An experienced business owner and leader, Karla has experience running businesses in recruitment, e-commerce and cybersecurity. With an international network in cybersecurity, Karla is passionate about values-led leadership and people development.  

Karla founded the international recruitment business, BeecherMadden in 2010 before overseeing the acquisition by Nicoll Curtin. As a Director for Nicoll Curtin, she expanded the company further before moving to the US to accelerate the growth of the American business. In 2020 she joined Orpheus Cyber as COO.

Karla is a judge for The Cyber Security Awards, The National Cyber Awards and The American Cyber Awards. She is the host of industry interviews on the Cyber Talks media platform and the Zero Hour Podcast. She is also an experienced speaker, on the topic of cybersecurity and women in technology. Her views are often sought and published on this subject, as well as entrepreneurship. Karla was included in SC Magazine’s Top 50 Women in Security in 2019. She was a finalist at the Women of the Future awards in 2016, for Entrepreneur of the Year and a finalist in The Future Ladies Awards for Mentor of the Year in 2019.