Kari Meyer’s story is a tapestry of bold transitions: Chicago roots, decades spent in the DC area, a career that began as a temp role and grew into global consulting leadership, and a later-life shift through grief into new arenas of real estate leadership and professional coaching. Along the way, she’s carried a consistent thread: an insistence that leadership is relational at its core, and that people flourish when they feel seen. Grounded in Psalm 87, Kari frames her energy, resilience, and purpose as something sourced in God rather than performance or outcomes.

In this episode of Work Is Calling, Kari and Wayne Kuna discuss what it looks like to treat work as a calling when you’re solving real problems, leading teams, and navigating uncertainty. Kari shares how her sense of calling formed early in her consulting years, why she believes the image of God in others should shape how leaders build teams, and how coaching becomes a “container” where truth can replace fear and limiting beliefs. They also talk daily practices (prayer, gratitude, and speaking truth before the day begins) and why curiosity is one of the most powerful tools a leader can bring into complexity.