Karen Martin
Karen Martin is the Founder and President of TKMG Academy, Inc. and the President of TKMG, Inc., a global management consulting firm that specializes in Lean management and business performance improvement across all sectors.
Known for her keen diagnostic skills and rapid-results approach, Karen has facilitated improvement and business transformation efforts in nearly every industry and in organizations with a wide-range of business performance maturity.
A recognized thought leader in business performance improvement, Karen’s approach stems from her early career as a scientist and then building and leading operations for several rapid-growth startups in the healthcare sector.
She’s the award-winning author of The Outstanding Organization, Clarity First, Value Stream Mapping, Metrics-Based Process Mapping, and The Kaizen Event Planner (the last three are co-authored with Mike Osterling).
Karen holds an BS in Microbiology from Penn State and an MA in Education (Adult Learning) from California State University.
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