Keynote Speaking

Keynotes That Leave Audiences Different - Not Just Inspired.

Caro delivers engaging, spirited, straight-talking keynotes that blend warmth, honesty, humour, and real-world insight.

Her style is light, human, and relatable. Not because the topics are easy – but because that is how important messages actually land. Barriers drop. Stories connect. People listen.

Whether she is speaking to senior leaders, conference audiences, corporate teams, or professional development events, Caro brings clarity, momentum, and practical tools that people can use the moment they leave the room.

The result? Audiences leave energised, clearer, and better equipped to show up with presence that feels real – not forced.

Caro speaks across New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Singapore, and is available for international engagements.

Speaking That Delivers Results – Not Just Inspiration

With over 30 years of global experience across senior corporate roles, business ownership, executive coaching, and professional speaking, Caro brings both credibility and humanity to the stage.

Her talks go beyond motivation. They offer practical, evidence-based tools – grounded in lived experience – that people can apply immediately.

Every keynote is tailored to your audience, outcomes, and context. No generic slides. No recycled content. No one-size-fits-all delivery.

Caro is regularly invited back by organisations who have worked with her before. That is not an accident.

Caro speaks about:

  • Backing yourself when the stakes are high – in business, leadership, and life
  • Reclaiming confidence when things feel harder than they used to
  • Navigating pressure, uncertainty, and life curveballs without losing yourself
  • Showing up with presence and impact, without becoming someone you’re not
  • Why wellbeing is not a wellness program – it is a performance strategy

Topics Include:

Backing Yourself – When the Stakes Are High

What do you draw on when you’re facing something you’ve never faced before?

That is the question at the heart of this keynote. Through the lens of surviving aggressive breast cancer – including the treatment, the recovery, and everything nobody warned her about – Caro shares four tenets that emerged and proved their worth not just in a medical context, but in business, leadership, and life.

Feel No Shame. Say Yes to Everything. Find the Joy. Celebrate the Milestones.

This is not a cancer talk. It is a talk about how you back yourself – with everything you already bring – when the pressure is real, the stakes are high, and certainty is nowhere in sight.

Raw, honest, often genuinely funny, and immediately applicable. Audiences leave knowing what to do differently – starting tomorrow.

Available as a keynote, half-day workshop, or full-day session. Also available in the following framings:

Why Wellbeing Is a Business Strategy – for conferences where sustainable performance, burnout prevention, or workplace wellbeing is the theme.

Reclaiming Your Edge – for corporate leadership events focused on confidence, presence, and performance under pressure.

Finding Sprinkles of Joy When Fed a Sh$t Sandwich

A real-world roadmap for resilience when life throws curveballs you didn’t ask for. Raw, honest, and often genuinely funny – this talk reframes difficulty not as something to survive, but as something to navigate with clarity, humour, and the Four Tenets.

One of Caro’s most requested topics, and one audiences consistently describe as both uplifting and deeply relatable.

The Power of YOU – Presence as a Professional Advantage

How owning who you are – without changing yourself – strengthens credibility, relevance, and influence.

Practical, grounded, and immediately applicable for leaders and professionals who want to show up more powerfully without performing a version of themselves they don’t recognise.

All topics are available as keynotes, half-day workshops, or full-day sessions. Every engagement is customised to your audience, industry, and objectives

Caro’s TEDx talk is currently in development – an extension of the central proposition that has defined her work for over a decade: “You Don’t Have to Change Who You Are to Get the Results You Want.”

What Event Organisers and Attendees Say

"Caro delivered an exceptional keynote at the 2026 Comedy Summit at AUT. Her subject connected extremely well with the audience - positive feedback came in on the day and was still coming in two weeks later. She also participated in the main summit panel, adding immense value. Her presentations provide new ways of thinking and genuinely engage attendees from every corner of life and business. Her professionalism is second to none."
David Turner - turnerspeaks
AUT Comedy Summit 2026
"A very heartfelt thanks for the incredible job you did at our Pink Ribbon Lunch. You approached everything with professionalism and humour, even when thrown a curveball. Thanks to your attention to detail, the whole day ran like clockwork. Thank you for sharing your breast cancer journey so bravely - it was humbling and moving for everyone in the room. We raised $3,955 from the raffle and auction sales." At The Good Home's Pink Ribbon Lunch, Caro served as Keynote Speaker, MC, and Auctioneer - raising $3,955 on the day.
The Good Home Howick
Pink Ribbon Breakfast - Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
"Caro has a remarkable ability to connect with people through honesty, warmth and hope. Her Sprinkle of Joy session quickly became a favourite among our Virtual Village East members - feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with many describing it as inspiring, uplifting and deeply relatable. Following the success of that session, we were delighted to welcome Caro back for Relatively Speaking, where she was once again a clear favourite. We would highly recommend Caro to any organisation looking for a speaker who leaves people feeling encouraged, connected and inspired."
Virtual Village East | HBH
"I cannot express how inspirational and motivational our speaker Caro was at our AGM event. Just wow. Every single person in the room was engaged and responsive to the discussions being had, whether that be work related or at a personal level. It really felt as if the room had opened up. Post the event further discussions continued and individuals were engaging with one another in ways they hadn't before. So thank you Caro. We certainly will recommend you and hopefully see you again in the near future. Thank you, from us all at Capstone Hotel Management."
Cherry - Capstone Hotels
Operations Manager
"Caro delivered to brief plus so much more. She was authentic, inspirational and had a natural warm energy that our audience immediately engaged with! Caro's bravery to share her story and how she navigated through a challenging life experience was truly motivational. We are grateful to have been connected with Caro via bark and hope to work with Caro again soon!"
Carmen - Pinehurst School
Marketing & Events
"Caro has a lovely, friendly interactive style. She puts people at ease straight away so the interaction of group participants flows well. The material was well put together in an interesting way with excellent exercises that followed a flowing structure and sound content. It was great to invest the time to focus on myself, my qualities and needs, thank you for an insightful and thoughtful workshop."
Valerie - The Orton Consultancy
Founder & CEO
"Thank you so much for stepping in at short notice to facilitate the session on empowerment, as part of the Mentoring workshop for the AFA Leadership Coaching Program for Women in advertising. I was particularly impressed with the way you quickly grasped the brief and then prepared the session outline and hand out material, all in the space of 24 hours. And it was just what I wanted. The feedback was very positive - you are a natural presenter and you brought the content to life as well as related well to a tough audience of middle and top management from a variety of advertising agencies."
Hilary - AFA
Member Services Manager
"An entertaining workshop, Caro has a warm and humorous approach and had everyone openly sharing their hopes, dreams, intentions, frustrations and lots of other things!! I personally got a tremendous amount from the evening and I am sure I will use the knowledge I gained both personally & professionally."
Donna - The Number Network
Director