{"id":15927,"date":"2025-12-01T14:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/uncategorized\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:42:28","slug":"mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/insights\/podcast\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/","title":{"rendered":"introducing our host, karen wilks!"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,28],"tags":[70,163,162],"class_list":["post-15927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diversty-equity-inclusion","category-podcast","tag-dei","tag-mobility-matters","tag-podcast"],"acf":{"resource_type":"PODCAST","podcast_title":"introducing our host, karen wilks!","single_player":"<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-13243435\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1902308\/13243435-teaser-what-s-coming-up-in-season-two.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-13243435&player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n","paragraph_text":"I am delighted to have been asked to host season two of \u201cMobility Matters,\u201d the official Cartus podcast. I\u2019m looking forward to having some truly valuable (and honest!) conversations with folks from across the global mobility industry and beyond!\n\nIn our upcoming series, we have special guests, Billy Ho, CPA Talent Mobility, Senior Manager at Electronic Arts discussing priorities and challenges for the year ahead and Matthew Ferrara, philosopher and consultant to multinational brands, exploring the art of successful leadership and decision making within mobility.\n\nFor now, here\u2019s a quick teaser where I\u2019m joined by the wonderful Lisa Johnson, Director, Global DEI Solutions. In it, we explore some of the topics we\u2019ll be covering throughout the second season and our new \u201cWOW! Factor\u201d segment.\n\nLet\u2019s get the conversation started!\n\nBe sure to learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/cartus.com\/en\/insights\/podcast\/\"><strong>cartus.com\/podcast<\/strong><\/a> or subscribe through your favorite podcast streaming platform through the \u201csubscribe\u201d buttons below.\n\nAccess a transcript of today\u2019s podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.ctfassets.net\/2czxzrwels61\/5wg8vshEH7MfzsPDSYDWQK\/dd8b0b90b0dc8b0a6f83706f0dc77fbb\/2023-Mobility-Matters-S2-Teaser-Transcript-2023-07.pdf\">here<\/a>.\n\n","our_guests_heading":"our guest","our_guest":{"1":{"name":"Lisa Johnson","image":15928,"description":"Lisa is Director, Global Consulting, Cartus and leads the team in the EMEA and APAC regions. Among her many achievements, including conducting some of the industry\u2019s earliest research initiatives on the topics of Mobility ROI and Inclusive Mobility, this year Lisa was named one of the top 50 corporate professionals in DEI by the OnCon Icon Awards. She also holds both of the Worldwide ERC\u00ae\u2019s Meritorious and Distinguished Service Awards and is an active member of SHRM. Lisa was born in Japan, is based in New York, and has lived and worked in Central America, Spain, and Ireland.\n\n"},"2":{"name":"","image":null,"description":""},"3":{"name":"","image":null,"description":""},"4":{"name":"","image":null,"description":""},"5":{"name":"","image":null,"description":""}},"our_hosts_heading":"our host","our_host":{"1":{"name":"Karen Wilks","image":15929,"description":"Karen Wilks, Vice President of Strategic Growth, has more than 25 years of global mobility experience, including key roles in Operations and Account Management. She has had oversight of some of Cartus\u2019 key clients, managing large multinational portfolios, driving innovation, and creating a strong culture that supports clients, employees and their families worldwide. Karen truly understands the power of collaboration and execution.\u202fShe partners with internal and external stakeholders to drive mobility programs forward and transform in an ever-evolving global environment. She is also an industry leader within the DEI Mobility space, having been invited to various public speaking engagements to present on the topic and is co-chair of the Cartus DEI Steering Committee \u2013 a group focused on supporting clients with their DEI objectives.<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong> \n\n"},"2":{"name":"","image":null,"description":""},"3":{"name":"","image":null,"description":""},"4":{"name":"","image":null,"description":""},"5":{"name":"","image":null,"description":""}},"arrow_image":null,"transcript_title":"","accordion_transcript_title":"","transcript":"","feeds_title":"Feeds:","rss_feed_link":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","spotify_link":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","apple_podcasts_link":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","amazon_music_link":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","google_podcasts_link":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","iheartradio_link":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","other_episodes_label":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","podcast_duration_in_min":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","podcast_subtext_episode":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","multiplayer":"<div id=\"buzzsprout-large-player\"> <\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.js?container_id=buzzsprout-large-player&amp;player=large\" charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n\n","category_title":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","tags_title":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","category_type":"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/1902308.rss","page_visible":false,"publishing_date_podcast":"2023-07-20 14:42:28"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>mobility matters: introducing our host, karen wilks!