Flauntrepreneur Magazine >> Portrait of a successful flauntrepreneur – Karen Salmansohn

Karen Salmansohn was a bright and talented creative director who made Senior VP of her advertising firm in her mid-twenties. She was a rising star in her industry and was poised for greatness but decided to slam on the brakes and walk away from it all at age 27. Karen is one of few people who dared to follow her dream despite the comforts of a then solid career. With a passion for writing, she set out to conquer the literary world, with blinders on. She attributes having blinders on as one of the contributing factors to her success; she couldn’t see any potential road blocks in her peripheral because her mind was focused solely on the goal ahead.

With some fundamental understanding of marketing, she focused her attention on what she deemed at the time as an untapped market and wrote books that appealed to “the feisty female”. Now remember, this was in the mid 90’s before programs like Sex in the City and movies like Bridgette Jones’ Diary were even a concept. Her first book, “How to Make Your Man Behave in 21 Days or Less”, was an instant best seller and it put Karen on the map as a relationship author.

Shortly after, “How to Succeed in Business without a Penis” was published and Karen unknowingly began to build her brand as an author that delivered clever insight to woman on topics to improve their lives. Her ability to write in a style that was quick and fun, with subject matter that mattered, made Karen a role model for feisty females everywhere. As a result, she generated a lot of media attention and resolved herself to consciously start the self-branding process of becoming an expert in the field of personal development.

Although her initial goal was to become an author, it didn’t take Karen long to realize there were several other viable business opportunities worth exploring where she could continue to enlighten woman on issues relevant to their lifestyles. With the business savvy and ballsy attitude that made her a literary success in the first place, Karen repackaged herself as needed and marketed herself in accordance with her new business pursuits. Her vision included carving out opportunities that would work in unison with her self-created persona as a personal development professional. She was able to develop herself into a champion for woman’s issues and strategically positioned herself as the Go-to expert for insight on business, relationship and health matters.

It was just a matter of time that Karen became a leading business coach for AOL.com alongside luminaries like Tom Peters and Brian Tracey. She is currently a regular contributor to magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Mademoiselle and Time and a business columnist for amNY newspaper. She has a daily radio talk show on Sirius affectionately called “How to be Happy Damn It”, after one of her books. She is in high demand as speaker on topics ranging from Achieving Success in Business to Achieving Success in Love.

Karen Salmansohn is truly an inspiration to all women who are on a quest to achieve success in business and find personal gratification along the way. She has many powerful messages for those who want to know what it takes to succeed and shared what she feels are among the most important ingredients that will empower individual:

Be ballsy with a positive and resilient attitude
Have the persistence to get where you want to be
Have a sense of humour to laugh at your failures along the way.

With 29 published books and over 1 million copies sold, 5 TV development deals, 2 film deals and a show on Sirius Satellite Radio, Karen Salmansohn is one successful woman making her Flauntrepreneur’s female success story of the month.

Karen can be reached at www.notsalmon.com.