Renowned as an authority on brave leadership and the driving force behind The Brave Initiative, Carol has captivated, educated, and inspired audiences worldwide for nearly a decade. She has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies, International Associations, and individuals, using her B.R.A.V.E. Leadership model to drive performance and unleash potential. She holds a BFA in Theatre, an MA in Communication, and two postgraduate certificates in mentoring and coaching, and is committed to building braver leaders and braver workplace cultures — celebrating every person bringing all of who they are to all of what they do.
A dedicated mental health advocate, she is also the founder of Brave Beyond Diagnosis, author of The Brave Healing Journal, creator of the transformative Find Your Brave experience, and truly believes the bravest thing you can do, is to be brave enough to be you. She speaks openly about her own journey with mental health, her work has been featured in numerous magazines, podcasts, and TV appearances.
Carol has lived and worked in 12 countries - including an Ashram in India and a van in New Zealand, rocked dreadlocks, shaved her head for breast cancer, and is always striving to be braver. Beyond her professional pursuits, you can find her volunteering at a local women's shelter, knows her way around the pickle ball court, and is pretty serious about her carpool karaoke game!
Renowned as an authority on brave leadership and the driving force behind The Brave Initiative, Carol has captivated, educated, and inspired audiences worldwide for nearly a decade. She has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies, International Associations, and individuals, using her B.R.A.V.E. Leadership model to drive performance and unleash potential. She holds a BFA in Theatre, an MA in Communication, and two postgraduate certificates in mentoring and coaching, and is committed to building braver leaders and braver workplace cultures — celebrating every person bringing all of who they are to all of what they do.
A dedicated mental health advocate, she is also the founder of Brave Beyond Diagnosis, author of The Brave Healing Journal, creator of the transformative Find Your Brave experience, and truly believes the bravest thing you can do, is to be brave enough to be you. She speaks openly about her own journey with mental health, her work has been featured in numerous magazines, podcasts, and TV appearances.
Carol has lived and worked in 12 countries - including an Ashram in India and a van in New Zealand, rocked dreadlocks, shaved her head for breast cancer, and is always striving to be braver. Beyond her professional pursuits, you can find her volunteering at a local women's shelter, knows her way around the pickle ball court, and is pretty serious about her carpool karaoke game!
Get Your BRĀV On! Show Up more Powerfully & Get Noticed As The Leader You Are
In this empowering, entertaining, and engaging presentation, you'll explore the 3 big Bravery Killers, gain tools to get you out of your comfort zone and into your B.R.A.V.E. zone, and uncover...
Brave Communication: How to Speak Up and Communicate Your Way to The Top!
The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your communication. Perhaps a bit of a bold statement, and yet it's true. Effective communication is no longer a beneficial skill, it's an essential one.
In this session, you will learn how to both demonstrate and demand respect, regardless of your audience. You will understand how and when it pays to be assertive, and what it actually looks like. And you will uncover key techniques to ensure you are able to engage in...
Brave Presence: How to Stand Out and Get Noticed!
It's been said confidence is the most attractive thing a person can wear. It is also what will take you to the next level in both your professional career as well as your personal life. And, sometimes it's not about waiting to feel confident, sometimes it's about choosing to be stand out and be brave. It's time for high potential leaders to take up space, to use their voice, and to claim their seat at the table.
When you are fully comfortable in your own skin, you exude poise,...
Brave Connection: How to Build Instant and Meaningful Relationships with Colleagues and Stakeholders
Deeper relationships are the gateway to creating a more effective and enjoyable workplace, and play a key role in contributing to your overall success and fulfilment. It's not enough anymore to merely 'get along' - when you learn how to build authentic, trusting, meaningful relationships, everybody wins.
Are you ready to Spark your G.E.N.I.U.S.?
- Teams looking to increase productivity and showcase value
- Organizations seeking a stronger company culture, or a bigger buy-in to the existing culture
- New hires who want to undertand how they fit and how to best contribute
- Management looking to inspire their teams
- A better...








