Karen Spears Email & Phone Number | Karen Spears is the founder of Kareracter, a creative firm specializing in hand-lettering projects. Kareracter's most recent project is The Wintrust Mural, in collaboration with The Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund. Past art commission clients include The Chicago Foundation for Women, Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia, and Village Captial, among many more. The Kareracter Club, its subsidiary, is a creative design membership club for companies & organizations, helping them design visual branding and digital assets with character to shape their brand’s personality. Clients include the Poetry Foundation, Tory Burch Foundation, Thales, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Therapy for Black Girls, EBONY Magazine, The Dovetail Project, CurlMix, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, University of Illinois Chicago, & Syracuse University. She's collaborated on special projects with major brands like Comcast, Adobe, and Gatheround. With a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and a minor in Business from the University of Missouri, Karen has a unique perspective on brand design that works hand-in-hand with business. Early in her career, Karen had the privilege of working for Google & Leo Burnett and served as a programming advisor for the Obama Foundation. In 2018, she was named Emerging Designer by the Professional Association of Design in Chicago, IL. She was recognized by Soho House as one of Chicago's Rising Stars in 2021 and, more recently, has been featured on WGN, WGN Radio, NBC, Fox, and WTTW. Today, Karen can be found managing the personal brands of media personalities and non-profit leaders, running a team of creatives, conducting mind-mapping strategy sessions with business owners, and mentoring young designers of color. karespears.com

Karen Spears

Karen Spears is the founder of Kareracter, a creative firm specializing in hand-lettering projects....
Chicago, Illinois, United States

*50 free lookup(s) per month.

No credit card required.

Karen Spears’s Email karen@therapyforblackgirls.com

Karen Spears’s Phone Numbers

Get KAREN’s Phone Number (For Free)

Social Media

Karen Spears’s Location Chicago, Illinois, United States

Karen Spears’s Current Industry Therapy For Black Girls Kareracter

Not the Karen Spears you were looking for?

Find accurate emails & phone numbers for over 700M professionals.

Work Experience

Therapy For Black Girls

Creative Director

2022-09-01 00:00:00 - Present

Kareracter

Founder

2015-08-01 00:00:00 - Present

Lets Vibe

Co-Founder + Chief Operating Officer

2015-01-01 00:00:00 - 2019-12-01 00:00:00

The Gray Matter Experience

Instructor

2018-07-01 00:00:00 - 2018-08-01 00:00:00

The Aspen Institute

Scholar at Aspen Ideas Festival 2018

2018-03-01 00:00:00 - 2018-06-01 00:00:00

Obama Foundation

Peer Advisor

2017-09-01 00:00:00 - 2017-12-01 00:00:00

Leo Burnett

Business Development Intern

2016-06-01 00:00:00 - 2016-08-01 00:00:00

Google

Google Student Ambassador Mentor

2015-09-01 00:00:00 - 2016-08-01 00:00:00

Mu Craft Studio

Student Clerical Assistant

2015-08-01 00:00:00 - 2016-05-01 00:00:00

Startingbloc

Social Innovation Fellow

2016-05-01 00:00:00 - 2016-05-01 00:00:00

James R Jordan Foundation International

Strategic Communications Intern

2015-06-01 00:00:00 - 2015-08-01 00:00:00

A Way With Words And Numbers

Tutor

2013-09-01 00:00:00 - 2015-05-01 00:00:00

Chicago Scholars Foundation

Marketing Communications Intern

2014-06-01 00:00:00 - 2014-08-01 00:00:00

Daniel Murphy Scholarship

Daniel Murphy Scholar

2009-01-01 00:00:00 - 2013-01-01 00:00:00

Northern Trust

Global Training and Development Intern

2012-06-01 00:00:00 - 2012-08-01 00:00:00

Glen Oak Country Club

Caddie

2010-01-01 00:00:00 - 2011-01-01 00:00:00

Skills

No Skills Available

Languages

No Languages Available

FAQ About Karen Spears

Karen Spears is located at
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Karen Spears is a Karen Spears is the founder of Kareracter, a creative firm specializing in hand-lettering projects. Kareracter's most recent project is The Wintrust Mural, in collaboration with The Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund. Past art commission clients include The Chicago Foundation for Women, Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia, and Village Captial, among many more. The Kareracter Club, its subsidiary, is a creative design membership club for companies & organizations, helping them design visual branding and digital assets with character to shape their brand’s personality. Clients include the Poetry Foundation, Tory Burch Foundation, Thales, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Therapy for Black Girls, EBONY Magazine, The Dovetail Project, CurlMix, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, University of Illinois Chicago, & Syracuse University. She's collaborated on special projects with major brands like Comcast, Adobe, and Gatheround. With a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and a minor in Business from the University of Missouri, Karen has a unique perspective on brand design that works hand-in-hand with business. Early in her career, Karen had the privilege of working for Google & Leo Burnett and served as a programming advisor for the Obama Foundation. In 2018, she was named Emerging Designer by the Professional Association of Design in Chicago, IL. She was recognized by Soho House as one of Chicago's Rising Stars in 2021 and, more recently, has been featured on WGN, WGN Radio, NBC, Fox, and WTTW. Today, Karen can be found managing the personal brands of media personalities and non-profit leaders, running a team of creatives, conducting mind-mapping strategy sessions with business owners, and mentoring young designers of color. karespears.com

Karen Spears currently works in the Therapy For Black Girls | Kareracter |

No Languages Available

Karen Spears has prior
experience in the following industries:
Lets Vibe | The Gray Matter Experience | The Aspen Institute | Obama Foundation | Leo Burnett | Google | Mu Craft Studio | Startingbloc | James R Jordan Foundation International | A Way With Words And Numbers | Chicago Scholars Foundation | Daniel Murphy Scholarship | Northern Trust | Glen Oak Country Club

Karen Spears has the following professional experience:
Therapy For Black Girls | Kareracter | Lets Vibe | The Gray Matter Experience | The Aspen Institute | Obama Foundation | Leo Burnett | Google | Mu Craft Studio | Startingbloc | James R Jordan Foundation International | A Way With Words And Numbers | Chicago Scholars Foundation | Daniel Murphy Scholarship | Northern Trust | Glen Oak Country Club