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Karen Banks

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Executive Talent Acquisition Partner at Trucordia
📍 United States

Karen Banks is an Executive Talent Acquisition Partner with over 20 years of experience, specializing in building C-suite leadership teams. An entrepreneur at heart, she founded AKA Associates Inc. and holds a BS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Certified Professional Career Coach certification.

Outside of her corporate roles, Karen is the author of the book "Mask of Perfection. " She is passionate about sharing her personal experiences with professional burnout to coach and support other professionals who find themselves in a career crisis, helping them to reinvent their paths.

Unique fact: Karen authored a book about her personal nervous breakdown and recovery journey to help destigmatize mental health challenges among driven professionals.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Executive Talent Acquisition Partner
Location
United States
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Executive Search
Her entire career is dedicated to executive recruitment, including building an internal executive search function from the ground up at Trucordia.
Overcoming Burnout
Authored "Mask of Perfection" detailing her personal story with a nervous breakdown to help other professionals navigate career crises and burnout.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Executive Talent Acquisition Partner
Trucordia
3-2024 - 2-2025
Executive Recruiter
Karen Banks, LLC
5-2022 - 3-2024
Global Executive Talent Acquisition Partner
Aon
1-2001 - 4-2022
Founder / Executive Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Strategist
AKA Associates Inc
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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