Entrepreneurial And Leadership Skills: Karen Evans

Karen Evans gave insight to many entrepreneurial and leadership skills during her presentation. She is a Lawrence Technological University Alumni and an adjunct Professor who started her career in law, then moved into marketing. Her reason for doing so was that “Law sounded fun in theory, but it was terrible in practice” (Evans). She described that college was fun for law, but the actual work was more politics than law. This shows that no matter what path you choose to go through in life, a single event can change your view on a situation. The only way to remove oneself from a situation they do not want to be in takes a great deal of thinking that could be assisted with leadership and entrepreneurial values. Most of the entrepreneurial skills …show more content…
Her experience at an actual law firm gave her an answer she did not want to receive, so in response, she decided to go on a different path. Originally, she thought that business was boring, but after talking with people, which included her husband at the time, she started to see that business was right for her. She worked together with her husband to turn his “garage” marketing business into a thriving business that gets many jobs from top consumer companies in the area. Due to this success, she wanted to help other people to get to the level she has gotten, by experiencing different business tactics in the workforce through a program called “the Launch”. Overall, Karen has learned from her decisions and did not let the bad answer she got from Law send her into hiding. Against all odds, she was able to find her niche and become successful at doing so. Leadership also plays a key role in guiding through someone’s life. One, throughout their whole entire life has to both be a leader or a follower, and know when it is the best time to be either one. The basic learning one gets throughout their life allows them to make the call. In Karen Evans’ case, she decided to be a follower when it came to working in Law, but did not like the job she signed up for, so she became a leader in business and allowed her husband’s businesses to thrive. Leadership lasts a lifetime and it allows one to put what they have learned to