North America
One partner, now on your side of the world.
Led from the United States and delivering across Canada and the US, Ignite Purpose North America is guided by one partner, now on your side of the world.
Arizona time (MST)

Who is here
Karyn Zwick
Managing Director, North America
Karyn Zwick, Managing Director, North America, leads Ignite Purpose's work across the United States and Canada from her home base in Phoenix, Arizona. Canadian-born and US-based, she brings a cross-border perspective shaped by three decades of leadership experience, deep emotional intelligence expertise, and a founder's lens through her coaching practice.
A leadership coach, transformation partner, and contributor to the global Ignite Purpose narrative, Karyn also authored the foreword to BRAVE: The Courage to RISE, reflecting her commitment to courageous, identity-level leadership across North America.
On the ground in North America
The local context
The same weight leaders carry everywhere, and two ways in.
North American leaders are carrying the same weight as leaders everywhere: burnout, retention, the pressure to do more with fewer people. Two things open the door here. Leadership and culture work that treats wellbeing as performance, and insourced teams from South Africa and the Philippines that give growing businesses capacity without losing culture.
Who we have worked with
We are new here and proud of it. Ask us for references from Australia and South Africa; our clients there are happy to talk.
What we bring here
How we work in North America.
Two things open the door here. Insourced teams that give a growing business capacity without losing its culture, and leadership work that treats wellbeing as performance.
Most conversations here start with an insourced team from South Africa or the Philippines.
Talk to us here
Who you will be talking to.
- The people
- Karyn Zwick and the North America team
- Our hours
- Arizona time (MST)
- By email
- info@ignitepurpose.com.au
We also keep a dedicated North America site. If you found us there first, you are in the right place. Visit ignitepurpose.co
Let us introduce ourselves properly.
If any of this resonates, we would value a short conversation to understand your people priorities and show you where we could help. No pitch, and no obligation.

In Australia you will hear from Christina Foxwell and the Sydney team.
