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Dr. Karen’s speaking bio

Dr. Karen MacNeill is a mental performance consultant, psychologist, coach, and professional speaker with over 20 years of experience. She’s passionate about helping Olympians, business leaders, and organizations unleash their highest potential and shine when it matters most.

Dr. Karen has the unique experience of having competed and consulted on the world stage. She represented Team Canada as an athlete for over a decade and has worked with athletes at the last five Olympic Games. Most recently, she was the lead Mental Performance and Mental Health Consultant supporting Team Canada at the 2018 Olympics in Korea, 2020 Olympics in Japan, and the 2022 Olympics in China.

Her dynamic, dependable approach combined with her elite sport experience and understanding of corporate environments is an unmatched asset to any leader and organization.  This knowledge has equipped Dr. Karen to impact multiple Fortune 500 companies, helping leaders and their teams excel and be well in turbulent times. She’s a recipient of Avenue Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 Award, the Women of Inspiration Game Changer Award, and Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 Award.

Dr. Karen will inspire you with engaging stories and share tactics on how to cultivate the freedom to perform.

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Dr. Karen MacNeill, PhD, RPsyc, CMPC
Mental Performance Consultant, Psychologist, Coach, Speaker

Dr. Karen’s intro

Dr. Karen MacNeill is a mental performance consultant, psychologist, coach and professional speaker with over 20 years of experience. She’s helped Olympians, business leaders, and organizations unleash their highest potential so they can shine in moments that matter.

Dr. Karen has the unique experience of having competed and consulted on the world stage. After representing Team Canada herself for over a decade, she has worked with athletes at the last 5 Olympic Games.

With this front row seat, Dr. Karen feels privileged to observe some of the best in the world perform under pressure. She takes these lessons and applies them to her work with leaders and teams in Fortune 500 companies.

Recognized as Top 40 Under 40 and Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 award winner, Dr. Karen will talk to us about _____. Let’s give it up for Dr. Karen. 

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AV requirements

In-person:

  • Wireless mic
  • Projector and screen
  • PC computer
  • Connector for PC computer
  • Screen
  • Speakers (for the usage of video in presentation)
  • Clicker
  • Extra mics (for audience participation)
  • Small round table for LCD projector, props and notes
  • Raised platform
  • Highboy table for laptop (not a podium)
  • Water
  • Masseuse (for pre & post presentation, Ha!)

Virtual:

  • Zoom link and password
  • Google Teams link and password
  • Hosting capabilities (ie: screen share, breakout rooms, polls, etc)
  • Attendees to upgrade to the latest Zoom/Teams version, when possible

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What
Clients
Say...

“We were delighted to welcome Dr. Karen MacNeill to our conference in 2018. With delegates still impacted by the prolonged downturn, Dr. MacNeill’s topic of High Performance Recovery resonated and was well received. As a speaker, her enthusiasm in her delivery was excellent as was her ability to adapt as she went along due to some onsite logistical challenges out of our control. Bravo! Thank you Dr. Karen!”
Sheila McFayden, CEO, Canadian Association of Petroleum Production Accounting (CAPPA)
“Having Dr. Karen MacNeill as a guest speaker for WXN gave our community an opportunity to learn about resiliency, responding to stress, and how to build the tools we need to excel when facing the most challenging times. Her focus on mental, physical, and emotional well-being is the kind of support we all need – and wow did she deliver! Dr. MacNeill’s presentation was easy to follow, and her insight on performance, mental fitness, and self-discovery was such a valuable tool for all who attended.”
Sherri Stevens, Owner and CEO, Women’s Executive Network
“Dr. Karen was informative, focused and practical. Her virtual presentation helped to reignite belief in our own capabilities and sparked motivation to be at the top of your game.”
Aggie Mikulski, Principle TIPP Consulting
Dr. Karen has been one of the most impactful individuals throughout the course of my career. I would not have achieved the success I have without her knowledge and guidance, and I am truly grateful to have had her on my team as my mental performance coach for the past 11 years.”
Olympic and Professional Athlete, 3x Olympic Medalist
Dr. Karen’s presentation has really opened my eyes to the many considerations of what it takes to be “high performance leader.” That being said, she really humanizes the concepts and inspires confidence in me that being “high performance” is achievable. Her presentation was very engaging and very entertaining!!!”
Michael Baldwin, Senior VP, Corporate Development, Trican Well Service Ltd.
“Dr. Karen is an innovative leader in performance coaching with a great background as both an elite athlete with an impressive, educated mind. Through a vast experience in the field as a sports psychologist working with a varied range of high achievers, she knows how to understand people and circumstances, identify the challenges and provide tools to grow and ultimately become a better version of themselves.”
Head Coach, Professional Football (Soccer), Canadian Premier League
“We were thrilled with Dr. Karen as a speaker for Young Women of Influence. Her talk focused on ‘Top Performance’ and incorporated her own experiences in sport and business to illustrate the pressures everyone faces at times of high pressure. By providing a three step process for success, highlighting personal anecdotes, and engaging the audience in visualization, our audience was able to walk away truly inspired. Dr. Karen’s speech was applicable to both personal and business situations and provides immediate opportunity to improve performance. Some of our regular attendees mentioned she was the best speaker we have ever had!”
Leigh Anne Cooke, Event Coordinator, Women of Influence Inc.
“Dr. Karen MacNeill was a keynote speaker for us at our Business Execution Summit in March of 2019. Her session was engaging, relevant and from the heart. She is obviously passionate and very knowledgeable on her topic, and the feedback we collected from attendees was top rate. Thank you Dr. Karen for your contribution to BEx19!”
Andrea Kenna, Practice Director, Results
“The performance coaching experience with Dr. Karen was one of a kind and very different from previous coaching experiences I have had throughout my career. I really appreciated her insights on psychology and the tailored program that was very specific to my individual needs. Her coaching and support really helped me enhance both my mental fitness and bolster resiliency. It was an enlightening coaching journey!”
Senior Leader, Enbridge Inc.
“Karen was an ultimate pleasure to work with. She is quick in analysis and brilliant in execution. Her sheer wisdom and expertise increased the value of our event and helped to educate and inspire our attendees. I would definitely work with Karen again!”
Kenisha Williams, Event Strategist, Spark Event Collective
“Dr. Karen was the most important addition to my personal “team” in my career. Karen helped me navigate from having performance anxiety and self-doubt, to becoming the most resilient, adaptable athlete that I could be. Through mental health challenges, Dr. Karen helped guide and facilitate my mental training to become one of the best in the world, and to being an integral piece to our teams performances, and an Olympic Champion. But the most important role she played was helping me understand and become more aware of my challenges with mental health, and how I can continue to lead a happy, joyful life off the field.”
Olympic and Professional Athlete, Gold and Bronze Olympic Medalist

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