Loyola University Chicago

Executive and Professional Education Center

A Member of the Loyola Business Leadership Hub

Karyn Pettigrew

Founder and CEO, Beyond Blind Spots and ZoeGoes

Karyn Pettigrew

From the White House to women’s shelters, Karyn Pettigrew has inspired, refreshed and transformed dozens of businesses and thousands of lives internationally through her consulting, coaching, training, speaking, media appearances and books. Using intuition and over 20 years of corporate marketing and entrepreneurial experience,

Karyn has an uncanny ability to cut through to truth with kindness and non-judgement. Karyn is moving entrepreneurs and business leaders beyond blind spots - the things you can't see or don't recognize are keeping you from living your extraordinary life. Through her proprietary process called the Soul’s Code to Business, passionate, creative individuals and the organizations they run, are guided to clearly articulate and leverage the strengths they already possess to create unique, indispensable and highly sought-after businesses.

It is using this very process that in 2020 she launched, a sustainable women's travel wardrobe company called, ZoeGoes. Karyn held executive roles in organizations such as Peoples Energy, the Illinois State Lottery, Quaker Oats and Fashion Fair Cosmetics. She has run her coaching business, Beyond Blind Spots, LLC for the past 15 years.

SPEAKING AND WORKSHOPS (Abbreviated):

  • White House Celebration of Women’s History Month, Obama Administration
  • Wellesley College Alana Conference, Boston
  • Harvard Business School North Shore Alumni Association
  • National Association of Women Business Owners, Chicago
  • National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
  • Women’s Leadership Exchange – Chicago, Atlanta, Bermuda
  • Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico

EXPERIENCE:

  • Wellesley College, BA,Economics
  • Harvard Business School
  • Master’s Level Six-Sensory Certification with Sonia Choquette
  • Beyond Blind Spots Radio Show 2010-12
  • Author, I Quit and Choose Work that Aligns with My Soul and Ignite Your Life for Women