Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, Oh My!: Cultivating Company Culture

“You’ve always had the power, my dear. You’ve had it all along.” Glinda the Good Witch’s empowering message about inner strength in The Wizard of Oz has been intuitive healer and coach Karen Carey’s guiding mantra as she journeys to inform, educate, and inspire people to find the answers to their problems by searching within themselves.

Where the Magical Meets the Practical

When Karen Carey was struggling with her health, she felt like something was missing in her life. In her desperate search for answers, serendipity led her into the world of alternative healing.

That’s when a client—and soon-to-be best friend, Marcia—sat in her chair at A Cut Above, Karen’s hair salon, and encouraged her to try Reiki. Opening up the flow of energy within her, this experience inspired Karen to explore beyond the limitations of traditional medicine and religion.

Karen became a certified Reiki Master and Transpersonal Counselor. Her journey into energetic medicine deepened when she and her husband, Kevin, moved to Seattle, Washington, where she completed a reflexology certification program.

Continuing her wellness adventure in California, Karen became a certified yoga teacher and fitness coach. A Corinth High School graduate, she later returned with Kevin to settle in Saratoga. She traveled to England and France with 365 Mentoring and Coaching’s pilot program, learning transformational leadership strategies that would have a lasting impact on her life and business. In 2009, she became a certified life coach through Accomplishment Coaching in Seattle.

See Yourself. Be Yourself. Free Yourself.

Carrying her message of self-empowerment forward as a mentor and role model, Karen founded Ruby Red Road in 2012, offering guidance and energy healing through team-building workshops, one-on-one coaching, speaking engagements, and public appearances.

Guiding participants through a thought-provoking, creative process, Karen provides clarity and inspires them to overcome self-doubt, maximizing both their personal and professional potential.

In 2017, Karen became a CultureTalk Certified Partner, incorporating a technique rooted in psychiatrist Carl Jung’s beliefs into her practice. By helping individuals identify their leadership style among Jung’s 12 universal archetypes, she empowers them with new ways to approach challenges in their lives.

The Cost of a Culture Clash

Working with individuals, corporations, and nonprofits, Ruby Red Road teaches passionate participants how to tap into their inner strengths and resources to create a more balanced life and a healthier state of mind—translating into a positive work culture that becomes a tangible asset in any environment.

To move from a state of stress to one of success, Karen encourages people to be boldly, bravely, and brilliantly themselves.

“Knowing who you are and who other people are creates quality conversations. Making assumptions instead of asking questions leads to misunderstandings, disagreements, and mixed-up ideas and energies in an organization,” Karen explains.

Tools to Create a Lasting Impact

When working with a team, Ruby Red Road always starts at the top.

By teaching leaders and participants to discover their authentic selves and recognize the positive qualities in others, Karen fosters validation and transforms communication. These sessions are customized to fit your group’s needs—whether it’s a three-month program or a year-long commitment.

“Through essence coaching, we can be seen for our qualities (rather than our patterns of behavior at work), which creates value for leaders,” says Karen.

Once an organization’s team members recognize and appreciate each other for who they are, they can adjust their conversations to navigate challenges more effectively.

“You can’t speak to everyone the same way. Your conversations can develop and grow. Because people change—and your product is created by your people—as people grow, your product grows,” Karen explains.

Whether you’re a “soft” leader feeling overwhelmed, a “hard” leader frustrated and angry, or an entrepreneur feeling stuck and spinning in circles, you may not be asking the right questions, she says.

We’re Off to See the Wizard

Begin your journey to discovering the wonderful wizardry that business wellness can bring with insights from Ruby Red Road during a FREE discovery call. In this hour-long consultation, Karen Carey will help you identify challenges and offer real-talk recommendations on how to advance toward your goals.

“Whether your mission is to improve your workplace culture, yourself, or your brand, I help people know who they really are and how to authentically show up in the world—and that’s really powerful,” Karen says.

As one of this year’s Palette PRO Talk facilitators, Karen will be sharing Ruby Red Road’s workplace wellness strategies. Sessions are held on the third Thursday of each month, with tickets available for $10 per person. For more information, visit palettecommunity.com.

Tune into Inspire Saratoga Episode 7 — “Karen Carey: THE TRUTH About Life Coaching Methods” — hosted by Mike Kurkowski, available to watch on YouTube.

You can also hear Karen on the Buying Local podcast episode, “Life Coaching and Karen Carey,” available at buyinglocal.us. 

For more information, follow @RubyRedRoad on Facebook and Instagram, or visit rubyredroad.com.