Chicago, IL/Continental Who’s Who/- Karen K. Arp is recognized by Continental Who’s Who among Pinnacle Professionals in the field of Coaching and Consulting. Karen is an Executive Coach and Career Transition Coach with Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

Challenger, Gray & Christmas is a Chicago-based global outplacement & career transitioning firm that leverages its expertise to find and develop career opportunities for executives as well as all other levels of professionals who have been outplaced by their employers due to reasons that include downsizing, corporate restructuring, and plant closings. Challenger is comprised of a staff of knowledgeable, certified executive coaches, and job search experts devoted to helping individuals understand how to effectively apply the principles of sales and marketing to their job search while focusing on developing their personal branding and then strategizing with them on how to best market themselves for reemployment.   

Amassing seventeen years of experience in outplacement and coaching, Karen was originally trained as a Life Coach through The Coaches Training Institute and certified as a Neurolinquistic Program Practitioner (NLP) through the NLP Institute of Chicago.  Karen was trained and certified through Challenger, Gray & Christmas where her expertise lies within career and executive coaching, and management training.

“When I work with clients, it is more than just helping them survive job loss, sometimes they are going through other life experiences, such as divorce, serious health issues, single parenting, dealing with elderly parents, or transitioning into a new segment of their life,” Ms. Arp said about the complexity of her role.  A true Renaissance woman and a graduate pf the “School of Life”, Karen has survived these same types of life’s experiences which she feels has made her a better coach.   

The recipient of the CEO Award through her company, Karen is also a member of the Femfessionals Chicago, a professional women’s business group, and as a breast cancer survivor, she volunteers as a “Mentor Angel” with Immelmann’s Angels, an organization that partners anyone seeking cancer support with someone who is a cancer survivor or a caregiver.  Outside of work, she enjoys reading, exercise, quality family time and also finding new adventures in life through meeting new people, traveling, and seeking new life experiences that she hasn’t had before.

For more information, please visit www.challengergray.com

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