Meet Carolina Caro, Our Founder
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Carolina Caro is the CEO of Conscious Leadership Partners, a boutique consulting firm that helps organizations reimagine leadership and unify culture—one unlearned habit at a time.
With over 15 years of experience, she’s helped thousands of leaders break free from outdated behaviors, uncover blind spots, and lead with more clarity, courage, and consciousness. Her clients include high-profile leaders at the FBI, NASA, and Warner—plus plenty of humans just trying to survive their next Zoom call with grace.Â
Having experienced the transformational power of unlearning firsthand, she’s on a mission to help others break free from default habits and create the intentional results they truly desire.
CAROLINA'S STORY
Carolina is on a mission to help others unlearn the beliefs and behaviors that hold them back and lead from a place that’s more conscious, courageous, and true to who they really are. Raised with strong narratives around discipline, perfectionism, and achievement, her own Generational Conditioning® taught her how to succeed—but not necessarily how to thrive. Breaking free from those inherited beliefs became the foundation for her life’s work. She realized she wasn’t alone: what keeps so many talented, capable leaders stuck are the same invisible stories—about power, worth, and what leadership is supposed to look like.
Her pivot wasn’t just a career change—it was a full-on unlearning journey. She began questioning everything she’d internalized about achievement, identity, and what was “possible,” and discovered a more powerful truth: when you change your story, you change your leadership.
Before stepping into her role as a consultant, Carolina spent years inside the corporate world at Pfizer and Merck. There, she saw firsthand what it takes to navigate leadership, change, and inclusion in high-pressure, matrixed environments. That experience gave her not only a deep understanding of the challenges organizations face but also a heartfelt appreciation for the courage it takes to lead differently.
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The Neuroscience Behind Generational Conditioning
From an early age, we’re shaped by the cultural norms, beliefs, and expectations of the generations before us. These patterns become hardwired in the brain, forming default responses that influence how we lead, communicate, and make decisions. Some of these habits elevate our leadership; others unconsciously hold us back.
Rewiring those patterns begins with awareness—identifying the conditioning at play, recognizing the triggers that activate it, and consciously choosing a new, more aligned response.
I’ve had to face this myself. I was conditioned to be a workhorse—relentlessly productive as a way to honor my background and prove my worth. For years, I resisted work-life balance because rest felt like betrayal. But I’ve learned that what once served my survival now sabotages my leadership.
And I see this in others every day—leaders who struggle to delegate, avoid conflict, overexplain, or under-communicate. So often, it’s not a skill issue—it’s generational conditioning running the show.
Meet The Conscious Leadership Partners Team
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At Conscious Leadership Partners, we collaborate with a diverse and trusted roster of trainers, coaches, and consultants who bring specialized expertise to each engagement. Whether we’re facilitating large-scale trainings, delivering executive coaching, or supporting change initiatives, we carefully match the right partners to meet the unique needs of our clients. Each collaborator shares our commitment to conscious leadership, cultural relevance, and transformational impact—ensuring that every engagement is dynamic, inclusive, and deeply aligned with our values.
Carolina Caro
Official Bio
Carolina’s superpower is blending evidence-based insight with humor and heart. Whether on stage or in the boardroom, she helps people remember who they are beneath all the titles—and invites them to lead from that place.
Carolina trained with the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC) and is credentialed with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) where she maintains her Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designation. She is also a professional speaker, known for her compelling TedX Talk Redefining Success: The Mindful Shift from Me to We.
She earned the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) status with the National Speakers Association, which is held by less than 15% of speakers globally. She is also a member of the Society for Diversity and holds both the Certified Diversity Professional (CDP) and Certified Diversity Executive (CDE) credentials.
She brings a multicultural lens to her work, rooted in her Hispanic and Indian heritage and expressed through her fluency in English, Spanish, and French. Her academic path is just as eclectic, with degrees in Cell and Molecular Biology, Experimental Medicine, and Business Administration—plus a professional acting certificate from the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre in New York (because science and spreadsheets needed a little stage presence).
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Karen Rezai
Operations Manager
Karen is a seasoned certified online business manager for entrepreneurs with 20+ years of proven managerial experience in both nonprofit and for-profit arenas.
She brings expertise in strategic planning, project, team, operations, automation, and metrics management. In addition to her love of business systems, she’s passionate about equity and inclusion and enjoys supporting leaders in creating organizational cultures of belonging where all can thrive. Karen graduated from Yale University with honors in Psychology and earned a Masters of Public Health in Behavioral Sciences from UC Berkeley
Melinda Webb
Business Development Manager
Melinda combines her strong analytical skills with exceptional communication abilities to support our clients needs. Additionally, she has a proven track record of driving organizational success and efficiency by optimizing operational processes and ensuring seamless workflow management. Melinda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology - Organizational Studies from the University of California, Davis.
Conscious Leadership Partners, founded by Carolina Caro, is on a mission to reimagine leadership, and unify culture, one unlearned habit at a time.Â
CONTACT
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646.229.4898
Pasadena, CA 91104
