Karen S. Hoffman | Dream Champion
To many people in St. Louis Karen needs no introduction. Mention her name, and somebody’s half cousin twice removed knows of her and her work. She loves to sit back and watch the magic of connecting dreamers to each other. That’s her forte. And that’s how Gateway to Dreams came to be.
Top three business achievements:
- Founding Gateway to Dreams, a 501c3 nonprofit with a mission to Be the Change.
- Author of two books: Contacts, Connections and Collaborations and The Art of Barter.
- Creating the Joy of Goals Workshop.
- Being recognized for multiple awards and recognitions for inspiring dreams in the region.
Personal Mission Statement:
To inspire hope and ignite positive possibilities.
Hometown:
St. Louis (though her father came to the U.S. from Dutch Guinea, South America. He was half Arawak Indian, and her mom came from the south as well: Van Buren in Southwestern Missouri!)
What did you want to be when you grew up?
An artist or interior designer
The place you dream the best:
I love dreaming where I can hear water on the beach or with a group of people.
What is your #1 personal or professional dream?
To inspire the Pay-It-Forward with Intention philosophy to create a ripple effect of social and economic well-being.
What is your Quantum Human Design Description?
To lead, teach, and inspire others, to nurture and protect their dreams and inspirations. To help others initiate the manifestation of their ideas but encourage them first to complete anything that may be holding them back. To understand the importance of creating space to initiate a new idea. To value and be a steward of new ideas and to know that the manifestation of an idea is worth the time and effort it takes to bring it forth. To intuitively understand the importance of divine and right timing to bring an idea to form, to do the work necessary to lay the foundation for the manifestation of an idea or an idea. Diligence.