The Tori Nook Talk Show
Welcome to this episode of The Tori Nook Talk Show! In this episode, Tori sits down with Karen Conde, an entrepreneur, mentor, and advocate for personal empowerment. Karen is the founder of the Conde Group, Forgotten Victims, Rise with Karen, and Karen Conde Coaching and Transformation. Karen was an Air Force brat who graduated from the University of Arizona, then moved to LA to chase fashion as a buyer at May Company. By 26 she pivoted into outside sales, eventually landing in tech as a VP of sales who grew a startup from zero to millions in a year. At 45, while traveling constantly for a large Atlanta company, she was involved in a catastrophic car accident that severely injured a young woman at a gas station. Her company fired her the same day, she was sued for millions, and from her fetal position on the floor she got up, sent one email to her contacts, and Toyota North America replied: where are you going, we're going with you. The Conde Group was born that afternoon with no business plan, grew to 115+ employees, and sold 21 years later. They discuss proving herself in male-dominated tech, founding Forgotten Victims to support people who unintentionally cause serious injury, surviving COVID by absorbing consultants onto her own payroll, marrying a narcissistic sociopath at 60+ and escaping after 10 months, the signs of narcissistic abuse, and launching Rise with Karen and her coaching practice for silenced corporate women. 🎯 Topics covered: * Air Force brat to fashion buyer at May Company in LA * Tech VP of sales: zero to millions in a year * The catastrophic car accident that changed everything * Toyota North America's email that started Conde Group * Building to 115+ employees over 21 years * Founding Forgotten Victims nonprofit * Surviving COVID by absorbing consultants onto her payroll * Selling the Conde Group in 2024 * Marrying a narcissistic sociopath at 60+ * Recognizing love bombing, mirroring, gaslighting * Healing in Tuscany and launching Rise with Karen * Final advice: Trust your instincts, have boundaries 📌 Timestamps: 02:30 – Fashion buyer in LA 07:00 – Tech VP of sales growing a startup 12:14 – The car accident that changed everything 20:35 – Starting Conde Group from her fetal position 22:30 – Toyota North America's life-changing email 33:18 – Selling the company in 2024 40:07 – Marrying a narcissistic sociopath at 60+ 46:27 – Love bombing, charm, mirroring 49:17 – Gaslighting after the mask falls 57:21 – Launching Rise with Karen 01:00:06 – Trust your instincts, have boundaries ⸻ 👤 Connect with Karen Conde LinkedIn: Karen Conde Instagram: @RiseWithKaren ⸻ 👤 Connect with Tori Nook Website: https://torinook.com [https://torinook.com] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torirendanonook/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/torirendanonook/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tori_nook/ [https://www.instagram.com/tori_nook/] X: https://x.com/ToriNook [https://x.com/ToriNook] Email: hello@torinook.com [hello@torinook.com] ⸻ 🎧 The Tori Nook Talk Show is where real conversations meet real success. Subscribe for episodes exploring how leaders build personal and professional fulfillment on their own terms.
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