Karen Nichole Spears: Karen Spears

Karen Nichole Spears

Creative Director, Founder, Lettering Artist

📍 Chicago, IL.

Kareracter x Wintrust Financial Mural

Karen Spears, Founder and Designer of Kareracter Creative Studio, shares her talents with DMSF for its first-ever mural overlooking Chicago’s I-90 Kennedy expressway.

In the News

NBC Chicago

“Uplifting Tomorrow’s Leaders” is the theme of the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund’s mural, which can be seen while driving on the Kennedy Expressway. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has more information on the group’s goals.

Virtual Speaking

Freelancer to CEO: Major Monetization for Brand Builders 🔁

In this multi-faceted webinar led by Global Designers, Meagan Ward of Creatively Flawless and Karen Spears of Kareracter you will learn how to scale your design business as an entrepreneurial c-suite leader using Adobe Express!

Mind-Mapping for Entrepreneurs 🔁

Watch as I share my unique mind-mapping technique to help small business owners set their quarterly goals with our friends at Tory Burch Foundation.

Mentee to CEO 🔁

Missed the live with Meagan and I? Catch the replat to hear more our how Meagan's mentorship helped shape my CEO journey.

Podcasts & Interviews

Thank You for Asking Podcast w/ Amber Burns

Amber and Karen break down the process of putting thoughts and big ideas to paper and how to mind map and strategize your way out of inaction. It’s time to take those big dreams and bring them to life! If you are someone who comes up with ALL the ideas, but sometimes struggles with where to start or how to work through them this episode is for you!

The World Is Her Office ft. Karen Spears

The World Is Her Office podcast follows women's journeys who are self-defining what it means to make the world their office. Listen now!

‘The Best Thing’: Adrian Octavius Walker captures Chicago’s rising stars

Read on Soho House

4 Money-Saving Tips You Probably Haven't Thought About

Read on Refinery29

Let's Work

Watch our first TV Commercial!

Kareracter developed its first TV Commercial as part of the 2022 Comcast Rise program providing small businesses with a free 90-day TV media placement.

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A member's club for merging strategy, design, & play. #workplay