Inspiring Keynotes & Interactive Workshops
At SOAR! Coaching Speaking Consulting, we believe the best events inspire lasting change. Through her dynamic keynotes and interactive workshops, Carmen Payne brings real-world corporate experience, heart-led leadership principles, and powerful storytelling to every stage she steps on.
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Whether speaking to executives, professionals in transition, or entire organizations, Carmen delivers messages that spark confidence, self-awareness, and cultural transformation—leaving audiences motivated to take meaningful action.
Signature Keynote Topics
1. Leading with Your Heart
Leadership isn’t just about strategy—it’s about humanity. In this popular keynote, Carmen shares how heart-led leadership transforms team culture, improves engagement, and drives lasting results.
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Audience Takeaways:
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The five fundamentals of heart-led leadership
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How to align confidence, empathy, and communication
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Practical ways to create workplaces where people thrive
2. Interview with Confidence
Designed for professionals navigating career transitions, this talk equips audiences with strategies to show up confidently, communicate clearly, and land opportunities with purpose.
Audience Takeaways:
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Building a confident personal brand
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Overcoming interview anxiety
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Communicating strengths with clarity and impact
3. Get Clear on What You Want
The Clarity Effect: Shifting Perspectives, Creating Results
Uncertainty and challenges don’t have to keep you stuck—they can point you toward what you truly want. In this engaging keynote, Carmen shows how to reframe life’s “contrast” moments as opportunities for clarity, confidence, and growth. Audiences walk away with practical tools to stop focusing on what’s not working, gain vision for what they do want, and take inspired action to create meaningful results.
Audience Takeaways:
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Reframe challenges as opportunities for clarity and growth
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Shift focus from problems to solutions and desired outcomes
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Walk away with actionable tools to gain clarity and move forward with confidence
4. Leading Through Change
Change is inevitable—but how leaders guide their teams through it makes all the difference. Carmen teaches practical, heart-led approaches for navigating uncertainty while keeping teams engaged and focused.
Audience Takeaways:
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Managing organizational change with confidence
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Supporting team members during transitions
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Communicating effectively through uncertainty
Why Event Planners Choose Carmen
20+ years of global corporate experience in leadership, coaching, and organizational development
10+ years speaking and facilitating workshops across the U.S. and U.K.
Dynamic, interactive presentation style with a focus on actionable takeaways
Topics tailored to your audience’s needs and organizational goals
Carmen’s speaking engagements have included presentations to:
What Our Clients Say
"THANK YOU Carmen! What a fantastic Keynote you gave- engagement was through the roof, people were interreacting and talking to each other in the chat, asking questions, etc. Your confidence, humility, authenticity and expertise are exactly what sets Career Connectors apart so thank you for being one of our trusted and valued keynote and friend!"
- Joey R.
Workshop Options
Alongside keynotes, Carmen offers interactive workshops for organizations wanting deeper engagement and skill-building. Workshops are ideal for leadership retreats, professional associations, and corporate development programs.