Karen Calder
Available to Speak:
Virtual and in-person
About Karen
Karen Calder is a leadership and organisational effectiveness advisor with over 30 years of experience working with Fortune 100 companies. At The Poirier Group, she helps organisations improve performance, lead change, and build resilient, high-performing teams.
A seasoned executive coach and facilitator, Karen specialises in leadership development, culture transformation, and preparing organisations for sustained success in a rapidly changing environment.
Areas of Expertise
Karen Calder is a transformational change leader, organizational development consultant, executive coach, and keynote speaker with over 30 years of experience helping organizations and leaders navigate complex change, strengthen leadership capabilities, and build high-performing cultures. After a successful corporate career including vice-presidential leadership and talent development roles, she founded Karen Calder Consulting & Coaching to focus on resilience, leadership mindset, and strategic talent solutions that drive sustainable performance. Her work blends mindset transformation with practical frameworks that empower individuals and teams to embrace change and achieve meaningful results.
- Transformational change leadership
- Executive and leadership development
- Organizational culture transformation
- High-performance coaching
- Mindset and resilience building
- Talent management and performance strategy
- Change management and execution excellence
- Women’s leadership advancement and empowerment
Types of Events
Karen is a compelling speaker and facilitator well suited for CEO and executive leadership forums, organizational development summits, human capital strategy events, and workshops focused on leadership resilience, culture change, and high-performance teams. Her sessions combine real-world leadership experience with practical tools and mindset frameworks that encourage participation, reflection, and applied learning. She also leads conversations on advancing women in leadership and creating inclusive, change-ready organizations.
Common Engagements
- CEO and executive leadership forums
- Organizational change and culture conferences
- Human capital and talent development summits
- Workshops on resilience and performance
- Peer-to-peer executive roundtables
- Panels on leadership empowerment and women in the workplace
- Interactive sessions on mindset transformation
