Transformations are Karen's specialty as a committed change leader, consultant, and coach. Through a series of significant transformation, her life has led her to spend her time empowering women and organizations to discover their true potential.

Change isn’t Painful. Staying the same is.

Greatness comes from grit. The ability to adapt and bend when all odds seem to point to our breakage separates us from just surviving to thriving. It is not something innate, but taught, a learned skill we develop with the right tools, habits, and mindset.

About Karen

Organization Change and Leadership Development Consultant and Coach

Karen Calder, M.Ed., CPC, is a former executive and the founder of Karen Calder Consulting & Coaching. For 30 years, she has helped organizations and CEOs transform their cultures, develop highperforming leaders, and create unique talent solutions to meet business needs.

The lack of advancement for women in organizations propelled Karen to delve into the power of mindset and habits that support or limit an individual’s success. She also found the same to be true for organizations implementing change but struggling to execute successfully. Her vision today is to teach women to lead at their best and to assist CEOs and their teams in creating change-ready, highperforming cultures.

Specialties

Karen helps organizations and people through change.

Change Management

Leadership Development

Coaching

Public Speaking

“The lack of advancement for women in organizations propelled Karen to delve into the power of mindset and habits that support or limit an individual’s success. She also found the same to be true for organizations implementing change but struggling to execute successfully. Her vision today is to teach women to lead at their best and to assist CEOs and their teams in creating change-ready, high-performing cultures.”

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"My Life in a straitjacket” 
The book and podcast coming soon!

  • "Karen was an excellent facilitator for our leadership event; engaging, motivating, and kept the group on track! I really enjoyed her style and left feeling energized and equipped to lead."

    -Jeanne Pluemer , CMP, DES

  • "Karen facilitated a number of Resilience @ Work Workshops for us and we could not have picked a better topic and coach to take us through this content during COVID. Karen is amazingly bright, positive, full of energy and authentic! It is a true pleasure working with her!!"

    Claudia Eftimie- Vice President, Talent and Organizational Development at First Service Residential

  • "Karen is such a bright, positive presence in the office and brings fresh ideas & thinking to the table. She has a unique, observant eye and offers motivation and mentorship to those around her. Karen's energy is inspiring, and it was a pleasure to work with her."

    Monica Yampolsky- SHRM-SCP Talent Acquisition - HomeEquity Bank

  • "Karen has a way of uncovering insights and applying tools and techniques that I have found to be practical and impactful. She brings a wealth of experience in resilience, performance, empowerment and mindset practices to offer a holistic approach which can truly elevate one's leadership skills. "

    Tracy Renaud- Strategic Advisor, Change Leadership, Circular Economy

  • "I've had the pleasure of working with Karen for the last 10 years. Karen has a strong passion for leadership development, coaching and talent and any individual or organization would be lucky to work with Karen. Karen is known to be a trusted advisor, hard worker, strives for results and is always challenging the team/organization to do better. Karen is a joy to work with and I look forward to working with Karen again throughout our careers!"

    Lyndsay Hillier - Professional Coach, HR Professor