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Karilee Wirthlin, managing principal of KL Consulting in Silicon Valley, California, is a leading web site strategy consultant who works with CEOs, VPs of Marketing, and Directors of web sites to shape the vision of their web site and then works with them to shepherd that vision through implementation. She has worked with companies such as Borland, BEA Systems, Business Objects, PeopleSoft, and NVIDIA applying best practices to large-scale, strategic web site efforts and has worked with web content management systems since their emergence in 1998.
In recognition of her accomplishments, Karilee co-authored with business gurus Brian Tracy, Mark Victor Hansen, and Robert G. Allen et al. the bestselling book Create the Business Breakthrough You Want: Secrets and Strategies from the World's Greatest Mentors. This distinctive business book has been endorsed by giants such Ken Blanchard and Dr. Stephen Covey. Her inclusion in this book is based on being selected as one of "The World's Greatest Business Mentors" - an honor bestowed to only 50 professionals internationally. Awarded by Mission Publishing of Palo Alto, California, the selection identifies Karilee as an innovative expert whose skills, experience, and record of success qualifies her as an unsurpassed resource and mentor for others. The award also signifies Karilee's distinctive leadership in high-technology marketing.
In October 2006 Karilee was named to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal "40 under 40" list, which highlights the best and brightest talent under the age of 40 who are part of the next generation of leadership in Silicon Valley. The business leaders on this list are seen as the "People to Watch" as they position Silicon Valley well for another generation of leadership in innovation.
In addition to her successful consulting practice, Karilee serves as Past President on the board of Women in Consulting (WIC), a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing top-tier consultants to businesses and raising the professional performance of members. She has served on the board of WIC since 2003, in the President's role from 2006-2007, and has been instrumental in WIC's growth as a premier networking organization in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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