 | Karen Love
Director, Practice Growth
klove@pkftexas.com
"Since 2000, PKF Texas has made a point to practice corporate social responsibility. We believe one person's success can only help another person's success."
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Areas of Special Competence
Karen Love found the accounting marketing world in the mid 90’s, when business development was a word rarely heard in our industry. Operating in the 4th largest city in the US with an environment of entrepreneurship and international flavor, Karen has played a tremendous role in the strategic direction of the firm for the past ten years, and in 2005, became a director/owner. Her innovative practice growth strategies and inside-out approach to practicing what she preaches has enabled the professionals at PKF Texas to infiltrate strategically key organizations in international Houston. Karen has mentored and blazed the trail for other accounting marketing professionals in her more than 15 years in the industry, and has been recognized as one of Accounting Today’s 100 Most Influential People, a Marketer of the Year by the Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM), and was inducted into the AAM Hall of Fame in 2009. Her passion for corporate social responsibility began early in her career with her work on the Texas State Board of the American Heart Association, and continues to be an essential element of her leadership at PKF Texas. One of her greatest professional joys is leading the PKF Texas Practice Growth team.
Associations
- The Council on Drugs and Alcohol Houston - Advisory Board
- Houston Technology Center - Advisory Board
- Greater Houston Partnership - Opportunity Houston Steering Committee, Advocates Committee, World Trade Soiree Working Chair, Executive Women's Partnership
- Houston Angel Network
- Rice Alliance - IT Advisory Board, Host Committee for Rice Business Plan Competition
- American Marketing Association
- Association for Accounting Marketing - Member, 1995/96 - Present, National Board, 2004-2006
- PKF North America - Women in Leadership Taskforce
- City of Houston Mayor's International Affairs & Development Council (MIADC) – Canada Council
Professional Achievements - Association for Accounting Marketing -
- Hall of Fame Inductee - 2009
- Marketing Achievement Award – 2001-2004, 2006-2008
- Texas Public Relations Association -
- Best of Texas Award – 2007
- American Marketing Association -
- Crystal Award – 2001-2008
- Public Relations Society of America -
- Excalibur Award – 2002-2008
- Grand Excalibur - 2007
- Communications Team of the Year - 2007
- Practical Accountant -
- Practice Innovation Award – 2001-2008
- International Association of Business Communicators -
- Gold Quill - 2008
- Bronze Quill Award – 2001-2005
- Leading Edge Alliance -
- Innovation Award – 2003-2006, 2009
- CPA Marketing Report/Association for Accounting Marketing -
- Marketer of the Year – 2002
- Accounting Today -
- Top 100 Most Influential People - 2002
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Experiences
Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C., Houston, TX
Director, Practice Growth
TravisWolff, Dallas, TX
Director, Business Development
Working Chair - 2009 Greater Houston Partnership World Trade Soiree
Lobbied on behalf of the American Heart Association in Austin, TX and
Washington D.C.
Chaired Salute to Texas State
Legislature, American Heart Association Texas Affliliate, Austin, TX
Past Associations - Greater Houston Partnership -Professional Services Chair, Business Development Chair
- Goodwill Industries - Board of Trustees
- MIT Enterprise Forum - Board of Directors
- American Heart Association - Texas Affiliate State Board
- Houston Technology Center - Service Provider Network Chair
Speaking Engagements - Association for Accounting Marketing, Conference Austin, 2009 – Panelist - "Come Out On Top – How to Rise in a Downturn"
- Leading Edge Alliance, 2008 - Moderator - "PKF Texas Cubesters® Present the YP Voice"
- IABC/PRSA, Houston, 2008 -"The Insider's Guide to Internal & External Marketing"
- International Association of Business Communicators, Houston, 2007 - "Brand Called You"
- PKF University, Houston, 2007 -"Work the Pond"
- Leading Edge Conference, Rome, 2007 - "Founding, Sponsoring, Writing Awards"
- Leading Edge Conference, Dublin, 2006 - "Going Global"
- PKF International, Chicago, 2005 - "Going Global"
- Association for Accounting Marketing Conference, Las Vegas, 2005 - "Lessons from Leaders: Ideas to Act on Today"
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