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Success is Weird and MessyKarin VoloWhat do you do when life gives you curve ball after curve ball? In this episode I talk with Chief Joy Bringer Karin Volo about the necessity of integrating AI into your business, how to stay ahead of technology, and how to make giant pivots at the right time. She shares the hair-raising stories of when she was falsely accused of fraud and when she survived cancer, and how these dramatic challenges changed her life and way of doing business.
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2025-06-1924 min
POWER to Live More with Jo DoddsKarin Volo: Joy, Inspiration and EvolutionKarin Volo is a Speaker, Advisor, Chief Joy Bringer, and CEO of Evoloshen, an organisation that focuses on cultural transformation through building trust, employee engagement, and purpose in companies.
Her team works with business owners to maximise each organisation and its people through working with culture. She is based in Stockholm and has over 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
She has a passion for cultural development, leadership mentoring and is a Certified C-IQ Coach. Karin is a recognised global leader and employee engagement expert and has been recently named in the Top 30...2024-10-1849 min
Get F***ing Real#128: Lisa is Pausing the Show | Why is this an act of self love?Lisa announces some big changes in her life and business, and shares why she feels it’s time to hit pause on the GFR Show after 4 successful years and 128 episodes. What would you do differently if you had faith in yourself and your mission?In our last episode for the foreseeable future, Lisa takes a look back at what lessons she’s learned since she got f***ing real with herself and birthed a mission to help others do the same thing. Help us celebrate an incredible run as Lisa walks us through her favorite of am...2024-04-0441 min
Gary Ryan Moving Beyond Being Good®Karin Volo shares key insights on how to create a business culture that thrives Karin counts the extraordinary Garry Ridge, Bob Chapman, and Jason Lippert in her circle of leaders who passionately share and implement her belief that businesses can be a force for good, and who have created thriving cultures that produce extraordinary commercial outcomes. Karin shares her journey with a serious health issue and how it inspired her to create the Living Your Best Life program. The conversation highlights the need for connection, vulnerability, and psychological safety in the workplace. Overall, the conversation explores the key elements of creating thriving cultures and the importance of caring leadership. 2024-02-0539 min
Focus on WHYReflections with Actions with Amy Rowlinson After every five guest interviews, Amy Rowlinson reflects on each of the individual episodes and focuses in on specific topics pulling on different threads and diving deeper to explore elements that piqued her interest. In this episode, exploring topics of self-awareness, confidence, equality in education, bias, racism, change, sobriety, inner dialogue, control, contribution, collective and individual responsibility, Amy shares her Reflections with Actions from these five recent podcast episodes: 377 Preserving Confidence with Desna McKenzie 378 100 Little Epiphanies with Laura Willoughby 379 Moments of Clarity with Jo Hines 380 Be the First with...2024-01-1536 min
Focus on WHYHope, Joy and Gratitude with Karin Volo From a wrongful incarceration of 1352 days to overcoming Stage 4 cancer, Karin Volo understands the importance of inner growth and self-awareness to heal trauma and disease. Creating purpose in her everyday life as Chief Joy Bringer and CEO of Evoloshen, Karin is an expert in engagement, personal and organisational development. Karin recognises how her conscious choices and resilience in dealing with crises shape her future. Since being declared cancer-free, Karin now continues her work in the corporate workplace with an increased focus on hope, joy and gratitude. KEY TAKEAWAY “Focus on your sphere of inf...2024-01-1036 min
Gut + ScienceMaking Culture Measurable with Karin VoloKarin Volo didn’t become the CEO and Chief Joy Bringer at Evoloshen, a personal and organizational development expert, an international best-selling author, and an inspirational speaker by normal circumstances. Her success was born from a nightmare. In 2006, Karin’s life suddenly came to a crashing halt when she was arrested for fraud and was forced to sit in prison for 1,352 days. For almost four years, Karin was determined to stay positive, and when she was released, she understood that her purpose in life was to teach others how to do the same. In t...2023-02-0933 min
The Amazing Leader SeriesAmazing Leader Series: Ari WeinzweigWe're excited to welcome our next Amazing Leader in our series, Ari Weinzweig, CEO of Zingerman's Deli.
