Karen Friedman is a professional communication coach and speaker who spent two decades as a television news reporter and anchor at major market television stations. Her techniques to help business professionals become more powerful persuasive communicators have been applied on four continents where she has counseled key opinion leaders and conducted speaker, media, crisis and leader communication training programs for many of the world’s largest companies. Karen’s expertise in message development was first recognized when a U.S. delegation led by former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton tapped her to provide media and political training for women from emerging democracies.