Before starting Two Chicks and a Hammer with her daughter, Karen worked as an attorney.
She didn’t give up her profession after starting the company, either.
“I am still a practicing lawyer, I am sorta on sabbatical,” Karen toldPopSugarin 2017.
“I’ve gotten rid of most of my clients but I still have a few left.”
How did a lawyer become such an expert at home renovation?
“We are self-taught,” Karen toldIndyStar.
“We read books, we watch YouTube videos, and we read directions.
That’s key it’s amazing what you could learn when you read the directions.”
“I won’t be far, and will likely just be puttering in the yard!”
“We truly are rehabbing neighborhoods,” she toldIndyStar.
These houses need a good 12-step program."
Rehabbing homes in her hometown of Indianapolis isn’t just a business, it’s a labor of love.
“I’m always going to love her and think she’s awesome and have her back.
I know that’s our default position.
It’s not like two business partners who can just go their separate ways.”
The scene provides viewers with a glimpse of Karen’s massive tattoo which covers her entire back.
As Karen told theIndyStar, she has sometimes gotten some “sass” from men in the industry.
“If I’m your boss, you don’t get to be disrespectful,” said theGood Bonesstar.
“That’s job security for me,” she said.
“I like it.”
She’s not one to take things easy, though.
Karen’s new career path will require her going back to school divinity school, to be specific.
She joked that it might seem like going to law school “would be enough” schooling.
But she’s always dreamed of preaching, and divinity school will help her reach that goal.
“I’m excited,” said Karen.
Karen’s 501c3, Indy Home, is another way that she is showing her love for Indianapolis.
