Karlin Sloan

Karlin Sloan has a lifelong passion for visionary leadership, and helping people access their most mysterious and powerful abilities to transform the world in positive ways.​ She is a distinguished entrepreneur, author, and CEO advisor.

Her expertise extends from executive leadership development to defining exit strategies and guiding founders through the intricacies of selling their companies. Sloan's career has spanned diverse industries, including technology, fin-tech, finance, ed-tech, NGOs, professional services, CPG, real estate, advertising, and more. Her clients recognize her for her unique blend of intuition and analytical prowess, making her a sought-after strategic problem solver, particularly in high-stress crisis situations.

As a Partner at The Business Acumen Company from 2015, Sloan contributed significantly to pioneering a data-driven approach to leadership and management excellence. Leveraging breakthrough research conducted in collaboration with Monash University, The Business Acumen Course has emerged as a platform for coaches and online trainers to deliver structured coaching, results-focused content, and team coaching sessions within private branded cohort areas. It augments existing leadership development programs, facilitates webinars and in-person training, provides structure for Executive Coaching, administers the Business Acumen Gauge 360 Assessment, and creates customized online programs.

Sloan served as the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Sloan Group International from 2000 to 2022. Under her leadership, the organization provided invaluable organization development consulting, training, and executive coaching to clients across the U.S., South America, EMEA, Australia, and Asia. She is also an accomplished author, having penned several influential books including "Smarter, Faster, Better" and "Lemonade: The Leaders Guide to Resilience at Work".

She also holds a rich educational background, including an MA in Clinical Psychology from the San Francisco School of Professional Psychology, a Certificate in Organizational Development and Executive Coaching from the William James Institute Center for Executive Coaching, a BA in English and Women's Studies from Mills College. Sloan's remarkable contributions to the corporate world have been recognized with numerous honors and awards, including the International Thought Leader Award for Executive Coaching.​

Sloan has lived in the USA, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand and calls the Southern Hemisphere home.