Karen Berman: Patron Saint of Financial Intelligence

With the passing of Karen Berman Inc. Magazine has published a tribute to the contributions made by Karen. She will be missed by all of us here at BLI, our hearts go out to her husband Young Riddle and their daughter Marie.

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I am in muggy Washington DC for finance training with NAB (National Association of Broadcasting). At BLI we do two training for NAB every year. The classes are always lively. The group is never afraid to speak up. After all they are all from the broadcasting industry. The session today … Read More

It was a tough week. We laid my partner and founder Karen Berman to rest in LA on Tuesday and then it was on to San Francisco for two days with EA. May Karen rest in peace. The training went well when we finally made it through the fog the … Read More

Karen Berman, founder of the Business Literacy Institute, passed away on July 14, 2013 after a long struggle with cancer. My colleagues and I have lost a partner, leader, colleague, and dear friend. Karen had a burning passion for her work at BLI. A PhD in organizational psychology, she wrote … Read More

During a recent session in beautiful Savannah, Georgia, a participant asked whether the company’s increasing backlog was a good or bad thing for the business. Rather than providing the normal answer to every financial question (it depends), I asked class participants what they thought. “It’s good because it ensures we … Read More

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