Karen McAllen

Trailblazer
DISC Type : DI

Chief Executive Officer at Agile Business Consortium

Wokingham, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Karen McAllen is the CEO of the Agile Business Consortium, specializing in business transformation and people-centered organizational change. With an MBA Essentials from LSE, she focuses on creating environments where teams thrive. Colleagues describe her as a results-oriented, people-first, and fantastic leader, particularly skilled in promoting employee well-being.

Outside of her executive role, Karen is a mother who enjoys spending quality time with her family and staying active at the gym. She has a passion for true crime podcasts and has spoken about her experiences navigating parenthood alongside her career.

Unique fact: Before her career in business and technology, Karen had an unexpected career twist working in the film industry.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Achievement-Oriented

Charismatic

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.  They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship. They will bat for you if they come to believe in you.

Topics They Care About

Business Agility
As CEO of the Agile Business Consortium, she leads a global professional body focused on advancing and promoting business agility.
Organizational Culture
She is passionate about building commercially sustainable, people-centered organizations and has authored articles on cultivating an agile culture.
Female Leadership
Participates in panels celebrating International Women's Day, discussing topics like leadership, imposter syndrome, and work-life balance.

Media Appearances

Karen has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Chief Executive Officer at Agile Business Consortium
6-2024 - 10-2025
Managing Director | Board Director at Agile Business Consortium
7-2022 - 2-2024
Chief Operating Officer at The ITAM Review
1-2020 - 7-2022
Managing Director at The ITAM Review
11-2018 - 1-2020
Operations Director at The ITAM Review

Education

7-2021 - 10-2021
MBA Essentials from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
1997 - 1999
Education details unavailable from BURNHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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Insights For Selling To Karen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them visualize the impact of their decision
  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation
  • Give them control of the sales process

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karen is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karen

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karen move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Karen take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Karen

Personality Compatibility


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