PROMISE

This is a photo of Promise, he was my golden retriever.  He is the namesake for my business. He reminds me of what’s important in life to me: being energized, connected and having fun!

My Promise to me is to care for myself so that I can be in connection with my best self.

My Promise to you is to be present for you and your goals, hold space and give my best.

 

About Karen

  • Karen has spoken to hundreds of corporate audiences about the power of goals, hard work and consistency to elevate performance, strengthen resiliency and avoid burnout.

  • Karen speaks openly about her challenge with mental illness and the importance of movement on mental health. Bringing the conversation of mental health to the forefront helps de-stigmatize mental illness.

  • Karen has done work as a sports commentator for CBC Sports at the Rio and Tokyo Olympic Games and as an emcee for the Canada Games- Nova Scotia night (French) and the Special Olympics Games (co-emcee, French).

  • Karen has spoken with thousands of youth, through schools and sport and community groups in both English and French.

  • Karen is a 3 x Olympian and 2 x World Champion in sprint kayaking and winner of 10 career World Championship medals.

  • Karen is an inductee to the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame and voted as one of the Top 15 Athletes in Nova Scotia sport history.

  • Karen has received many awards and is the author of Strong Beauty: Power Up the Champion Within

  • In addition to keynote speaking, Karen works as a performance coach and trainer for a corporate audience, in person and virtually.

Values:

  • Movement

  • Connection

  • Inspiration

  • Consistency

Vision:

Everyone gathering greater confidence and courage needed to navigate challenge with moving toward their goals. Each person seeing their own gold within.

On the start lines of life, one needs courage, confidence, self-belief and grit.

As an Olympic athlete I had to overcome challenge, self-doubt and fear.

As a person living with a mental illness diagnosis, I had to dig deep within myself to recover and re-learn how to thrive.

This process took 2.5 years and is ongoing.

I’m passionate about speaking to audiences about the importance of movement and mental health and to help de-stigmatize mental illness.

Sometimes a whole new start line presents itself and we must build a whole new confidence But first, we have to have the courage to begin.

By beginning can we build and rebuild belief.