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Mary is a former 3x CEO and Chief Marketing Officer, Ms. Maloney is a brand strategist who has led repositioning, messaging and branding initiatives on both the client and agency side for global and iconic brands including Mercy Health System, Heinz, Subaru, Mercy Health System, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Intuit, and The Center for Creative Leadership. She sold her first business at age 32. As principal for Revealing Genius LLC, she now guides accomplished senior leaders to amplify their personal brands, using a proprietary, trademarked process, to powerfully message their expertise and their “why” to rapidly fulfill their most coveted goals. Her education includes Duquesne University, Villanova University and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She also facilitates executive courses at Cornell University on the art and science of Brand Management. 

Call me when you need a successful CEO, COO, or you have a problem with:
1) Strategic Implementation - making your vision happen
2) Operational Integration - achieving unity of effort across your organization
3) Change Leadership - making a transformation happen well, and making it stick within your culture.
I find the right way or make one to solve the problem, eliminate challenges, champion the movement, and exceed your expectations. 

I have advised the President of the United States, the National Security Council, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff, and many senior defense officials and military officers from the U.S. and dozens of allied nations in national security matters including geo-political risk, strategic communication, public relations, intelligence oversight, current operations, logistics coordination, strategic planning, technology, training and education, audits and inspections, financial risk, legal and policy compliance. 

Karen brings more than 20 years of experience helping organizations operate at their best, through clarity, collaboration, and disciplined execution. She partners with CEOs, senior leaders, and boards to solve business problems, build resilient operations, and drive measurable results. Whether the challenge is a financial turnaround, a strategy in need of traction, or a cross-functional initiative stalled in execution, Karen helps move it forward, with structure, focus, and momentum. Known for bridging strategic vision with deep execution, Karen works across functions and silos to build the infrastructure and operational discipline needed to support growth, integration, or change. Her expertise spans strategic planning, operations, financial management, and large-scale program delivery. She builds trust quickly and brings steady, results-driven follow-through to every initiative or engagement. As Vice President of Finance & Operations at Nyhus/Desautel Hege, Karen played a key role in taking the firm from near insolvency to being named one of the Puget Sound region’s fastest-growing companies. She led a full digital transformation, reduced costs by over 20% during the COVID-19 pandemic, and oversaw post-acquisition operational integration. Her earlier roles at Weyerhaeuser and the Gates Foundation included enterprise strategy, M&A execution, and operational leadership of multi-million-dollar global programs.