Bio

Karen Lynn Poulos has been actively involved in the interior design industry and yachting industry
since 1996. She holds a bachelor’s degree in interior design/interior architecture from the Art Institute
which she received in 2002.  Karen Lynn founded Karen Lynn Interiors in 2001 at age 27 (while still in her
final year of design school) when she was given the opportunity to work internationally and do the
interior of M/Y Shalimar a 102ft PR Marine new build yacht project built in Germany. Before the
formation of Karen Lynn Interiors, she worked for 2 yacht interior design firms, interned at Patrick
Knowles Designs and worked for a naval architect/boat builder as a design assistant and support staff;
she has worked her way from the bottom up over the past 28 years.

Karen Lynn and her team have primarily worked on yacht design projects for refit and new build for
clients locally and internationally. Over the past 23 years since the formation of Karen Lynn Interiors, she
has worked directly with several shipyards and internationally and locally such Cheoy Lee, Trinity Yachts,
Benetti, Ferretti and Johnson Yachts to name a few. Karen Lynn has also worked directly with several
brokerages such as IYC, Marine Max, Gilman Yachts, HMY, and One Water Yachts. She offers her yacht
design expertise and experience to yacht brokers and industry professionals and to local and
international clients for interior design support before, during. and after a sale of a yacht and/or yacht
charters. Karen Lynn Interiors has also done residential and private aircraft projects for several VIPs and
enjoys working on a variety of types of interior design projects. She been published in multiple
magazines including Greek Yachting, Boat International, Lux et al, Boat International USA, Showboats
International, Yachts International, Power and Motor Yacht, Mega yacht Hard Cover Series IYBA
COMPASS, Dock Walk and The Wave and more.

Karen Lynn Poulos was honored in 2018 as the one of the top 100 women in Broward County. She
was also the winner of the 2019 International Yacht and Aviation Awards in 2019 for Best Yacht Design
concept for M/Y No Limit. She has been nominated for several other awards as well and in 2023 was a 3-
time Finalist for the 2023 WORLD SUPERYACHT AWARDS in Istanbul Turkey, the 2023 International
Yacht and Aviation Awards in Venice, Italy, and for the ISS Design and Leadership Awards during the
2023 Fort Lauderdale Boat Show for her major refit on M/Y ALL IN.

Karen strives for excellence, integrity and transparency in everything she does. Karen Lynn enjoys
mentoring and coaching young designers on business strategies and sharing her professional journey,
and she has recently begun coaching other professionals in various industries on spiritual character
development and solid and powerful leadership in the marketplace.