Kara Levy

Experience

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  Fine Line Editorial

  May 2004 - Mar 2016

  Principal

  Editorial consulting, manuscript review, and ghostwriting for writers of fiction, memoir, academia, and medicine. Copy editing clients include HarperCollins, Scholastic, and Penguin. Ghostwritten books have been featured in the NYT, Forbes, the Washington Post, and elsewhere.

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  Columbia University

  Jan 2005 - May 2006

  Fiction Writing Instructor

  Led second-year medical students in an introductory fiction workshop as part of the Narrative Medicine program. Developed and taught INTRO fiction-writing class to Columbia undergraduates and graduate students.

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  San Jose State University

  Sept 2006 - May 2007

  Steinbeck Fellow (Fiction)

  One-year writing fellowship supporting the completion of my book of short stories, Doctors of the Natural World.

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  San Jose State University

  Aug 2007 - May 2009

  Lecturer

  Taught argumentation, composition, and creative writing to university undergraduates.

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  University of California, Berkeley

  Aug 2007 - Aug 2007

  Assistant Director, Emerging Writers Insitute

  Co-developed and taught 10th-12th grade creative-writing curriculum for residential summer program. Organized writing- and literature-based field trips and activities to complement academic curriculum.

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  Joyland Magazine

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2015

  San Francisco Editor

  Select, solicit, and edit short fiction for regionally-curated international literary magazine. Organize Bay-area literary events and collaborate with local reading series to bring great fiction to a wider readership.

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  Kara Levy Coaching

  Aug 2010 - now

  Principal

  My team and I offer tailored communication and leadership coaching for leaders in tech, business, finance, law, and academia. My clients include leaders at Fortune 500 companies, VC firms, and startups. Leaders collaborate with me to build authentic leadership presence; to become faster and more efficient decision makers; to scale their abilities to communicate clear, confident point of view; to develop strategic management and business growth skills; to tell more powerful stories; to amplify their voice through memorable + efficient writing; and to navigate difficult conversations with agility.The core of my work empowers leaders to identify what they truly want out of the moments that matter most to them, and to strategically communicate, listen, and execute to drive toward those outcomes with confidence and empathy. Show less

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  Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Aug 2010 - now

  Communication Coach

  Individualized executive coaching for MBA candidates in effective written and oral communication, including building charisma and leadership qualities; storytelling for business; extemporaneous and prepared speaking; presentation skills; active listening; information synthesis; and persuasive and analytical writing.I also teach weekly workshops on themes in business communication. Recent workshop themes include: Storytelling, Tone Modulation for Difficult Audiences, Building Presence and Charisma, Impromptu Speaking Salon, Prepared Speaking Salon, and Business Writing. Show less

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  Communicate with Mastery: Speak with Conviction and Write for Impact (Wiley, 2020)

  Feb 2020 - now

  Co-Author

  Communicate with Mastery provides readers with the frameworks and tools for leadership communication that we have developed and taught over the past decade at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Designed to be actionable and accessible, the book offers readers tools to speak with conviction and write for impact; tailor your communication to your goal, setting, or audience; scale your leadership through effective coaching; and lead with intent.