After getting his degree in history and realizing he didn’t want to continue in that field, learn how Ari went from working the “back of the house” in restaurants to opening Zingerman’s Deli and 40 years later, 12 businesses.
Discover how his anarchist belief system has affected the way he runs his companies and learn more about Ari’s company’s 3 bottom lines of great food, great service, and great finance.
Listen as he discusses his metaphor on...2022-11-1153 min
Leadership Launchpad: The Legacy EditionHow to Change Culture with Karin VoloOn this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Karin Volo, CEO of Evoloshen joins Susan Hobson and Rob Kalwarowsky. We talk about what culture is, how to change & improve culture within your team.
We at Elite High Performance specialize in building high impact leaders that turn their teams into happy high-performers who crush their goals.
A prime example is our client, MiQ who has increased their revenue by 35% YOY, has 83% employee engagement when the global average is 21% and reduced turnover by 52% YOY.
Can you afford to leave revenue, productivity on the table and aff...2022-10-2445 min
What GOOD Looks Like"Choose Joy" with Karin VoloOn Season 2, Episode 3 of the What Good Looks Like Podcast, Davin Salvagno sits down with Karin Volo, CEO and Chief Joy Bringer of Evoloshen. Karin Volo is an expert in culture, employee engagement, personal and organizational development, and is an international best selling author. With over 20 years experience working with Fortune 500 companies globally, she has insights on business building, cultural transformation, and high performance. Karin loves working with cultural development, employee engagement, leadership training / mentoring, professional inspirational speaking and writing. She is also a Certified C-IQ™ Coach. Karin has been recognized as a global leader and employee eng...2022-10-2138 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Davin SalvagnoOur next Amazing Leader in our series, Davin Salvagno, CEO of PurposePoint.
Learn what the biggest shift is to being purpose driven and why—one of the best explanations to date!
Understand the difference between purpose and why and how this is misunderstood, discover why aligning your personal purpose to your company’s purpose is vital and hear Davin’s insights on the evolution of mission, vision, and values compared to purpose.
Find out why gratitude has such value in our lives, especially at this moment in time and learn about The Purpose Summit...2022-08-2245 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: NK ChaudharyWe're excited to announce that NK Chaudhary, social entrepreneur and founder of Jaipur Rugs, is the next amazing leader in our series!
Often referred to as the “Gandhi of the Carpet Industry,” discover how NK started with two looms in a small house and grew into a global brand. Learn why he believes that the deeper you go into your core, the harder it is for your global competitors to copy you.
Find out why NK reject the company models driven by greed and fear and why he believes companies driven by love will not only...2022-08-1426 min
The Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Vanessa HallVanessa Hall, CEO of Entente, is the next amazing leader in our series!
Affectionately known as The Trust Lady, discover why Vanessa's background in compliance and risk management in financial services made her want to create a more trustworthy business environment. We'll dive into her trust model called ENP: Expectations, Needs and Promises and learn the difference between explicit and implicit promises and how those apply.
Listen as Vanessa explains the secret to having strong trust in business relationships and discover what Vanessa believes is the best way to build a culture of trust and...2022-04-0736 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Jeffery CrabbOur next Amazing Leader is Jeffery Crabb, CEO of Diamond C Trailers.
Learn about Diamond C's 28 Foundational Behaviors, why it focuses on actional behaviors vs ideas of values and why is makes up his dream for his company culture.
Listen as Jeff explains the impact of the pandemic, how it actually accelerated growth for his company and exposed opportunities for improvement for their leadership infrastructure.
Find out how he feels about the idea of "cancel culture" and the good piece of advice his mother gave him that applies to his responsibilities as a...2021-12-0953 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Rickard JosefsonWe're excited to welcome our next Amazing Leader, Rikard Josefson, CEO Avanza Bank.
Learn what the gamechanger was for Rikard's business and how it shifted the way he worked. Discover what inspires him, how helping people reach their full potential is so important and how he accomplishes that.
