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Karen King

Karen King

Founder and CEO Empowering Coaches and Solopreneurs

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Forward Thinking Experts

Forward Thinking Experts

Interview with Karen King

October 25, 2025

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About this episode

This week, host Dr. Sher Downing sits down with Karen King—founder of Gold Star Pro and The Escapepreneur—to talk about building businesses that support freedom, not burnout.

Karen’s entrepreneurial journey has taken her from cake decorating to global travel, from “soft sales” success to developing tech solutions for solopreneurs. Today, she helps business owners simplify systems, automate processes, and create the life they really want to live.

In this conversation, you’ll discover:

Why being “too soft” in sales can actually put you at the top of the leaderboard

The inspiration behind Gold Star Pro, an all-in-one business management platform for solopreneurs and coaches

How automation and streamlined systems free up creativity (and reduce stress)

What led Karen and her family to sell everything and travel the world for 9+ years

The vision behind The Escapepreneur—a 12-month program designed to help entrepreneurs escape the 9–5 mindset and build location-independent businesses

Actionable insights on balancing passion, profitability, and freedom

Karen’s key message: “It’s about creating a life you love, doing what you love. The more you simplify, the more freedom you gain.”

Resources & Links Mentioned:

The Escapepreneur: theescapepreneur.com – Free guide + details on the Escapepreneur Summit

Gold Star Pro: usegoldstar.com – All-in-one platform for solopreneurs and coaches

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Karen King Podcast Episodes

Time to Reset

Interview with Karen King

Time to Reset

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Goals DO Come True with Doug Bennett

Interview with Karen King

Goals DO Come True with Doug Bennett

Aug 2025

The Travel Brats

Interview with Karen King

The Travel Brats

Aug 2025

Digital Marketing Therapy

Interview with Karen King

Digital Marketing Therapy

Jul 2025

Business Creators Radio Show With Adam Hommey

Interview with Karen King

Business Creators Radio Show With Adam Hommey

May 2025

The Aspiring Solopreneur

Interview with Karen King

The Aspiring Solopreneur

May 2025

Join Up Dots -  Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

INTERVIEW: Building A Lifestyle Biz You LOVE !

Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

May 2025

Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

569: Automation is king with Karen King

Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Apr 2025

Business Your Way

Digital Nomad Family - Balancing Work & Travel | Ep 142

Business Your Way

Mar 2025

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Worldschooling with Karen King: How To Travel The World With Your Kids

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Key topics

Worldschooling + Entrepreneurship: Raising Kids While Running a Business on the Road

When Karen’s kids were 5 and 11, she and her husband sold everything to travel, educating their children through real-world experiences while running businesses from Airbnb Wi-Fi. She’ll share the messy, magical reality: how they budgeted, worked productively in time zones everywhere from Australia to Bulgaria, and navigated the "But what about socialization?!" questions. For parents itching to break free from the traditional routine (whether for travel or just more flexibility), Karen offers a roadmap, including how to fund it all without sacrificing stability.

The Escapreneur Mindset: Why People Fail at Building a Freedom-First Business (And How to Avoid the Traps)

Most "work from anywhere" advice focuses on tactics, but Karen reveals the hidden mental blocks that sabotage would-be digital nomads and solopreneurs. Drawing from coaching hundreds of clients, she shares stories like the mom who nearly quit because she "couldn’t figure out tech" (until automation turned her side hustle into a six-freedom business), or the corporate refugee who traded 60-hour weeks for a laptop lifestyle—but only after shifting his definition of "success." This isn’t theory; it’s tested wisdom from someone who’s helped real people cross the bridge from "stuck" to free.

How I Built a Business That Lets Me Work from Anywhere (And How You Can Too)

Karen pulls back the curtain on her journey from corporate burnout to running Gold Star Pro from wherever she chooses to be in the world. She doesn’t just talk about "location freedom"; she lives it, and she’ll break down the exact systems that allow her to manage a thriving tech business between ski runs. Listeners will walk away understanding how to design income streams that aren’t tied to a desk—whether they dream of travel, more family time, or simply ditching the commute.

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