Karen Kelly 🌈's Linkedin Analytics

👉🏻 For over 20 years, Karen has been a catalyst for change across the healthcare, marketing, media, and technology sectors, fueled by 3 core values: innovation, connection, and compassion. 🎯 Communications SME --> After nearly a decade of marketing and PR communication experience with global brands like Rolex, Domino’s Pizza, and Merrill Lynch, Karen earned a MS in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Emerson College, and subsequently spent 7 years specializing in leveraging her communication skills to institute innovative treatment for adults with acquired neurological impairments at Mount Sinai and Lahey hospital. 🎯 Media Founder: --> Karen’s creative itch drew her out of healthcare, launching her first solo media venture. Karen built one of Boston's most profitable agencies from the ground up, with clients like the Boston Red Sox and Match Charter Schools. She grew this business to 7-figures in under 3 years and received two voter-choice awards by Boston’s WGBH in 2016 and 2017. 🎯 Martech Startup Leader: --> In 2019, Karen accepted a position as the Chief Marketing Officer for marketing technology startup, Tapple. Karen launched the initial QR-driven SaaS product and lead sales and marketing efforts, and was awarded by BostInno as one of Boston’s “50 on Fire” startups, with features in AdAge, Boston Business Journal, and MarTech Today. She was promoted to President in 2021, and played a pivotal role in crafting and executing the company's vision, mission, and strategic direction. Karen led Tapple’s Seed fundraising efforts, ensuring the company not only survived, but thrived during the Covid-19 pandemic. 🎯 Industry Influencer --> Karen is a prominent voice in the marketing technology industry, with credits in multiple publications on disrupting the digital marketing industry. She is regularly featured as a keynote speaker at events like Startup Boston, and is a frequent guest on industry podcasts, most recently Integrate and Ignite, and The Human Voice. 🎯 Startup Advisor --> Karen actively contributes to the development of the entrepreneur ecosystem. She believes deeply in sharing her knowledge and expertise with early-stage companies in an effort to support the next generation of innovation. 🎯 AI Innovator --> Most recently, Karen's passion for AI led her to revamp her public school district's after-school program by founding grass roots movement, Parents for After School Solutions (PASS). PASS expanded access to K-5 after school care by 50%, solving a decade old problem for working parents in Wayland, MA.