Karri Winn

CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER  

​2013-August 2018

 

​Nia Technique offers a series of somatic movement workshops and teacher training programs. I modernized the curriculum and developed the heuristic platform for their intellectual property: Sensation Science. An applied science comprised of 52 body-centered principles, sensation science cultivates embodied awareness + movement skills fomenting health and vitality. I designed and wrote syllabi, program text books, the company brand book, teacher membership materials, business materials and numerous presentations.

 

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AIRBNB SUPERHOST 

​2014-present

 

• Hosted 1000+ guests from worldwide destinations

• 4.9 star rating (out of 5) on the Airbnb platform

• Our micro hotel, Panda Palace PDX LLC, has two listings

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NATIONAL PROGRAM CURATOR 

​2002-2010

 

Green Festivals, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, promoted the values of the emerging local living economy.

 

I produced a robust series of keynotes to draw public attendance and corporate sponsorship to the events. Literally, I curated the who's who of sustainability thought leadership across 500+ ​presentations at 26 events in cities: WDC, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Chicago and Denver. My proudest moment was hosting Dr. Cornel West's national book launch for Hope On A Tightrope in San Francisco.

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CHIEF CULTURE CURATOR  

​2010-11

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Mapping The Human Story was a project of National Geographic Explorer Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey. The start up team's objective was to analzye the potential for a foundation enterprise that would highlight traditional wisdom worldwide in a modern context.

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RESEARCH DIRECTOR 

​2008-10

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I contracted with Environmental Finance Center 9 to provide research and reports on three projects supporting a grant with EPA Region IX and Native America tribes. Additionally, I recruited and directed a graduate student research team (Green MBA).

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• Evaluation of Opportunity for Solar Energy at Torres Martinez Reservation (2010)

• Increasing Recycling + Related Green Business Opportunities for Northern Nevada Tribes (2009)

• Green Technology Feasibility Study for Torres Martinez Reservation (2008)