Full Circle NY |About Us

Q- What does Full Circle NY (FCNY) do?

A- FCNY facilitates training programs for students and young professionals. These programs are comprised of various workshops that include but are not limited to the following areas: resume building, interviewing skills, self branding, financial empowerment, networking skills, job seeking techniques and performance appraisal preparation. This enables the students to enter the workplace "hitting the ground running" and the young professionals to excel while in the workplace. This proves to be a value to our business partners.

Full Circle NY (FCNY) is a boutique firm that develops minority young professionals for leadership positions in corporations, organizations, and entrepreneurships. Established in 2005, FCNY is a pipeline program designed to encourage minority students to develop their skills and become successful contributors to society through experience and work in the business arena. FCNY fills a niche unlike any other in the contemporary market.

Working with the universities and colleges throughout the country, Full Circle NY identifies high potential minority talent. FCNY works with this select group through various programs to develop their hard and soft skills, thereby preparing them to enter and succeed in the business world. FCNY partners with various businesses to provide these young talented individuals with internships that lead to an increased presence of minorities in fast-track entry-level positions.
Succeeding in business as a member of a minority group often takes more than just building an impressive resume.

It's about understanding how corporate America approaches, hires, and promotes members of minority groups
It's about understanding the developing and changing role of diversity in business.
It's about learning to network effectively and continually throughout your career.
It's about consistency and recognizing and seizing opportunities.

Full Circle's Talent Development Strategy enriches the internship experience and ensures that the opportunity is maximized by providing young professionals with the skills, coaching, personalized career map, and opportunities for networking that are critical for career success. Back to Top

Our Mission

FCNY's mission is to help develop our future leaders equipping them with the skills, network, financial intelligence, and commitment to make a difference in their communities. Our goals are to broaden diversity and inclusion throughout the business world and expose these young people to what is available to them if they are willing to work for it.

We start by developing our young people through education so that they are better prepared to enter the business world. After achieving success, they share the fruits of their labor by giving back to the community that supported them. Everything comes . . . Full Circle. Back to Top

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You are what your deepest desire is.
As is your desire, so is your intention.
As is your intention, so is your will.
As is your will, so is your deed.
As is your deed, so is your destiny.

-The Maitri Upanishad

Karen Nethersole, Esq., is the CEO & Founder of Full Circle NY (FCNY). Inspired to develop and place within various businesses young minority professionals who would more accurately reflect the diverse makeup of the country, Karen began drafting the blueprint for what would become FCNY.

For many years Karen has been a strong believer in empowering others and through the practice of law fought for the rights of her clients. She worked for years at a private law firm as outside counsel to Fortune 500 companies in the area of corporate restructuring.

Karen transitioned from law into a career in Human Resources at a Fortune 500 Company. A force for change, she rolled out the company's first structured internship programs. Under her leadership the programs have not only become more competitive, revered and garnering national recognition, but have also set the standard for others in the industry to follow. She was featured in The Harvard Guide to Summer Opportunities 2008.

Simultaneously, she worked to make diversity become a central feature of the company's strategic planning effort which sought to build a stronger multicultural presence and create a more inclusive work environment. Her diversity efforts were highlighted in the March 2008 issue of ESSENCE magazine.

Karen graduated magna cum laude from St. Francis College (NY) and was inducted into the Duns Scotus Honor Society. She obtained her juris doctorate degree from Hofstra University School of Law. She is a member of the New York and Connecticut bars and various Federal courts. She is also a member of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR).

Karen shares her inspirational life story through motivational speaking. A proven communicator able to connect with a wide range of audiences, she is frequently requested to be a speaker and has presented at the nations top universities and colleges and various events. http://www.blackexperts.com/profiles/karen_nethersole.html

She is one of the recipients of The Network Journal's 2008 40 Under Forty Achievement Awards http://www.tnj.com/events/2008winners/2008_4040knethersole.php and is featured on the cover of the June 2008 issue, http://www.tnj.com/archives/2008/june2008/cover_story.php.

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