Karen is the founder and Chief Executive of Purple Shoots. Karen is extremely dedicated, passionate and enthusiastic when it comes to helping others. She acquired a variety of experiences before starting Purple Shoots, which all helped her in her varied role. She worked for 10 years in an investment bank, 10 years in a small manufacturing business, a few years as a self-employed translator and prior to that she worked in the City of London for one of the big four firms of accountants. She holds an MA from Oxford University in Geography and an MSc in Economic Development. When Karen is not busy giving out financial help she enjoys doing puppet shows for children and churches, playing the drums and she also likes walking.