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cartus podcast, Season Two teaser of \u201cMobility Matters\u201d with host, Karen Wilks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"mobility matters: introducing our host, karen wilks!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cartus podcast, Season Two teaser of \u201cMobility Matters\u201d with host, Karen Wilks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cartus | Corporate Relocation Company &amp; Mobility Solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-01T14:42:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"vikas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"vikas\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"vikas\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#\/schema\/person\/b1b23d5a9c633085689d7947a9ef4dba\"},\"headline\":\"introducing our host, karen wilks!\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-01T14:42:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/\"},\"wordCount\":5,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"DEI\",\"Mobility Matters\",\"Podcast\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Diversty, Equity &amp; Inclusion\",\"Podcast\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/\",\"name\":\"mobility matters: introducing our host, karen wilks!\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-01T14:42:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"Cartus podcast, Season Two teaser of \u201cMobility Matters\u201d with host, Karen Wilks\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"introducing our host, karen wilks!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/\",\"name\":\"Cartus | Corporate Relocation Company &amp; Mobility Solutions\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Cartus | Corporate Relocation Company &amp; Mobility Solutions\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/08\/Cartus-Logo-2022_White-286x73-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/08\/Cartus-Logo-2022_White-286x73-1.webp\",\"width\":281,\"height\":73,\"caption\":\"Cartus | Corporate Relocation Company &amp; Mobility Solutions\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#\/schema\/person\/b1b23d5a9c633085689d7947a9ef4dba\",\"name\":\"vikas\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef628ce17e322242d2fb61c2f993bb97fcf6e5d8dcd201b53eb56c5816c49c79?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef628ce17e322242d2fb61c2f993bb97fcf6e5d8dcd201b53eb56c5816c49c79?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"vikas\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/author\/vikas\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"mobility matters: introducing our host, karen wilks!","description":"Cartus podcast, Season Two teaser of \u201cMobility Matters\u201d with host, Karen Wilks","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"mobility matters: introducing our host, karen wilks!","og_description":"Cartus podcast, Season Two teaser of \u201cMobility Matters\u201d with host, Karen Wilks","og_url":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/","og_site_name":"Cartus | Corporate Relocation Company &amp; Mobility Solutions","article_published_time":"2025-12-01T14:42:28+00:00","author":"vikas","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"vikas"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/"},"author":{"name":"vikas","@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#\/schema\/person\/b1b23d5a9c633085689d7947a9ef4dba"},"headline":"introducing our host, karen wilks!","datePublished":"2025-12-01T14:42:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/"},"wordCount":5,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#organization"},"keywords":["DEI","Mobility Matters","Podcast"],"articleSection":["Diversty, Equity &amp; Inclusion","Podcast"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/","url":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/","name":"mobility matters: introducing our host, karen wilks!","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-12-01T14:42:28+00:00","description":"Cartus podcast, Season Two teaser of \u201cMobility Matters\u201d with host, Karen Wilks","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/diversty-equity-inclusion\/mobility-matters-introducing-our-host-karen-wilks\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"introducing our host, karen wilks!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#website","url":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/","name":"Cartus | Corporate Relocation Company &amp; Mobility Solutions","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#organization","name":"Cartus | Corporate Relocation Company &amp; Mobility Solutions","url":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/08\/Cartus-Logo-2022_White-286x73-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/08\/Cartus-Logo-2022_White-286x73-1.webp","width":281,"height":73,"caption":"Cartus | Corporate Relocation Company &amp; Mobility Solutions"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#\/schema\/person\/b1b23d5a9c633085689d7947a9ef4dba","name":"vikas","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef628ce17e322242d2fb61c2f993bb97fcf6e5d8dcd201b53eb56c5816c49c79?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ef628ce17e322242d2fb61c2f993bb97fcf6e5d8dcd201b53eb56c5816c49c79?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"vikas"},"url":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/author\/vikas\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15927\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tst.wordpress.realogydev.com\/cartus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}