ABOUT CAROLINE
I am an expert in my field, and a life-long learner.
I love what I do. And I lead with my values.
Connection. Equity. Communication. Empowerment.
I have worked in the people field for over a decade. From a camp counselor facilitating her cabin to a camp director managing 200 counselors to the Chief Program Officer of a non-profit in charge of over 6,000 people, I know the importance of creating a culture based on emotional intelligence and psychological safety. I know how to wear many hats and how to put out fires. I know how to inspire teams and how to influence those around me. I know how to unlock potential and empower others to use their voice. I see the need to truly understand yourself first before you can lead others. But that takes work.
To understand me, I went to graduate school at The University of Texas for Clinical Social Work. I had to take a hard look at my biases and prejudices. I had to learn theories and diagnoses. I had to unpack my fixed mindsets and turn them into growth mindsets. I had to name my values and go live by them. I pushed myself further to take continuing education courses like Yale University’s Fostering Inclusion and Diversity course and the Society of Emotional Intelligence’s EQ-I 2.0 and EQ 360 course. I started sharing my knowledge more and more. I saw the value of creating an authentic connection to inspire positive change. I decided my passion need to become my vocation. I began my own business while obtaining my Certified Positive Psychology Coaching certificate from The School of Coaching Mastery.
KIND WORDS FROM OUR CLIENTS
“Caroline helped our team learn to communicate and build trust with each other through transparency and truth. As a result, our leaders reduced the ambiguity in conversations, creating more time for constructive development and coaching. Our sellers have improved their ability to provide feedback with the new foundation of trust. Emotional intelligence has to be worked on consistently. Caroline can be your guide to make the change!”
— Aaron Leonard, Regional Vice President, Tableau Software
“Caroline Crawford is one of the most dynamic professionals in the business! She has an eye for detail and a powerful ability to motivate people toward a cause. Caroline knows how to build and develop relationships, and leads people to feel valued on a team member. She is a relational leader who knows how to work with people from all different types of backgrounds. She is emotionally intelligent and culturally competent. Working with Caroline was a true gift!”
— Michael Goodman, Assistant Director of Advising & Programming, University of Maryland
“Your talk on self-compassion was so engaging! Thank you for sharing your work, insight, and methodology with Mood Media’s lean in group. We loved it!”
— Zinnia Salcido, Premier Account Director, Mood Media
“If you are looking for someone to help with team building, personal development, or just need an additional perspective to support your ongoing efforts, I highly recommend Caroline.”
— James Werner, Founding Partner, Silicon Hills Wealth Management
“Our session was so rejuvenating and just the energizing boost I needed. I appreciate you and your unique insight.”
— J Gallegos, Career Coaching
“I have put on dozens of zoom sessions over the past few months, and Caroline was one of the most engaging virtual speakers we’ve had. Caroline crushed her online presence with her delivery, content, and audience engagement. Instead of the usual dead chat and videos off, people were continually commenting, following along, and left raved reviews. I would recommend working with Caroline virtually, and I can only imagine that she’d be even more engaging for an in-person event!”
— Haley Zapolski, Community Lead, Nashville Entrepreneur Center
“Caroline Crawford is a vibrant and engaging speaker. She instills her audiences with her positivity, humor, and passion. Whether she is speaking on the stress and anxiety of change, growth mindset, or self-compassion, Caroline makes personal empowerment accessible for all of us. You cannot help but leave changed and motivated, with new tools for success. Caroline’s wisdom is impactful, and even practical, but most of all, her insights bring positive change to everyone she reaches.”
— Melinda Slawson, Consulting Senior Controller, VCFO
“Thank You’’ so much for the session. It was great! It made me do a lot of internal reflection. Instead of looking at the external view of things and from other people’s perspectives, it challenged me to identify my obstacles and how to strengthen and refocus. As you said, ‘‘be solution focused!”
— Roman Geote, Participant
“Caroline’s presentation on emotional intelligence changed my perspective on understanding my own emotions in order to establish meaningful connections with my employees. She is an engaging and entertaining presenter with varied insights and tactics that improved my management and leadership.”
— Sebastian Briceno, Director of Commercial & Enterprise Sales, Tableau Software
“I have been to several of Caroline’s sessions. One of my favorite things to witness is when faced with a cultural challenge, and she reaches into her bag of magic tricks and pulls one out to wow her audience, courting them to follow her down the yellow brick road. She creates a vibrant fantasy world for any team, helping them to embrace change and move into the future through creative, strategic thinking and understanding of complex topics like self-compassion and growth mindset.”
— Julia Cuba Lewis, CEO/Executive Director, Girls Empowerment Network
“Caroline provided a DE&I program specifically tailored to our needs, tying the message directly into our company values. She brought expertise to our growing organization beyond anything we could hope to develop internally. Beginning with our executive team and tackling issues in a way that was relevant at every level across scale, her dynamic approach was relevant and effective. We are excited to continue to grow with Caroline’s expertise on our side.”
— Kristel Watson, Chief Commercial Officer, Scale Microgrid Solutions
“Caroline often speaks about creating magic — coaching others on how to be present, engaged, and intentional in ways that make moments feel boundless. Caroline, herself, is Capital-M “Magic.” She can make any colleague feel seen, heard, and capable and any team feel reinvigorated, connected, and purposeful.”
— Elena Carey, Past colleague & MBA Candidate at Yale University
“The single best presentation I attended all weekend! Caroline is amazing! Please bring her back next year for another topic!”
— Participant, LAUNCH Conference hosted by Texas PTA
“Caroline’s energy is contagious, and her knowledge is vast. She presented on professional growth mindset, which motivated my staff to view their roles and goals through a new lens. They walked out of the session ready to thrive. We hope to have more sessions with Caroline in the future.”