dr. karen hills pruden

Dr. Karen Hills Pruden isn't just the Founder of Pruden Global Business Solutions Consulting and the Sister Leaders Community, she's a powerhouse dedicated to igniting the leadership potential of professionals everywhere! Imagine being stuck and feeling the weight of untapped potential holding you back. That's where Dr. Karen steps in, armed with a mission to turbocharge your career or business trajectory. Dr. Karen is on a mission to help leaders master senior leadership, guiding them to articulate their prowess in talent management, driving change, and harnessing the power of technology and analytics.

Just over a decade ago, Dr. Karen found herself at a crossroads, yearning for a role in senior leadership but unsure how to get there. A transformative $350 an hour mentor investment became the launchpad for her ascent to the upper echelons of leadership. Now, firmly ensconced in senior leadership, she's paying it forward, blazing a trail for other leaders to follow.

Pruden Global Business Solutions Consulting (PGBSC) is dedicated to advancing the careers of high performing leaders and aspiring high performing leaders through a comprehensive and strategic approach. Our keynote speeches, courses, frameworks, and customized programs meticulously examine your experience and expertise, determines your next level, identifies and closes gaps, builds your blueprint for implementation, and collaborates with you to plan your pivot to ensure career and business success.

Sister Leaders is where women leaders are equipped with the tools and strategies to acquire leadership roles and sustain themselves with finesse. From auditing their cumulative professional portfolio to crafting compelling success stories using examples of cutting-edge technology and analytics, Dr. Karen leaves no stone unturned. And it doesn't stop there; she's with her clients every step of the way, crafting blueprints for success and guiding them through the exhilarating journey of onboarding into their dream roles.

Dr. Karen has authored/co-authored 30+ books, most of which are bestsellers. Dr. Karen has worked in leadership roles in the tax industry, retail industry, non-profit, museums and higher education. A graduate of Yale University Women’s Leadership Program, Cornell University Women’s Entrepreneurship Program, and Global Speakers University; Dr. Karen has been interviewed on television, radio, podcasts, and has been the subject of numerous magazine articles. Dr. Karen is an award-winning multi-faceted leadership strategist who was recently honored with the 2024 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. Additionally, she has been recognized by two governors and a former Congresswoman.

Awards: 2023 Governor’s Citation from Wes Moore (MD); 2023 Excellence In Professional Speaking from NAPSAC; 2021 Level Up Summit Servant Leader of the Year; 2021 Leader In Equity Award from Virginia Beach Coalition; (2020) Recognition from Congresswoman Elaine Luria; 2019 Recognized by former Governor Ralph Northam (VA) for work in Diversity and Inclusion; 2019 ACHI Magazine Author of the Year Award, 2019 Motivational Speaker of the Year , SpeakerCon 2019 (Nominated), 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Leader Award (Urban League Hampton Roads), 2018 ACHI Magazine Woman of Influence Award (Humanitarian) and 2018 ACHI Magazine Woman of Achievement Award (Nominated). And lastly, Dr. Pruden was one of the handpicked elite entrepreneurs selected for the docuseries, The Making of An Entrepreneur. 

Dr. Karen has been featured at the Power Networking Conference; American Council of Education; Black Diamond Weekend; NAACP; Black Wall Street; SpeakerCon; The Mogul Code Summit; Virginia Commonwealth University; Global Speakers Summit; Norfolk State University; Thomas Nelson Community College; Women Who Prosper; Christopher Newport University; Global Fluency; EmpoweringHER; Success Women’s Conference; Sister Leaders Conference; Women, Wellness & Wealth Summit; BadAss Women’s Events; Power-Up Summit; and Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. 

Dr. Karen has graced the same conference stages as Les Brown, Dr. Cheryl Wood, Shawn Fair, Lisa Nichols, Gloria Mayfield Banks, Dr. George Fraser, Nikki Woods, Eric Thomas, JJ Virgin, Linda Clemons, Dr. Sonja Stribling, Dr. Delatorro McNeal II, Dr. Will Moreland, Kearn Cherry and Keri Murphy. 

With Dr. Karen at the helm, the sky's the limit for leaders everywhere. It's time to shatter glass ceilings and rewrite the narrative of leadership, one high performing empowered leader at a time.