“Karlyn's energy is contagious. She clearly knows what she is talking about, and is genuinely interested in improving teamwork and navigating the human workplace. She's honest, professional, and entertaining.”

“Karlyn's energy is contagious. She clearly knows what she is talking about, and is genuinely interested in improving teamwork and navigating the human workplace. She's honest, professional, and entertaining.”

Conny Liegl

Conny Liegl

What People Say

What People Say

“My go-to resource for handling any and all human issues in the workplace.”

“My go-to resource for handling any and all human issues in the workplace.”

Rachel Carden

Rachel Carden

Tony Radford

Tony Radford

“It's really relevant info to demystify the common misperceptions we've had about work. She delivers real talk in an engaging style that leaves the audience imbued with an empowering, resonating message.”

“It's really relevant info to demystify the common misperceptions we've had about work. She delivers real talk in an engaging style that leaves the audience imbued with an empowering, resonating message.”

Topics & Workshops

Topics & Workshops

An inspiring, original speaker

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“‘Awesome’ feels like it’s the only thing I can say, yet it doesn’t actually express just how great this session was. I love the frankness of being told how to do things better in a refreshing and funny way.”

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An inspiring, original speaker

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“‘Awesome’ feels like it’s the only thing I can say, yet it doesn’t actually express just how great this session was. I love the frankness of being told how to do things better in a refreshing and funny way.”

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Want Karlyn to do a talk or workshop at your organization or event? Fill out the form and she'll be in touch within one business day to discuss. 

Get In Touch

Want Karlyn to do a talk or workshop at your organization or event? Fill out the form and she'll be in touch within one business day to discuss. 

Put me in front of an audience and I will make them laugh and expose them to new ideas about how to be successful at work, emphasizing personal perspective, positivity, and mindfulness. 

But be warned - I'm not your typical speaker or trainer. I bring humanity, humor, and a dose of brute force honesty to each engagement. And I'll probably wear jeans.  

I have talks that range from 45 minutes through full day workshops and every talk is completely customized to your group.

Still interested? Explore this page to learn more. If you think I might be right for your organization or event, just fill out the form to get in touch. I'll send you an email within a day or so to set up a time to discuss!

Put me in front of an audience and I will make them laugh and expose them to new ideas about how to be successful at work, emphasizing personal perspective, positivity, and mindfulness. 

But be warned - I'm not your typical speaker or trainer. I bring humanity, humor, and a dose of brute force honesty to each engagement. And I'll probably wear jeans.  

I have talks that range from 45 minutes through full day workshops and every talk is completely customized to your group.

Still interested? Explore this page to learn more. If you think I might be right for your organization or event, just fill out the form to get in touch. I'll send you an email within a day or so to set up a time to discuss!

Dr. Karlyn Borysenko is an award-winning keynote speaker, author, facilitator, and trainer. She's delivered talks to audiences large and small, inspiring people to look at work in a way that emphasizes personal perspective, self-mastery, an optimistic outlook, and highly practical mindfulness. 

Here's a video of a recent keynote at a national conference:

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Dr. Karlyn Borysenko is an award-winning keynote speaker, author, facilitator, and trainer. She's delivered talks to audiences large and small, inspiring people to look at work in a way that emphasizes personal perspective, self-mastery, an optimistic outlook, and highly practical mindfulness. 

Here's a video of a recent keynote at a national conference:

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I'm represented exclusively by the BrightSight Group. Inquiries for speaking will be forwarded to my representative and you will hear from them soon to discuss the details. You can also reach out to them directly at info@brightsightgroup.com. 

Don't worry! Your email address will be kept safe and sound.

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I'm represented exclusively by the BrightSight Group. Inquiries for speaking will be forwarded to my representative and you will hear from them soon to discuss the details. You can also reach out to them directly at info@brightsightgroup.com. 

“Karlyn is a fantastic presenter. Always thought-provoking, applicable material presented in an engaging, thoughtful way. Her talks always among the most memorable at the conferences where I've seen her!”

