Karianne Michelle
President, Lofti
Karianne Michelle is a Chicago-based brand strategist, wellness advocate & international presenter with 15 years of brand leadership experience in the creative industry.
Karianne has led branding, digital marketing, and advertising strategy for some of the world’s biggest brands including State Farm, Hewlett-Packard, and GE. She facilitated consumer marketing campaigns as a Vice President, Digital at Weber Shandwick, a global communications firm and in 2017, launched Lofti.
Transitioning from the high-pressure, high performance corporate world to business owner naturally led her to integrating a more mindful approach to health. Her company Lofti hosts holistic professional development workshops that enable authentic self-connection, more compassionate communication, and a deeper sense of community.
Karianne has coached and presented to over 3,500 leaders in London, Africa and throughout the U.S. including 100+ workshops and panels at General Assembly.
Previously (491):
Brand Strategy Workshop
This workshop will teach you how building and sustaining brand value matters for your business' competitive advantage in an increasingly commoditised marketplace.
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Personal Branding Workshop
Learn how to craft an image and build a reputation that can create new opportunities for you and your career.
122 Times
How to Use Storytelling for Personal Branding and Career Success
Whether you're interviewing for a job, giving a presentation at work, pitching investors, or simply leading a meeting, the way you tell your story matters.
84 Times
LinkedIn & Resume Refresh For Career Changers
Learn how to increase your chances of landing your dream tech job by refreshing your resume and LinkedIn for 2018!
19 Times
How to Build Your Personal Brand - with Lofti
Start with creative exploration and deep diving into the brand of you.
19 Times
How to Be an Effective Manager
Get an in-depth look at the roles and responsibilities of a manager and learn the skills necessary to succeed in a management position.
9 Times
Interviewing like a Pro: How to Strike the Right Note when Talking about Yourself
We’ll cover strategies to optimally prepare for important conversations, to craft stories and messages that stick, and to help ensure your interviews are infused with a spirit
8 Times
Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling Hacks for Networking + Interviews
Learn to turn your personal story into a compelling career narrative that both your grandma AND employers will enjoy.
6 Times
Post-Work Day Mindful Meditation
Take a break after your workday grind, and spend 30 minutes on breath, body and mind.
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Build Your Professional Brand on LinkedIn
In this two-part series, you’ll learn and apply best practices to enhance your LinkedIn profile for increased searchability, reach, and overall impact of your professional brand.
4 Times
Build Your Brand on LinkedIn - with Lofti
Balance best practices for creating a sellable LinkedIn profile with crafting a professional brand story that is connected to a deeper sense of self.
3 Times
Refining Your Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
Figure out how to be your best when the pressure’s on. Get expert feedback in a supportive environment.
3 Times
How to Create Authentic Talking Points - with Lofti
Learn a repeatable strategy for crafting memorable talking points and practice delivering them from a genuine, centered place while you speak with confidence.
3 Times
How to Be an Effective Manager - with Lofti
Level up your managerial skills, no matter where on the ladder you may fall.
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Refine Your Public Speaking & Presentation Skills - with Lofti
Learn a repeatable method to tell a more engaging story from a grounded place.
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Building Your Personal Brand
Learn to better understand and communicate your personal brand so you can effectively represent both your company and yourself when talking to investors and potential customers.
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Career Conversations: Digital Marketing
Considering a career as a Digital Marketer? Join us to find out if this might be the right career for you!
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Midday Mindful Meditation
Join General Assembly and learn the art of meditation.
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How to be an Effective Manager Bootcamp
Due to the fast pace of change today, many employees get thrust into managerial positions and immediately face numerous new challenges and responsibilities with little training
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Part 3, Build Your Professional Brand on LinkedIn: Stand-out Summary & Headline
You will learn how to apply your professional brand story to build a stand-out Professional Summary and Headline. You’ll also get 1:1 feedback in this session on your professional
Part 4, Build Your Professional Brand on LinkedIn: Maximize Your Profile
You will outline go-to themes that align with your professional story for content development and networking talking points, and You’ll also get 1:1 feedback on your profile.
LinkedIn Profile Basics
In this session, you’ll learn how to build a standout, searchable LinkedIn profile to help you to move up, pivot your focus, or find the right next role.
Part 1, Build Your Professional Brand on LinkedIn: Your Professional Brand Story
In this three-part series, you’ll learn and apply best practices to enhance your LinkedIn profile for increased searchability, reach, and overall impact of your professional brand.
Part 2, Build Your Professional Brand on LinkedIn: a Standout Summary & Headline
Coming out of the session, you will have built a new LinkedIn headline, summary, and overview of your work experience that tells a consistent story about your career.
Part 3, Build Your Professional Brand on LinkedIn: Maximize Your Profile
Coming out of the session, you will have outlined go-to themes that align with your unique professional story for content development and networking talking points.
A Mindful Approach to Building a Successful Career
In this session we will discuss and adopt tools and mindsets for building fulfilling careers.
Building Brands People Love!
Making people care is hard. Making them care about your brand is even harder. Join us for a night of talks to learn, debate and craft the building blocks of creating a brand.
Unleash the Power of LinkedIn
In this workshop, you’ll learn and apply best practices to enhance your LinkedIn profile for increased searchability, reach, and overall impact of your professional brand.
Design Your Dream Career
Take a break from the 100-hour workweeks, meaningless Excel models and office politics, and explore the possibility of a career and life lived on your own terms.
Ladies Lounge | Know Your Value
This month, Ladies Lounge, an event series hosted by GA, we'll hear from women who are dedicated to helping you know the value you bring and how to communicate it.
Ladies Lounge | Confronting Imposter Syndrome
Ladies Lounge is a monthly series where we bring together influential women entrepreneurs focused on a central theme.
Women in Tech Breakfast
Join us for this interactive dialogue about how women are succeeding in tech and fostering the next generation of leaders.
Find Your Superpower: Design Your Dream Career
Take a break from the 100-hour workweeks, meaningless Excel models and office politics, and explore the possibility of a career and life lived on your own terms.
Tell Me About Yourself: How to Create Authentic Talking Points
Explore step-by-step instructions to mindfully uncover your unique professional story to create a storytelling framework that can be applied to any conversation.
Build Your Brand on LinkedIn
Balance best practices for creating a sellable LinkedIn profile with crafting a professional brand story that is connected to a deeper sense of self.
Ladies Lounge | Intentional Goal Setting
Ladies Lounge is a monthly series where we bring together influential women entrepreneurs focused on a central theme.
Find Work That Matters
Looking for fulfillment or a new direction in your career? Learn how to seize opportunities to cultivate happiness and pride in your work.
Personal Branding: How to Craft and Tell Your Story
In this workshop you'll learn how to develop your brand, craft your story and use it to grow your career.
LinkedIn Workshop for Career Changers
This workshop is for you if you are ready to take control of your career. Learn to leverage the power of the ultimate job search tool, LinkedIn.
Part 1, Build Your Professional Brand on LinkedIn: Profile Basics
Learn how to develop a LinkedIn profile that includes a standout, searchable professional description, summary, and experience section that authentically tells your story.
Part 2, Build Your Professional Brand on LinkedIn: Your Professional Brand Story
You will learn what makes a sellable LinkedIn profile and spend time building your professional brand story.