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Karen Smith

Karen Smith

Operations Director

Available
Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
🎯 Operations Director, 🤝 Strategic Partner, 👥 Hiring Specialist, ⚙️ Business Process Specialist

About Karen

I’m Karen Smith, Director of Operations and Chaos Magician. My purpose is to serve the bold-hearted women building movements, not just businesses. I specialise in operational leadership for powerhouse professionals, women of faith, prayer warriors, and mission-driven coaches who carry the weight of transformation work and need a right-hand and steward to hold the structure while they hold space.

How Karen Supports Clients

With over 20 years in strategic operations across fintech, insurance, and founder-led businesses, I bring divine order to daily chaos. I translate vision into aligned systems, steady rhythms, and rock-solid foundations. Whether you're building a coaching empire, leading intercession in heels, or holding sacred space for others — I help you lead without burning out, scale without soul-loss, and build with integrity.

If you’ve outgrown DIY and are ready to step fully into your CEO era with strategy, structure, and stewardship that honours your calling... I’m the one who makes sure heaven’s download gets implemented on Earth, stewarding your business to realise its full purpose.

I help business owners move from reactive chaos to intentional, sustainable growth by aligning their operations with their mission. My support brings structure to the vision, clarity to the day-to-day, and flow to the way their business and team functions. With me by their side, they make decisions faster, lead with confidence, and finally have the breathing room to focus on the work only they can do. The result? A business that not only scales... but does so with soul. That’s why I created the S.O.U.L. Map — Strategic Operations for Unapologetic Leaders - a signature framework that brings you back to the spark of your creation and helps you build from that place, boldly and unapologetically.

Because your divine appointment deserves to arrive on time, in full power, and in perfect alignment... not lost in the chaos, but anchored in purpose, and made manifest on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Female Empowerment Professionals, Women of Faith, Prayer Warriors, Carers, and Coaches supporting these communities

Certifications

🎯 Operations Director🤝 Strategic Partner👥 Hiring Specialist⚙️ Business Process Specialist

Skills & Training

Master in Business Administration (MBA)Certified Director of OperationsCertified Strategic PartnerCertified Team Hiring SpecialistCertified Business Process SpecialistCertified Online Business ManagerCertified Agile CoachCertified Fintech Disruptor in FinanceBA in Contractual LawDiploma in Financial ManagementMy skills were forged in the fire of 20+ years leading high-stakes delivery, operations, and project management in corporate environments - all while raising three children solo and caring for my mother. Juggling boardroom deadlines and bedtime routines shaped me into a master of prioritisation, resilience, and grace under pressure. That lived training taught me how to build systems that support real women with real responsibilities - and now, I bring that wisdom to empower female founders to lead, scale, and thrive without sacrificing their sanity, values, or sacred calling.

Tools & Systems

Google WorkspaceMicrosoft SuiteVarious LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot, Gemini)Custom GPTsGo High Level, Kajabi, SAP CRM, Salesforce, HubspotClickUp, Notion, Asana, JiraZapier, Make.comLoom, Capcut, Descript, CanvaZoom, GoogleMeet, Teams,Slack, WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger

Languages

English, Afrikaans