate leadership effectiveness, and create meaningful personal and professional growth.

With over 20 years of experience in Human Resources and leadership development, she brings a practical, people-centered approach to helping leaders grow with clarity, confidence, and emotional intelligence.

As the founder of Rising Phoenix Leadership and a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member, Karen delivers keynotes, workshops, coaching, and training programs focused on communication, personal growth, team effectiveness, DISC behavioral insights, and leadership development.

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Karen is an incredibly wise and humorous speaker and teacher who gets to the heart of leadership by cutting out the fluff.
– Angie Nuttle, CEO VIP Center for Business Women
Karen has your employee’s success and well-being at the core of her work… amazing listener and wisely moving topics forward with a team or a team member…great to work with and brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. My employees really leaned into her approach and got involved in the conversation more deeply than I imagined!
– Margaret Sheehan, Executive Director Teacher's Treasures
I really enjoyed Karen's communication workshop at VIP Week Women's Conference. I picked up a few tools that I still use today.
– Amanda Gleason, HR Leader PeopleFirst HR
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A speech about character, trust, and the quiet moments that reveal who we really are.

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