ABOUT KALENA

Karen Burns Thiessen, fondly called Kalena, spent over 25 years marketing the services of a number of prestigious architectural design firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is now the owner of Kalena Associates, Inspiring Creative Minds, where she is dedicated to helping women in business and solo professionals succeed. Kalena Associates services include marketing and public relations, business development and analysis, strategic planning, training, team-building, leadership and conflict resolution, client satisfaction surveys and employment searches for placement of key professionals.

Kalena's passion for inspiring women and entrepreneurial business owners to success is evident in her powerful business workshops, seminars and corporate retreats. Her Business Support Groups in the Carson Valley, Reno and Lake Tahoe areas are enormously popular and have produced amazing success stories. Additionally, Kalena conducts creativity seminars and workshops as part of her "Straight From the Heart" Productions.

Kalena's insightful vision and intuitive sense allow her to assist her clients to establish their goals and vision and then together chart a course to achieve them.