Description

GROWTH PILLAR: Leadership & Ops
WHO THIS IS FOR: SMB owners / Solopreneurs / Corporate escapees / Leaders building systems
WHAT THEY'LL GAIN: Actionable insights, hard-won lessons, real growth strategies

Karen Laos helps leaders stop freezing up and start speaking with real confidence ~ in meetings, on stage, and in tough asks.

Karen Laos is a keynote speaker, executive advisor, and TEDx coach who has spent 25+ years helping leaders ~ especially women ~ stop shrinking and start speaking with real clarity. She's worked with NASA, Google, Starbucks, and Hilton, and created a method called the Confidence Cocktail for turning self-doubt into confident communication. In this conversation she covers business communication skills, from reading the room through body language to the power of the pause when you're put on the spot. She breaks down active listening, how long a story should run before you lose people, and how to ask for what you're worth without sounding like you're begging. She's also the author of Trust Your Own Voice. This one's for solopreneurs, leaders, and anyone who wants sharper audience engagement before a big ask or a big stage.

Key topics: the 30–60 second story rule, reading a room through body language, the power of the pause, asking for a raise without begging, the 2026 elevator pitch.

Connect with Karen: Website · LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube

Grab Karen's free guide, 3 Strategies to Speak Up at Meetings

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• Notion Hive ~ pre-roll ~ websites that actually turn traffic into leads
• Canada Growth Network ~ mid-roll ~ real connections, plus a robust CRM stack, $47 CAD/month
• Gentry Learning ~ post-roll ~ Fred Crouch's real estate education hub

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• Email: info@kreativinsight.com
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