Learn more about Rikard's "brainy day" events and why he believes everyone is equally important in a company. Find out how he believes the pandemic affected the financial industry and why it's important to be transparent in banking.
Listen as Rickard explains why he believes...2021-11-1035 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Kristen HadeedThe next installment of our Amazing Leaders Series features Kristen Hadeed, CEO of Student Made and author of Permission to Screw Up.
Kristen talks about her calling of "bringing humanity back into business" and why it's so important to be authentic and embrace who we are. Discover why Kristen thinks the environment and culture of a company is more important to most people than a big paycheck or a glamorous title.
Learn why she is pivoting from a cleaning company to a student development company and listen to her advice on aligning multiple generations and...2021-10-1335 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Chester EltonThe next installment of our Amazing Leader Series features Chester Elton, co-founder of The Culture Works, a global training company and author of several bestselling books including Leading with Gratitude.
In this episode, you'll learn why Chester thinks it's important to surround yourself with people smarter than you. Discover why gratitude is a key component to leadership and how it leads to extraordinary results.
Find out what two things need to accelerate during a crisis or big change and why Chester believes assuming positive intent is an important quality of leadership. Discover why leaders that...2021-09-2241 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Rachel FallerThe next installment of our Amazing Leaders Series features Rachel Faller, Founder and Creative Director of tonlé, a zero-waste fair fashion company.
Discover why Rachel was initially against entering the fashion industry and why she changed her mind. Listen to why she feels like a lot of CEOs are stuck between a rock and a hard place and why it's so important to stay true to your values.
Learn why company culture was always Rachel's first priority, why she feels new technology is not the solution and what she feels is the real answer. And h...2021-09-0258 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Richard SheridanOur next installment of The Amazing Leaders Series features Richard Sheridan, CEO, Chief Storyteller, and co-founder of software of IT consulting firm Menlo Innovations, Inc as well as bestselling author of Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love.
Find out why public speaking is one of Richard's favorite parts of his work and what it really means to him.
Discover why during this unique time, there is no longer a space for individual heroes and how important a team-based environment and hear Richard explain why and how trust works in a company.
2021-08-1846 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Tom van der LubbeThis episode of the The Amazing Leader Series features Tom van der Lubbe, CEO and founder of finance service company Viisi.
Discover how a personal crisis early in Tom's life shaped his outlook and learn why he thinks managers should read more books on philosophy and ethics less books on management.
Hear his thoughts on why your employees need to feel safe in their companies and how solidarity creates more productivity. You'll learn Tom's company philosophy of holacracy: what it means and why it works.
Find out why 2020 was his company's best year...2021-07-2831 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Johan BirgerssonJohan Birgersson, CEO EasyPark is a progressive CEO committed to developing people and creating a great culture. He shares insights on his journey as CEO of EasyPark, a fast growing digital app company with a purpose of making cities more livable.
EasyPark is in 2000 cities, over 20 countries, and has been recognized as one of the Best Managed Companies by Deloitte for the last two years.
Learn from Johan's mistakes on culture and what to focus on to transform it. Discover why culture must have leaders on board, how trust impacts the company and the culture w...2021-07-2328 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Ronald AbvajeeRonald Abvajee is the CEO of Healthy Living Consulting (HLC), whose purpose is to inspire a healthier nation.
Ronald is a media personality, inspirational speaker, a health and engagement expert, a physiologist, as well as a 5th-degree black belt and world champion in karate. Under his leadership, HLC was the winner of the Future of HR Awards in 2019 in the Corporate Wellness Champion category.
Discover how this CEO for an 8 figure corporate wellness business is making a huge impact in South Africa. Learn Ronald’s secret to success in less than one minute that has tra...2021-07-1430 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Bobby HerreraIn this episode, learn from Bobby Herrera, the CEO of one of the fastest-growing HR services companies, Populous Group, with annual revenue over $600 million and many Fortune 100 customers.
