# Charles Turner

> Charles Turner is the Houston-based founder and CEO of KARE, a labor marketplace launched in 2019. His career spans software finance and planning, real estate development, and leadership at Lifewell Senior Living and PinPoint Senior Living. He speaks publicly about hiring, employee flexibility and workplace culture. KARE announced its free scheduling platform NASTi in February 2026.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at KARE
- **Organizations:** KARE, Invidia for Seniors, Lifewell Senior Living, PinPoint Senior Living, Attachmate / NetIQ, BMC Software
- **Education:** B.A. in History and Politics, Wake Forest University, M.B.A. in Finance, The University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Founded KARE and launched its marketplace in 2019., Led KARE through its $7.85 million Series A in 2021., Professional speaker biographies credit him with involvement in nearly $500 million of development and operating projects.

## Career timeline

- **Before KARE; exact dates unverified** — Worked at BMC Software in strategic planning and real estate restructuring, then as Vice President of Finance, Planning and Operations at Attachmate / NetIQ.
- **Before 2019; exact dates unverified** — Served as president of Lifewell Senior Living and PinPoint Senior Living and led Invidia for Seniors.
- **2017** — Experienced staffing disruptions during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, later describing them as part of KARE’s origin.
- **2019** — Founded KARE; launched in October in Houston and Austin.
- **2020** — KARE announced expansion to eleven markets.
- **2021** — KARE raised a $7.85 million Series A led by Golden Section Ventures.
- **2023** — Challenged employers’ definitions of workplace culture in an InterFace Seniors Housing Northeast keynote covered in January.
- **2024** — Welcomed longtime KARE board member Robb Chapin as vice chairman in September.
- **2025** — KARE announced KONNECTIONS, an event series beginning with a January event in Denver.
- **2026** — KARE announced free scheduling and time-attendance platform NASTi on February 17.

## Achievements

- Founded KARE and launched its marketplace in 2019.
- Led KARE through its $7.85 million Series A in 2021.
- Professional speaker biographies credit him with involvement in nearly $500 million of development and operating projects.
- Professional biographies credit his BMC real estate restructuring work with over $30 million in annual expense savings.
- Listed as a Market Analysis instructor for NIC Academy.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Quoted in KARE’s February 17 announcement introducing free scheduling and time-attendance platform NASTi.
- **2026-02** — Shared a LinkedIn invitation to a March 5 discussion of workplace culture and worker expectations.
- **2025-04** — Shared KARE’s April Fools’ orange-grove announcement with a joking comment.
- **2025-01** — Promoted questioning recruiting assumptions and KARE’s planned operator workshops.

## Links

- Website: https://www.doyoukare.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-turner-6983231/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25