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 About Karen
The seeds for her role as a speaker, workshop leader and facilitator were planted early in her career when she encountered disengaging managers and colleagues who were performing below their capabilities. In order to help people not just survive but thrive at work, she made it her goal to grow herself into an employee engagement expert.
Along the way she experienced the workplace from the point of view of a staff member, manager, recruiter, contractor and consultant working in organisations of all shapes and sizes.
To add to her 20 plus years of practical experience she has a degree in Adult Education from the University of Technology, Sydney and formal qualifications in Human Resource Management and Facilitation.
Today she works with current and future leaders across Australia, New Zealand and Asia in a diverse range of industries to help them create more engaging workplaces. Her clients include corporates, government departments, small business, professional associations, educational institutions and not for profits.
Karen continues to grow her knowledge base through her membership of organisations such as the National Speakers Association of Australia (NSAA), the Australian Institute of Management (AIM), the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) and the Institute for Learning Practitioners (ILP).
Karen has been recognised by the Global Speakers Federation (GSF) as a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), the highest level of accreditation for speakers internationally and held by only 10% of members.
She was the winner of the NSAA Queensland "Speaker of the year" award in 2006 and is the 2012 NSAA Queensland Chapter President.
In her spare time she likes to tend her own garden, volunteer at her local community garden (www.nscf.org.au) and grow her skills as a social ballroom dancer.
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Karen
Schmidt describes herself as a workplace gardener who is on a mission
to grow managers into engaging leaders. 