Listen to this purpose-driven leader with a passion for building strong culture and communities through trust and storytelling and discover how Bobby’s leadership style is about empowerment, connections, and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to succeed and his three tips for leadership excellence. By sharing his personal purpose, Populous grew from $100M to over $500M in a few short years
Bobby is also the author of th...2020-09-2344 min
The Ethics ExpertsEpisode 022--Karin Volo2020-08-1050 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Stephen M.R. CoveyIn this episode, Stephen M.R. Covey, Bestselling Author of Speed of Trust & Smart Trust, CEO of CoveyLink will teach about the essence of true leadership from his years of experience both as a hands on CEO as well as global thought leader. Discover how to increase profits and the 3 times multiplier for performance in your organization, understand the Four Cores to Credibility and how they impact your relationships and teams, hear why collaboration, trust, joy and purpose all have a huge impact on your business and much more!2020-07-2153 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: CEO Conversation on How to Bring Your Business BackListen in on this Amazing Leaders conversation on leadership during the global pandemic with wisdom on how to manage and bring back companies in a strong and caring way that genuinely supports the people. Featuring great insights, experience, and knowledge from Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, Garry Ridge, CEO of The WD-40 Company, and Jason Lippert, CEO of LCI Industries.
All three companies have gone through a proven culture journey, taking them to multi-billion dollar growth, each with over 11,000+ employees, and operations in many countries. You will be inspired on their insights to leadership, culture, and people!2020-06-2352 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Katarina WalterKatarina Walter, CEO Antrop AB, is an inspiring leader who has won CEO of the Year with her company that has won Agency of the Year several times. In this episode, Katarina discusses the journey of taking a professional services business into a sustainable model and HOW they actually measure their impact – insights into why values, purpose, and sustainability are vital to the future success of a company. We also talk about why it is vital to develop your employees and what is keeping this company together during the global coronavirus crisis.2020-06-1536 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesAmazing Leader Series: Jason LippertJason Lippert, CEO and Director of LCI Inductries, talks about how his $2.5B manufacturing company has transformed its culture over the last seven years and how they reduced employee turnover 75%. He'll discuss insights into developing leaders through dedicated coaches and the impact having a dedicated philanthropy team had on their business.2020-05-2047 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesAmazing Leader Series: Bob ChapmanBob Chapman, CEO of St. Louis, MO-based Barry-Wehmiller, Co-Author of Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family. In this episode, learn about Bob’s journey to take an outdated 80 year old $20M company and grow it to a $3B global company with over 100 acquisitions along the way. Discover what key events changed Bob’s outlook and management style forever and why Barry-Wehmiller has an amazing culture and how they’ve been able to train their leaders and managers to truly care, making them a preferred employer.2020-05-0740 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Dr. Paul ZakPaul Zak PhD, Founding Director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies and Professor of Economics, Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University
In this episode, learn the simple formula to truly transform into a high performance organization, why the future include “neuro job crafting” and the implications to the workplace and understand the latest neuroscience research on how to create trustworthy leadership and why it is essential for any organization.2020-04-2236 minThe Amazing Leader SeriesThe Amazing Leader Series: Garry Ridge, CEO of the WD-40 CompanyGarry Ridge, CEO of the WD-40 Company
In this candid conversation between Karin Volo and Garry Ridge, they discuss insights from Garry's long experience in growing the company to $2.6B in revenues. This interview will definitely inspire you if you care about culture and creating a great workplace! Some of the highlights you'll learn in this are:
how language shapes the culture
changing managers to coaches and why that matters
how he took WD40’s market cap as a public company from $250M to $2.6B in 15 years with a compound annual growth rate of total shareholder ret...2020-01-2831 min
