As an Executive Support Consultant, I help founders, owners, executives, and boards move stalled priorities to completion.
Each engagement is a defined project with a clear outcome, a clear timeframe, and a clear finish, carried out hands-on without adding another full-time hire. When the project ends, the work is done and the structure stays in place.
When a business grows, the way work gets done doesn't always grow with it. Decisions multiply, projects compete for the same people, and important work slips between meetings without a clear owner to carry it to completion.
That's where I come in. I take on a defined project, work hands-on alongside you and your staff, and stay accountable until it's done. You stay focused on leading the business while the work that's been waiting finally gets finished.
Karen Swinger, MBA, is an Executive Support Consultant who partners with founders, owners, executives, and boards to move priorities to completion, coordinate cross-functional work, and turn strategic decisions into completed execution. With more than 25 years of experience spanning multimillion-dollar budget oversight, executive compensation strategy, and capital project management, Karen brings a practical, hands-on approach that helps leaders and businesses execute with less friction.
She is a trusted accountability partner who removes barriers, simplifies processes, and gets stalled work finished.
Karen is also committed to giving back and has supported her local community as Board Vice Chair with Of Color, Inc., former Board Director of the Oak Park-River Forest Rotary Club, and General Business Coach with Sunshine Enterprises.
Senior operations experience
Budgets overseen
Cross-functional leadership
Capital project budget managed