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How do you\u00a0become a Biz woman who ROCKS?<\/p>\n

Listen to our Interview with Karen Emanuel of Key Production to find out!<\/h1>\n

Karen Emanuel started\u00a0Key Productions<\/em> in 1990 and has since built an 8 million pound business! Her company produces the products needed for musicians and artists – vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, Digital and promotional products. \u00a0Since she began, she’s grown her company by acquiring two more! \u00a0She also owns an eco-resort on a like island in Nicaragua! \u00a0(Built it from scratch!). \u00a0In this fascinating interview, Karen talks about her entrepreneurial journey, her style of leadership and why her team has been with her for so long, her biggest surprises in developing the eco-lodge and how Key Productions has been able to deal with the continually evolving technology of the music industry!<\/p>\n

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Karens’s\u00a0Kick-A$$ Quotes:<\/h2>\n

I try to have a really good team around me so it enables me to work ON the business, not IN the business.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I like to get into the nitty gritty of it all and see where we can make changes and improve.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Although work is my life, I have a life as well as my work.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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