Meet Kara
Kara Schug is the creator and host of Think Your Way to an Epic Life, an inspiring podcast that has been changing lives since its launch on July 18, 2022. Available on all major podcast platforms and YouTube, the podcast features powerful conversations with remarkable guests from around the world, sharing stories of resilience, success, and personal transformation. Kara also delivers insightful solo episodes, including book reviews and actionable personal development strategies designed to help listeners unlock their full potential.
Kara’s journey is a true testament to resilience and transformation. Growing up in extreme poverty with no guidance or support from her alcoholic parents, she faced challenges that defined her life. She wanted a better life, she just had no clue how to improve it until, in 1990, she discovered Tony Robbins' 30-Day Program to Personal Power, a turning point that taught her how to reframe her circumstances, set goals, and create a roadmap for a better life. Those tapes became her lifeline, sparking a lifelong passion for personal development and giving her the tools to transform her mindset. From there, she worked tirelessly to build a life of purpose, impact, and abundance, turning her early struggles into a foundation for helping others. "The person you can help is the person you used to be."
A seasoned executive coach, Kara has been coaching for Keller Williams Realty since March 2020, helping high-performing professionals, entrepreneurs, and real estate agents achieve extraordinary results in their businesses and lives. She specializes in guiding clients to release past trauma by bypassing the logical thinking mind, and accessing the subconscious, considerably cutting the time required for massive personal growth.
In November 2024, Kara sold her successful real estate business, Casa Dream Team, to her business partner to focus entirely on her passions for podcasting, coaching, and speaking. As a keynote speaker, Kara shares her hard-earned insights and strategies for overcoming limitations and designing a life of purpose and impact.
An avid reader, podcast listener, and conference attendee, Kara has seen some of the greatest minds in personal development in person, including Tony Robbins (3x), Brian Buffini (2x), Darren Hardy, Gary Vaynerchuk, Dave Ramsey, Mel Robbins, Ed Mylett, Gary Keller, and Dave Liniger. Inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s quote, "Empty the coins of your purse into your mind," she wholeheartedly embraces the philosophy of investing in herself, and is in constant growth mode—driven by the belief that there’s always more to learn and never enough time to learn it all.
Having had to learn everything the hard way, Kara is passionate about helping as many people as possible turn their own worst enemy into their best friend. She believes that most people are (or were) their own worst enemies, and has the tools and experience to help them figure out who they are, and what they truly want from life, and helps them create a roadmap to the life they may not even realize they desire.
Kara’s epic climb from poverty to privilege fuels her commitment to helping others escape all forms of poverty—mental, emotional, relational, and financial. Whether through her podcast, coaching, or speaking engagements, Kara is dedicated to inspiring others to think their way to an epic life.