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Speaking & Media
From Harvard to Tokyo to corporate boardrooms, Karen brings a combination of deep research, applied practice, and a rare ability to make the invisible visible: the behavioural patterns, power dynamics, and social currents that determine whether a negotiation succeeds or stalls.
She does not just present frameworks. She creates the conditions for people to see themselves differently.
Karen is also a sought-after podcast guest on topics including negotiation, social intelligence, leadership under pressure, and the shift from power-over to power-with. If you are looking for a guest who brings both academic depth and real-world application, she is available for conversation.
Signature topics
Available as keynotes, half-day workshops, or immersive facilitated sessions.
The negotiation you are actually in
Most people do not realize they are negotiating until it is too late. This session reframes negotiation as the skill at the heart of every professional relationship and gives participants a clear model for showing up to any high-stakes moment with calm, clarity, and strategy.
Style shifting: decoding how people connect
How to read behavioural cues, adapt your communication approach, and get more traction with anyone — in meetings, negotiations, or everyday leadership.
Masters of energy: harness your full negotiation power
The invisible forces in any room. How to recognize them, work with them, and use social intelligence to shift the dynamic in your favor.
The influential leader: negotiating for maximum impact
For leaders who need to influence without authority, navigate organizational complexity, and get results through other people.
Power with: from friction to collaboration
A session built around applied improv and the core shift from power-over to power-with. Experiential, energetic, and designed for teams that are stuck in adversarial patterns.
Selected speaking & podcast history
Harvard Negotiation Leadership Conference
Boston — 2011
Global Leadership Keynote, EY
Tokyo — July 2019
Quantum Negotiation, Interview with Alex Searle
Humble Mind — April 2024
The Business of Power
Experience Accelerator — March 2025
Social Intelligence and Negotiation
Conscious Mind Summit — January 2025
Applied Improv Live Sessions
Monthly series — 2024 to 2025
Cultural Intelligence, Haleon
Canada — August 2023
Thunderbird Alumni Conference
Dubrovnik, Croatia — 2014
Kwame Christian, American Negotiation Institute Podcast
October 2020
PBS Arizona, Political Commentary
July 2018
National Contract Management Association
International and US chapters
Get in touch
For speaking, workshop, retreat, and podcast enquiries, use the form below and Karen's team will be in touch within two business days.