Karen Kaufman, M.S.O.D.
President, Co- Founding Principal, KPartners
The Kaufman Partnership (KPartners) contributes to the growth of key talent in organizations by delivering transformational consulting, executive coaching, and customized leadership programs since 1985.
Karen Kaufman’s expertise as an Executive Coach and Leadership Facilitator creates an environment of trust so that professionals can explore and accelerate their leadership capacity. This enables key talent to leverage their impact and produce extraordinary outcomes for their organizations.
Karen is an entrepreneur and innovator in creating tools for professionals to maximize their career success. The Kaufman Impression Management System® expedites the development of key factors of leadership and has been used extensively to accelerate executive presence.
Karen and the Kaufman Partnership have been featured in over 100 publications throughout the country in articles related to maximizing professional development. Her coaching expertise includes executive presence and presentation, organizational dynamics, leadership acceleration and organizational transformation. Working closely with corporate clients, she develops custom programs to supplement their existing leadership development curriculum.
Karen’s satisfaction comes from seeing her clients receive promotions, increase their leadership responsibilities and achieve their personal and professional goals.
Karen recently published her first book MAGIC: Making A Good Impression Count On and Off the Golf Course and is also a contributing author to seven books on topics including but not limited to executive leadership, communication, executive appearance and women in partnership.
Karen earned a Master of Science Degree in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Philadelphia University, now Jefferson.
When not coaching, Karen enjoys golf, biking, reading and long walks on the beach.
David Grad, M.S.
Executive Vice President, KPartners
David Grad brings the skills of a strategic communication consultant, executive producer, actor and corporate leader to his work as a facilitator and coach. Trained to leverage the Kaufman Impression Management System and Brain-Based Conversation Skills as a certified Brain-Based Coach from the NeuroLeadership Institute, his multidisciplinary training and over 25 years of professional experience have provided him with diverse perspectives on the many dynamic elements needed to strengthen leadership presence, communicate effectively, and fully embody the role of a leader.
David facilitates leadership presence programs and coaches executives and emerging leaders to better understand the perceptual, cognitive, behavioral and emotional factors that support their leadership roles. His expertise in strategic communication and storytelling enables him to coach his clients to influence, inspire and more authentically connect with the many stakeholders critical to their individual success and that of their teams and organizations.
As a founding partner in the digital learning company Elevator9, David is pioneering new ways to bridge traditional in-person learning with digital and virtual technology to create more effective learning solutions.
A frequent speaker, David is also a professor in the graduate programs of Glasgow Caledonian New York College. He designed and teaches the course, Values-Based Leadership Skills for an Interconnected World, which is required for all students enrolled in the college’s three master’s degree programs.
David holds an M.S. in Strategic Communication from Columbia University and B.A.’s in Mass Communication and Theatre from Florida State University. He is a graduate of the acting program at the prestigious William Esper Studio in New York City.