Karen Rafael

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Independent Advisor & Consultant at Bloom by Karen Rafael

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Overview

Karen Rafael is a Leadership and People Advisor and the founder of Bloom. She specializes in guiding leadership teams in fast-growing companies on culture, strategy, and people decisions. A graduate of Copenhagen Business School, colleagues describe her as structured, diligent, and a professional who builds trust and takes great ownership.

Karen is passionate about the human side of business, viewing organizations as living ecosystems where transformation starts from within. Her work is driven by a deep-seated belief in fostering healthy leadership and helping founders navigate the complexities of growth with empathy, curiosity, and integrity.

She has a unique specialization in conducting "Human Due Diligence" for investors, assessing founder teams and the early architecture of companies.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Generally Skeptic

Demanding

They are very proud of what they do.  They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

Human Due Diligence
A core part of her current advisory work, assessing founder teams and organizational health for investors to support better people decisions.
Founder Leadership
Frequently posts about the unique challenges founders face, particularly in transitioning from building products to leading people effectively.
Organizational Health
Emphasizes helping companies strengthen collaboration, navigate complexity, and make sustainable decisions about their culture and people as they scale.

Media Appearances

Karen has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2020
Independent Advisor & Consultant at Bloom by Karen Rafael
10-2020 - 10-2021
Freelance Consultant, Change Management & Leadership Development at Jabra
3-2020 - 10-2020
Corporate Development Manager at Templafy
5-2019 - 3-2020
Senior Manager, Global Training & Certifications (Adform Academy) at Adform
8-2017 - 4-2019
Communication Manager at Adform

Education

2015 - 2017
Master’s Degree from Copenhagen Business School
2012 - 2015
Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Copenhagen Business School

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Insights For Selling To Karen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karen is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karen

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karen move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Karen take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Karen

Personality Compatibility


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