“Karlyn is a fantastic presenter. Always thought-provoking, applicable material presented in an engaging, thoughtful way. Her talks always among the most memorable at the conferences where I've seen her!”

Donna Talarico

Donna Talarico

“In the many presentations that I have witnessed Karlyn deliver over the years, she has always given me thought provoking takeaways to apply in my professional life. Karlyn is extraordinarily passionate about her subject matter. This passion is evident through her content’s high quality and superb delivery to her audiences.”

“In the many presentations that I have witnessed Karlyn deliver over the years, she has always given me thought provoking takeaways to apply in my professional life. Karlyn is extraordinarily passionate about her subject matter. This passion is evident through her content’s high quality and superb delivery to her audiences.”

Jake Dolan

Jake Dolan

Your Questions Answered

Your Questions Answered

Learn more 

If you've made it this far, we might as well have a conversation. Click the button below to send me a note and I'll be in touch to schedule a time to chat. 

Learn more 

If you've made it this far, we might as well have a conversation. Click the button below to send me a note and I'll be in touch to schedule a time to chat. 

Every talk or workshop is completely customized to the audience. Here's a sample of some of my most popular topics. 

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Zen Your Work: Create Your Ideal Work Experience Through Mindful Self-Mastery

45-90 Minute Keynote | Workshops for 2.5 hours, half day, full day

Success at work oftentimes has less to do with the context you’re operating in as it does with how you approach each person and situation. This talk will teach you how to change the way you work from the inside out by bringing simple and practical mindfulness strategies into your day. Grounded in psychological and mindfulness research, it will inspire audiences to empower themselves to create their own best work experience.

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Building A Resilient High-Performance Team 

45-90 Minute Keynote | Workshops for 2.5 hours, half day, full day

Less than 2% of teams working in organizations today are highly resilient teams. Those who are have a distinct leg up on their competition - they are the ones that prevail over the long term. Resilient teams are able to engage with adversity, persist in the face of significant odds, bounce back quicker than average, and learn from their experiences. 

 But what makes a team resilient? This talk will discuss the five dimensions of team resilience - direction, connection, alignment, performance, and attitude. It will explore data collected over 15 years from Fortune 100 companies, and provide highly actionable steps that you can take to develop resilience on any team of any size in your organization. 

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Playing Politics: The Psychology of the Human Workplace

45-90 Minute Keynote

When most people think of office politics, they have a visceral negative reaction. But here’s the thing: When you learn to navigate the unspoken rules of the workplace, you can achieve more than you ever dreamed! Playing Politics offers five concepts you need to know based on the science behind how human beings make decisions at work. It’s a crowd pleaser, a talk that with entertain, inspire, and offer practical advice for improving your office effectiveness.

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Creating Real Employee Engagement Without Spending a Dime

45-90 Minute Keynote

No one will ever turn down extra money in their paychecks or additional resources. But if you want real employee engagement, you have to connect with people on a human level. This presentation will teach you highly practical tips and tricks based on how are brain is hardwired to work that will help you increase morale, productivity, creativity, and create a culture your people love coming to work in every day.

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Everything You Need To Know About Managing People

45-90 Minute Keynote | Half or Full Day Workshop

We’ve all heard the saying “you don’t quit your organization – you quit your manager.” This presentation will make sure that never applies to you and teach you everything you need to know about managing people from a human perspective. We’ll review my proven management framework – Adapt, Communication, Empower, Support – and discuss how to begin applying it immediately to motivate your team and drive productivity and innovation.

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Looking Inside For Leadership

2.5 Hour, half or full day workshops

Anyone with any title at any level in any function can be a leader. This session will teach you how to grow your leadership muscle by first understanding what your innate leadership style is, and then applying it through a highly practical framework that will fit for any job. You’ll learn how to rally the people you work with around a common goal, even if they don’t report to you, when to speak out versus when to seek counsel and collaborate, how to create buy-in for your vision from stakeholders across the organization, and what to do to inspire your colleagues to see the plan through to reality.

