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The Wisdom Connection mission is to develop women leaders and their  wisdom for the benefit of their communities, businesses, and organizations.

An integrated wisdom, that includes the best of the feminine and the best of the masculine, may very well be the basis of effective leadership in the 21st century. Problems are too complex and opportunities unpredictable and fast-changing....

 

 

Our Story

Karen Buckley and Fay Freed launched the Wisdom Connection on April 19, 2008 to connecting women leaders and emerging women leaders with their wisdom. The world is facing many challenges that need a different perspective and feminine wisdom offers exactly that.

 

Karen Wilhelm Buckley

Karen Wilhelm Buckley is Director and Co-Founder of the Wisdom Connection. Her work to develop an integrated wisdom, one that includes the best of the masculine and feminine, has informed her speaking, publishing, coaching and consulting for 20+ years. Through Communicore Consulting, Karen works as an executive coach and consultant helping clients...

 

Our Clients Tell our Story Best

“For a long time I’ve been on a male trajectory. I feel like I am a woman again. My insides and outsides match as this private feminine place where I’ve always felt so at home is reflected in each of the women in the program.” ~ Peggy Francis, International Spa Designer, 2008

“Because of The Wisdom Connection I have new passions and sense of purpose. I’ve laid out an exciting, dynamic, and grounded life to live into over the next decade.” ~ Genie Ohashi, Executive Projects Manager, 2008 (before coming to work for TWC!)

Meet Some of our Clients:

The Private Sector

  • Pacific Gas and Electric
  • Dupont
  • BP/Arco

The Public Sector

  • County of Santa Clara Executive Group
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • US Department of Transportation
  • City of Berkeley

Not-for-Profit Institutions

  • American Society on Aging
  • Grace Cathedral
  • United Way
  • Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Small Business Owners/Directors

  • Lynne Twist, The Soul of Money & The Pachamama Alliance
  • Me Ra Koh Photography