WORK WITH KAREN
Bringing History to Life Through Leadership
Karen’s work extends beyond the pages of Sidelined No Longer.
Through keynote presentations, workshops, university partnerships, and community conversations, she helps audiences connect the history of women’s sports with timeless lessons in leadership, organizational change, and opportunity.
Grounded in original research and thoughtful storytelling, every presentation invites audiences to better understand the past, reflect on the present, and consider the opportunities they are creating for future generations.
Every Audience Has a Different Story
No two organizations face the same challenges or ask the same questions.
A university audience may be exploring the history of Title IX and the evolution of women’s athletics. An athletic department may be looking to strengthen leadership among coaches and student-athletes. A leadership organization may be searching for fresh perspectives on organizational change and creating lasting opportunity.
Karen works closely with event organizers to understand their audience and create presentations that are thoughtful, engaging, and relevant to the conversations they hope to inspire.
Signature Conversations Themes
While every presentation is tailored to the audience, Karen’s work is grounded in a set of interconnected ideas that invite audiences to think differently about leadership, opportunity, and the role history plays in shaping the future.
Women's Sports History
Understanding the untold stories that shaped today's opportunities and why preserving those stories matters.
Helping audiences see history not simply as a record of the past, but as a guide for the future.
Leadership Creates Opportunity
Exploring how vision, courage, and collaboration create meaningful and lasting change.
Discovering the leadership principles that continue to influence organizations and communities today.
The BRIDGE Framework™
Applying leadership principles inspired by history to today's organizations, campuses, and communities.
A practical model for creating meaningful change and expanding opportunity.
Title IX & Institutional Change
Examining one of the most significant transitions in women's collegiate athletics and the leadership that made it possible.
Looking beyond legislation to understand the people and decisions that shaped lasting progress.
Building Bridges Between Generations
Recognizing our shared responsibility to honor the past while creating opportunities for those who follow.
Because every generation inherits opportunities and has the responsibility to build new ones.
Every organization is different, which is why no two presentations are exactly alike. Karen works closely with each organization to tailor these themes to their audience, goals, and the conversations they hope to inspire.
How Organizations Work With Karen
Karen offers a variety of presentation formats, each designed to create meaningful conversations and connect historical perspective with today’s leadership challenges.
History That Inspires Leadership
Karen’s keynote presentations invite audiences to look beyond familiar milestones and discover the people, decisions, and leadership that created today’s opportunities.
Drawing from years of original research and the stories behind Sidelined No Longer, each keynote connects history with timeless lessons in leadership, organizational change, and legacy.
Ideal for
- Leadership Conferences
- University Events
- Athletic Department Gatherings
- Women's Leadership Programs
- Annual Meetings
Audience Takeaway
A renewed appreciation for the leaders who came before us—and greater confidence in creating opportunities for those who follow.
Turning Leadership Lessons into Action
Karen’s interactive workshops encourage participants to move beyond inspiration and explore practical leadership principles they can apply within their own organizations, campuses, and communities.
Built around the BRIDGE Framework™, these sessions combine historical perspective with guided discussion and reflection.
Ideal for
- Leadership Teams
- Faculty & Staff
- Coaches
- Student Leadership Programs
- Professional Associations
Participants Explore
- Building stronger relationships
- Leading through change
- Expanding opportunity
- Creating lasting impact
Connecting History to Today's Student Experience
Karen partners with colleges, universities, and athletic departments to create meaningful educational experiences that connect women’s sports history with leadership development.
Whether speaking to student-athletes, coaches, faculty, alumni, or campus leadership, Karen tailors each program to the institution’s goals and audience.
Examples include
- Title IX Anniversary Programs
- Student-Athlete Leadership
- Women's History Month
- Alumni Events
- Faculty Conversations
- Athletic Department Retreats
Continuing the Conversation
Inspired by Sidelined No Longer, these presentations create opportunities for readers and organizations to explore the remarkable stories, leadership lessons, and historical discoveries behind the book.
Rather than simply discussing history, Karen invites audiences into thoughtful conversations about opportunity, courage, collaboration, and the responsibility every generation shares in building a better future.
Perfect for
- Libraries
- Museums
- Historical Societies
- Community Organizations
- Book Clubs
- Civic Groups
Every Presentation Is Customized
No two organizations are exactly alike.
Karen works closely with event organizers to understand their audience, goals, and event objectives before developing a presentation that is both historically grounded and uniquely relevant.
Whether speaking for thirty minutes or leading a half-day workshop, her goal remains the same:
To create meaningful conversations that connect history, leadership, and opportunity in ways that continue long after the event concludes.
Ideal for
- Leadership Conferences
- University Events
- Athletic Department Gatherings
- Women's Leadership Programs
- Annual Meetings
Audience Takeaway
A renewed appreciation for the leaders who came before us—and greater confidence in creating opportunities for those who follow.
What Audiences Take Away
A New Perspective
A deeper appreciation
for the leadership
behind today’s
opportunities
Meaningful Change
Understanding how lasting organizational change actually happens.
Leadership in Action
Practical leadership lessons drawn from real historical experiences.
Shared Responsibility
Recognizing the role each generation plays in expanding opportunity.
Lasting Legacy
Inspired to become bridge builders within their own organizations and communities.
Every Conversation Builds Another Bridge
Karen believes the most meaningful presentations don’t end when the audience leaves the room.
It becomes the beginning of a conversation.
A conversation that helps audiences better understand the leadership that shaped today’s opportunities, appreciate the people whose stories have too often been overlooked, and recognize their own role in creating opportunities for future generations.
Because great leaders don’t simply cross bridges.
They build them.
Bring the Conversation to Your Organization
Whether you’re planning a conference, university event, leadership retreat, athletic department program, or community gathering, Karen would be honored to help your audience discover the leadership lessons hidden within the history of women’s sports—and inspire them to build opportunities for the generations still to come.