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DISC Training & Facilitation Workshops 

Half or full day workshops

DISC is a magical tool that teaches teams how to communicate and operate more effectively. I'll work with you to integrate DISC into your culture in a way that will increase your team's productivity 20-30%. 

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Don't see your topic? 

This is just a sample of talks! I have got dozens of others. Reach out by completing the form at the top or bottom of this page and we'll come up with a creative approach customized to the needs of your group. 

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Every talk or workshop is completely customized to the audience. Here's a sample of some of my most popular topics. 

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Zen Your Work: Create Your Ideal Work Experience Through Mindful Self-Mastery

45-90 Minute Keynote | Workshops for 2.5 hours, half day, full day

Success at work oftentimes has less to do with the context you’re operating in as it does with how you approach each person and situation. This talk will teach you how to change the way you work from the inside out by bringing simple and practical mindfulness strategies into your day. Grounded in psychological and mindfulness research, it will inspire audiences to empower themselves to create their own best work experience.

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Building A Resilient High-Performance Team 

45-90 Minute Keynote | Workshops for 2.5 hours, half day, full day

Less than 2% of teams working in organizations today are highly resilient teams. Those who are have a distinct leg up on their competition - they are the ones that prevail over the long term. Resilient teams are able to engage with adversity, persist in the face of significant odds, bounce back quicker than average, and learn from their experiences. 

 But what makes a team resilient? This talk will discuss the five dimensions of team resilience - direction, connection, alignment, performance, and attitude. It will explore data collected over 15 years from Fortune 100 companies, and provide highly actionable steps that you can take to develop resilience on any team of any size in your organization. 

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Playing Politics: The Psychology of the Human Workplace

45-90 Minute Keynote

When most people think of office politics, they have a visceral negative reaction. But here’s the thing: When you learn to navigate the unspoken rules of the workplace, you can achieve more than you ever dreamed! Playing Politics offers five concepts you need to know based on the science behind how human beings make decisions at work. It’s a crowd pleaser, a talk that with entertain, inspire, and offer practical advice for improving your office effectiveness.

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Creating Real Employee Engagement Without Spending a Dime

45-90 Minute Keynote

No one will ever turn down extra money in their paychecks or additional resources. But if you want real employee engagement, you have to connect with people on a human level. This presentation will teach you highly practical tips and tricks based on how are brain is hardwired to work that will help you increase morale, productivity, creativity, and create a culture your people love coming to work in every day.

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Everything You Need To Know About Managing People

45-90 Minute Keynote | Half or Full Day Workshop

We’ve all heard the saying “you don’t quit your organization – you quit your manager.” This presentation will make sure that never applies to you and teach you everything you need to know about managing people from a human perspective. We’ll review my proven management framework – Adapt, Communication, Empower, Support – and discuss how to begin applying it immediately to motivate your team and drive productivity and innovation.

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Looking Inside For Leadership

2.5 Hour, half or full day workshops

Anyone with any title at any level in any function can be a leader. This session will teach you how to grow your leadership muscle by first understanding what your innate leadership style is, and then applying it through a highly practical framework that will fit for any job. You’ll learn how to rally the people you work with around a common goal, even if they don’t report to you, when to speak out versus when to seek counsel and collaborate, how to create buy-in for your vision from stakeholders across the organization, and what to do to inspire your colleagues to see the plan through to reality.

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DISC Training & Facilitation Workshops 

Half or full day workshops

DISC is a magical tool that teaches teams how to communicate and operate more effectively. I'll work with you to integrate DISC into your culture in a way that will increase your team's productivity 20-30%. 

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Don't see your topic? 

This is just a sample of talks! I have got dozens of others. Reach out by completing the form at the top or bottom of this page and we'll come up with a creative approach customized to the needs of your group. 

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What types of talks to you do? Who's your audience?

