In March, 2007, a woman was abducted from an Indianapolis downtown  parking garage.  She was driven from that location, robbed, and raped.  At the time, I (Karen Kell) was with a women’s company, Business Women Connect; and we were disgusted with the increase in crimes, especially against women.  I felt we had the forum and a voice, and dedicated myself to making a difference.

So we approached the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department who supplied a trainer, Jeff Patterson, and a city-wide free night of self defense was set in motion.   After just two days of media coverage, one hundred and fifty women registered for the training and even more registrations occurred in the weeks that followed.  The program struck a chord and there was an obvious need.  More training dates were created first for the public and then to corporations for the training of their employees.

It soon became obvious that my passion significantly focused on promoting this new awareness of proactive safety; so I ventured away, Jeff and I partnered and our company was born.  We have trained thousands and continue to expand our programming through on-site training, as well as through the introduction of a newly released DVD; “Protective Thinking”, a ProActive self defense training course.

What began as a night of self defense to help empower women, soon became my mission.  Our programs have expanded and we now educate, train and empower thousands of women, men and teens everywhere to take control and become ProActive with their personal safety.

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