Stories of Success PodcastLife is change - change is constant - growth is optionalIn this week’s episode I welcome Karin Volo. She is known as a chief joy bringer and CEO and is the founder of Evoloshen. Based in Stockholm Sweden she helps companies transforming cultures and delivering high performance. Karin has been recognised as a global leader and employee engagement expert on the Engagement 101 list and recently named in the Top 30 HR Influencers and the 15 Most Influential Women in HR lists. She talks about her three words: Inspiration, Joy and Evolution - she recommends the listener to find out their three words too. Her definition of success is a ‘personal question’ - moments of joy...2019-09-1959 min
Get F***ing Real#2: From 1352 days in Jail to Global Joy ExpertWelcome to Season 1 of the Get F***king Real show!In this episode, I’m talking with Karin Volo, the Chief Joy Bringer. She shares the life lessons that lead her to founding a corporate engagement company, authoring a children’s book series and publishing two non-fiction books. Episode Highlights[17:42] Reframing daily GFRMoments[22:10] There’s way more to a GFRMomenet than you[26:05] Abundant business created from GFRMoments, life, and business experience[27:24] What did success look like before and after your GFRMoment[35:22] Our world is going thru a GFRMomentResourcesKarin’s Personal...2019-05-1949 min
Inspired Conversations with Linda JoyLiving a Joyful and Purpose Driven LifeAired Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 2:00 PM ETLiving a Joyful and Purpose Driven LifeSometimes the darkest days of lives lead us to our sacred truth and life purpose. Karin, Volo, otherwise known as the “Chief Joy Bringer,” shares her story of being wrongfully imprisoned, how she found joy during that time, and how she’s helping bring joy to the world as an expert in engagement, career, personal and organizational development.About the Guest: Karin VoloKarin Volo (Chief Joy Bringer / CEO), an expert in engagement, career, personal and organizational development, is known as the...2018-10-3057 min
TalentTalk PodcastSteven Patscot and Karin VoloSteve Patscot, Consultant at Spencer Stuart and former VP of HR for GE Healthcare talks about what it takes to run a world class HR organization, as well as sharing what he feels are the biggest risks for HR today. Karin Volo, the Director and Co-Founder of Evolushen, a recognized global expert in employee engagement talks about some of the biggest challenges companies face right now and the importance of trust as it relates to creating a quality engagement experience.This show is brought to you by Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media...2018-07-1351 min
Movement Makers With Nikki GroomAn Inspirational Journey From Jail To Joy with Karin VoloKnown as the Chief Joy Bringer, Karin Volo is an expert in engagement, career, personal and organizational development. She is a co-author of the international best selling book Engage, and has over 15 years experience working with Fortune 500 companies on two different continents offering up insights on business building, cultural transformation, and high performance to help individuals and organizations thrive. Karin is the best selling author of 1,352 Days: An Inspirational Journey From Jail To Joy and the Bringing Joy children’s book series. She is a regular blogger on The Huffington Post and her passion is helping people to better th...2017-11-2751 min
InvestpoddenEpisode/Avsnitt 76 - Karin VoloKarin Volo is a woman of resilience who found a way to deal with her traumatic experience - by bringing joy to the world.Even though not guilty of a crime, Karin spent four years in jail. Her criminal ex-husband had used her last name, and for that reason, she missed out on years with her two daughters. Now h er life's mission is to engage people in the workplace, in today's episode she shares her story, why we need everyone to engage in the work at the office and how to get there. If you're curious to hear her...2017-10-1846 minInvestpoddenEpisode/Avsnitt 76 (teaser) - Karin VoloKarin Volo is a woman of resilience who found a way to deal with her traumatic experience - by bringing joy to the world. Even though not guilty of a crime, Karin spent four years in jail. Her criminal ex-husband had used her last name, and for that reason, she missed out on years with her two daughters.Her life's mission is to engage people in the workplace, in today's episode she shares her story, why we need everyone to engage in the work at the office and how to get there. If you're curious to hear her whole story...2017-10-1700 min
Corporate UnpluggedAmazing companies. The new paradigm shiftKarin Volo, CEO & Chief Joy Bringer of Evoloshen, and expert in culture, personal and organizational development. Karin talks about the mindset that amazing companies use to flourish, the neuroscience on how we interact and make decisions, the concept of universal base income, why you should not glorify being busy, where to look for answers, what nine billion people all want, and the beauty of the new paradigm shift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-09-1729 min
Ally LopreteBring Back Purpose into your BusinessDisengagement has become a global epidemic.
