Founder & Director
Karen has had a varied career, as entrepreneur, fundraiser and community builder. Her purpose driven career started in the third sector in 2003, after a career with a large global advertising and marketing firm. Since turning her focus from the corporate world to the world of not-for-profit, she has accomplished many different roles within the third sector, from fundraising, event management, volunteer management, communication strategy and front-line delivery. In 2015, Karen started Absolute Alchemy, which hosts events within existing communities, to enable dialogue and create a call to action on issues around human rights and inclusivity and diversity. Karen is a trained Therapeutic Wellbeing Practitioner, that offers creative and relational approaches to working within the community. She has a core belief that through positive relationships and community engagement, change can made and real solutions found to complex issues.
Business Support
Renée has extensive experience in a variety of industries including Oil & Gas, Financial Services and more recently the Automotive industry. She has a proven track record of being an organiser through and through and has always enjoyed supporting her colleagues, administratively and commercially. Renée will keep the wheels turning, dealing with the detail and learning how to be quite resourceful on occasions! At the start of 2019 Renée decided she wanted to move away from the corporate world. She has for the last few months been working for an international charity and also volunteering with a charity on her doorstep. We are delighted she has chosen to now also work with Absolute Alchemy to continue her excellent business support and this time working on initiatives that feel more in line with her own values.
Executive Producer
Clarence brings 20 years of industry experience in creative production, event management, sponsorship and integrated marketing. Dynamic and energetic, Clarence has successfully managed and delivered countless projects both locally and overseas for premium & FMCG brand clients, agencies, sponsors and private clients.
Clarence has a proven track record producing complex, multi-stakeholder, creative events ranging from intimate immersive press experiences to globally renowned, star studded award ceremonies. I am highly motivated to deliver results with creativity, tenacity and passion – in time, on budget.
Advisor
Bill is an experienced risk and security professional with a proven track record in providing world-class response consultancy teams. Leadership, teamwork and dynamic inter-personal skills developed over many years in both the public and private sectors. Enjoys designing innovative, lasting and commercial solutions to complex risks and leading teams to deliver them. He has considerable experience leading the delivery of corporate security and crisis management solutions for a broad range of client across many industries and regions.
He is now on a sabbatical, enjoying the break, and is looking at taking on new challenges. Throughout his career, he has always found time to volunteer, something he will continue to do regardless of next steps.
Having known Karen for several years, Bill is delighted to have joined the Absolute Alchemy team and will strive, where possible, to make a difference as best as he can!
Technical Producer
Shaun Hunter is the Founder and Director of Event 7. He oversees all technical projects for Absolute Alchemy. He has over 20 years experience of on-site tech co-ordination and event troubleshooting experience. He ensures professionalism, accountability and attention to detail to all his projects. Since the pandemic he has mastered the art of online events and built a highly effective digital solution for virtual events.