Join us at Elaine's for an conversation with Karen and Jeffrey James Higgins about the leadership coach's journey to writing her first book!About this Event
Meet the Author: Karen Marginot is an author and leadership coach who specializes in helping leaders integrate ancient wisdom with their professional authority.
Drawing on her decades-long journey through corporate leadership at companies like Salesforce and Dell, Karen brings rare insight to the challenges women face as they approach the pinnacle of their careers and contemplate their enduring legacy, both professionally and personally. Her story and authentic worldview connect with women in senior positions who worry that they’ve lost their way or are tired of leading like “one of the guys.” Karen’s sought-after workshops and talks offer deep conversations about leadership, purpose, and transformation in the tech and business worlds that honor the purpose of the women doing the work.
Her debut book, The Bad Girls Club: Promises of a Spirituality-Based Recovery, explores themes of personal transformation and recovery from trauma and addiction/alcoholism, drawing on her extensive experience across multiple genres, including memoir, creative nonfiction, fiction, and technical writing. Karen’s approach weaves shadow work, shame demolition, and divine feminine principles into practical leadership development.
Karen’s leadership programs serve women navigating profound transitions, from addiction recovery to career reinvention, menopause to spiritual awakening. Through ancient Celtic wisdom and modern transformation practices, Karen helps clients demolish shame by normalizing the very human experiences we all have, then fearlessly create the work and impact they truly desire. She is working on two new books and focusing on helping women, especially those in the tech field, transform their lived experience into powerful stories that change the world.
About the Book: “There’s a seismic shift happening worldwide, as individuals from every social class question their relationship with alcohol and drugs,” explains Karen. “While marijuana gains mainstream acceptance, a profound inquiry persists: Is this okay? Am I drinking too much? Is this normal?”
These questions resonate deeply, particularly among professional women who are drinking at higher rates than anyone else, and women are drinking themselves to death. Beyond the health risks, high alcohol consumption affects women’s personal and professional relationships and ability to successfully function and lead in their professional roles.
encapsulates Karen Marginot’s journey through addiction to redemption. Delving into Karen’s tumultuous past, she narrates how she found healing and renewal through spiritual tools, transcending addiction to create a fulfilling career in tech and leadership coaching.
This isn’t merely a narrative on redemption; it shines a light to a way out for those grappling with the devastation of alcoholism and addiction. The Bad Girls Club doesn’t preach; it shares a deeply personal odyssey from self-destruction to empowerment.
About our Elaine’s Literary Salon Host, A retired supervisory special agent who writes thrillers, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays, Jeff has wrestled a suicide bomber, fought the Taliban in combat, and chased terrorists across five continents. He received the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Heroism and the DEA Award of Valor. Jeffrey has been interviewed by CNN, National Geographic, and The New York Times. Learn more:
Event Venue
Elaine's, 208 Queen Street, Alexandria, United States
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