It's easy to get comfortable connecting at a digital level. We might look at our social media lists and tell ourselves that we are well connected... but are we really? In many ways, we may be in complete denial about how much we are isolating ourselves. Lack of engagement could really be costing us.
Engagement in Life and Work is CRITICAL
Business is changing rapidly. The market is demanding purpose and values to be at the forefront. Future trends are affecting every business across the board and understanding these cultural elements are essential for...2015-03-241h 00
This Little Parent Stayed HomeBring Back Purpose into your BusinessDisengagement has become a global epidemic.It's easy to get comfortable connecting at a digital level. We might look at our social media lists and tell ourselves that we are well connected... but are we really? In many ways, we may be in complete denial about how much we are isolating ourselves. Lack of engagement could really be costing us.Engagement in Life and Work is CRITICALBusiness is changing rapidly. The market is demanding purpose and values to be at the forefront. Future trends are affecting every business across the board and understanding these...2015-03-241h 00
Million Dollar Mindset5 Steps to Managing Productivity & Profits w/Karin Volo - 03-23-2015Chief Joy Bringer and best-selling author, Karin Volo talks about the 5 Cultural Keys (or the 5 C’s)that, when a company has in place, make for winning combination for success.2015-03-2357 min
Fast Leadership Archives - WebTalkRadio.netFast Leadership – People, Planet and ProfitsThis is the sequence in which we need to put our priorities, if we are looking to attract and retain the best talent from the Millennial Generation.
Given that the world is getting flatter, with more and more virtual organisations, the best talent can pick and choose who they want to work for, and can often do so from their homes.
The war for the best talent has probably never been fought harder than it is today and we need a new paradigm if we are looking to win it.
My guest today...2015-03-0255 min
The Path to Fabulously SuccessfulKarin VoloKarin Volo is the Evolution Expert and Chief Joy Bringer specializing in engagement and in personal and corporate development. With over fifteen years experience working with international Fortune 500 companies on two continents, she has gained insights on business building, cultural transformation, and high performance. Karin has worked with executive search, leadership mentoring, as well as professional inspirational speaking. She uses her professional skills and draws from her personal experiences to help individuals and companies thrive through difficult transitions. Her passion is empowering and evolving businesses with a people first approach that promotes engagement and change. Her personal mission is bringing j...2013-10-1400 min
The Inspiration ShowNeale Donald Walsch and Karin VoloKarin Volo and Neale Donald Walsch drop in on Natalie Ledwell today by phone on the Inspiration Show. An unlikely meeting, Karin had a run-in with the law that put her in jail, where she read the Conversations With God books by Neale. These three books completely transformed her life and she sent a copy to Neale just thanking him for the effect he's had on her life. Karin saw a need to get this message to children and the two of them worked together to create a Conversations with God book with messages that are aimed at children.2012-05-1714 min
Everyday ConnectionKarin VoloKarin Volo is an expert in career and personal development and is known as a
Tough Transition Specialist and Dream Life Mentor and also a transformational
author. She uses her professional skills and draws from her personal experiences
to help individuals and companies thrive through difficult transitions. Her clients
say she is professional, inspiring, dedicated, persistent, and determined. Karin’s
passion is helping people better their lives through sharing all she has learned on
her own journey. Her purpose is to inspire and teach others to thrive through
tough times to discover and create their dream lives.
http://www.BringingJoyToThe Wo...2012-01-291h 06
The Inspiration ShowPassion Peeps - Karin VoloToday's passion peep is Karin Volo, an expert in career and personal development. She is known as a Tough Transition Specialist and Dream Life Mentor, and she helps individuals and companies thrive through difficult transitions. Karin's passion is helping people better their lives through sharing all she has learned on her own journey, which includes an extraordinary story of overcoming the loss of her freedom and separation from her family for nearly four years. You will be blown away with Karin's story so don't miss it!2011-11-1417 min