The talks I do generally fall into two buckets: 

  • I work with organizations to do in-house trainings, workshops and facilitations for their staff from 60-minutes talk to a full day facilitation. This is great for an HR training series or staff retreats.
  • If you're a conference or an event organizer, we can talk about my leading a pre or post-conference workshop, giving a keynote, or a facilitating a breakout session. 

As for my audience, I've worked with all types of groups! Human resources, marketing/creative folks, start-ups and entrepreneurs, traditional corporate environments, higher education, non-profits, and more. 

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You say you're not a typical trainer. What does that mean, exactly? 

It means that if you're expecting someone to show up in a suit and give a boring, stuffy presentation, I'm not your woman. My messages are grounded in psychological research and data, but they are also bold! I'm going to push the perspective of your audience in a way they probably haven't experienced before. I believe that how content is delivered is just as important as the message and do my best to put on an entertaining show, no matter the size of the group I'm presenting to.  

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What are your speaker requirements?

I'm pretty easy to work with. I just need a laptop hookup and a functioning projector. I'll even bring my own clicker! If you want me for a conference or event, I don't really care what my time slot is and will want a lav mic for larger rooms. I've never flaked on a speaking commitment, so you know you won't be left in the lurch unless it's an absolute emergency. 

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Will you interact with my event attendees before and after the talk? 

Yes! I love attending conferences and learning from everyone there! I'll go to your breakout sessions, your happy hours, and mingle with your attendees to answer their questions. If you've got a hashtag, I'll tweet the heck out of it to my 25,000+ followers.

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If I bring you out for my event, will you do more than one session? 

If that's what you want, we can probably work that out! This works especially well if I do a keynote and then a follow-up session to help attendees take that inspiration and make it practical.  

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How much do you charge? 

Cutting right to the chase, huh? Sorry to disappoint but the answer is "it depends." 

On what? Well, the length of the talk, how customized it is, the size of the audience, the type of organization you are (I love non-profits and have flexible options for them). I'm willing to work with you to craft an arrangement that will meet both our needs. 

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What types of talks to you do? Who's your audience?

The talks I do generally fall into two buckets: 

  • I work with organizations to do in-house trainings, workshops and facilitations for their staff from 60-minutes talk to a full day facilitation. This is great for an HR training series or staff retreats.
  • If you're a conference or an event organizer, we can talk about my leading a pre or post-conference workshop, giving a keynote, or a facilitating a breakout session. 

As for my audience, I've worked with all types of groups! Human resources, marketing/creative folks, start-ups and entrepreneurs, traditional corporate environments, higher education, non-profits, and more. 

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You say you're not a typical trainer. What does that mean, exactly? 

It means that if you're expecting someone to show up in a suit and give a boring, stuffy presentation, I'm not your woman. My messages are grounded in psychological research and data, but they are also bold! I'm going to push the perspective of your audience in a way they probably haven't experienced before. I believe that how content is delivered is just as important as the message and do my best to put on an entertaining show, no matter the size of the group I'm presenting to.  

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What are your speaker requirements?

I'm pretty easy to work with. I just need a laptop hookup and a functioning projector. I'll even bring my own clicker! If you want me for a conference or event, I don't really care what my time slot is and will want a lav mic for larger rooms. I've never flaked on a speaking commitment, so you know you won't be left in the lurch unless it's an absolute emergency. 

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Will you interact with my event attendees before and after the talk? 

Yes! I love attending conferences and learning from everyone there! I'll go to your breakout sessions, your happy hours, and mingle with your attendees to answer their questions. If you've got a hashtag, I'll tweet the heck out of it to my 25,000+ followers.

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If I bring you out for my event, will you do more than one session? 

If that's what you want, we can probably work that out! This works especially well if I do a keynote and then a follow-up session to help attendees take that inspiration and make it practical.  

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How much do you charge? 

Cutting right to the chase, huh? Sorry to disappoint but the answer is "it depends." 

On what? Well, the length of the talk, how customized it is, the size of the audience, the type of organization you are (I love non-profits and have flexible options for them). I'm willing to work with you to craft an arrangement that will meet both our needs. 

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