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Karen Tiber Leland
Karen Tiber Leland is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, management and marketing consultant, freelance writer, media guest, and more.
Keynote Speaking on Branding, Leadership and Inclusion
Karen Tiber Leland has given presentations, workshops and keynote speeches in more than 50 countries around the world. She has spoken for Harvard, Yale, TEDx, Google, The American Management Association, The American Marketing Association, YPO, Stanford and many others.
SMG Services
Our Clients are Forward Thinking Companies, CEOs, Executives, and Entrepreneurs.
The Sterling Marketing Group Approach
We take our clients through a three-step journey that organically positions and grows their personal and business brands to land them squarely in thought/industry leadership.
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