Carolyn Stern

Carolyn Stern

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Vancouver, British Columbia

Emotional Intelligence | Trainer & Award-Winning Author of The Emotionally Strong Leader

  • Videos
  • Expertise
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Excellence & Success
  • Leadership Development
  • Personal Leadership
  • Resilience & Change
  • Inclusive Leadership
  • Leadership and Change
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Business Leadership

CAROLYN STERN BIOGRAPHY

Carolyn Stern is the President and CEO of an executive leadership development and emotional intelligence training firm. She is a certified Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Development Expert, Certified Speaking Professional®, corporate trainer, award-winning author, and university professor.

Since launching her book, The Emotionally Strong Leader: An Inside-Out Journey to Transformational Leadership, Carolyn has quickly gained acclaim following her appearances on The Social, CTV Your Morning, Daytime Chicago, Global TV, Slice TV, OWN, Lifetime TV, MovieTime, Prime, and Tubi.

Her book was awarded the Axiom Book Award for the Best Business Book in 2023 in the leadership category and the 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the career category.  She has also been featured in various media outlets across the globe, including Forbes, Fast Company, The European Business Review, The Globe and Mail, and Inc.com.

Due to her undeniable passion for all things EQ, she also launched an expansion of her business called EI Experience, which provides executive leadership development and emotional intelligence training for all management levels and businesses of all sizes and scopes.  They offer a combination of Leadership Assessments, Private and Group Coaching Sessions, Live Training Workshops, Online Programs, Off-Site Retreats, and Inspirational Keynote Presentations in recommended packages or customized to your organization’s needs.

Carolynʼs emotional intelligence courses and modules have been adopted by top universities, and she has trained over 50,000 business leaders across the continent in highly regarded corporations.

As a professor with the School of Business at Capilano University, Carolyn pioneered the integration of Emotional Intelligence into Capilano’s business curriculum, making it one of only a few post-secondary institutions in the world to do so, following Yale’s Centre for Emotional Intelligence.

Carolyn holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing, a Bachelor of Education, Business Education and a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Primary Education from the University of British Columbia. She has also earned a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in International Business from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and completed a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University. Lastly, she is a Certified Facilitator in the area of Emotional Intelligence with MHS Inc.

As a speaker, Carolyn takes time to dig deep and highly personalizes and customizes her presentations to meet your event’s objectives and unique requirements. She focuses on your attendees’ specific needs and leadership challenges, addressing the real issues they are experiencing in the workplace right now. Together, you will discuss which specific leadership topics to address and messages to impart, developing the perfect balance for your group. Each session can be delivered either virtually or in-person and includes an optional workbook or handout.

Carolyn Stern Related Media

Media Interview

The Social CTV

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Improving your emotional intelligence | The Social | Author Carolyn Stern explains why we shouldn’t underestimate the power of working on our EQ.
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Media Interview

Global News

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Health Matters: Emotional intelligence in leadership | Carolyn Stern of EI Experience explains what emotional intelligence is, and how it can be the mark of a good leader.
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Media Interview

CTV Your Morning

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How to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence
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Podcast

Leadership Now

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Dan Pontefract

Emotional Intelligence Expert Carolyn Stern

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Long-Distance Worklife

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Wayne Turmel

Being an Emotionally Strong Leader with Carolyn Stern

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Bigger Than Me Podcast

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Aaron

What is EQ & Why Does it Matter? | Emotional Intelligence Explained

Carolyn Stern Related Content

Book

The Emotionally Strong Leader: An Inside-Out Journey to Transformational Leadership
The Emotionally Strong Leader: An Inside-Out Journey to Transformational Leadership
Author Carolyn Stern’s six-step self-coaching program is the tool that will empower you as a leader to accept that your emotions and those of others are not the enemy. For leaders who want to transform their own lives, the lives of their colleagues, and the future of their business for the better.

Articles & Magazine Feature

6 Steps to Improving Your Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Ability

Inc.com

The experts define emotional intelligence as a leader’s ability to recognize individual and team emotions, to understand their effect, and manage your own to guide your next move. However, when aspiring leaders ask me how to ramp up their emotional intelligence, I’ve never been able to offer any real formula. Thus, I was pleased to see the steps detailed in a new book, The Emotionally Strong Leader by Carolyn Stern. She is the president and CEO of EI Experience and has years of experience training business leaders across the continent.
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‘Emotions Are Our Superpowers,’ Says Leadership Development Expert Carolyn Stern

Forbes

In a new and scientific way bound to turn leadership on its head, leadership development expert and professor Carolyn Stern shares in her new book that "Emotions are actually our superpowers." In her just-released book, The Emotionally Strong Leader: An Inside-Out Journey to Transformational Leadership, she says leaders must "get inspired, take action, and achieve more by leading with emotional intelligence."
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Am I Being My Best Self? Building Your Emotional Intelligence at Work – It’s a Balancing Act

The European Business Review

The archetypes of the screaming team leader, the oversharing colleague, or the coworker who never looks people in the eye are so common that entire sections of the internet are reserved for memes and GIFs on the subject. Even Tik Tok has gotten in on the action with videos that show overreactions in the workplace – usually resulting in a computer being thrown on the floor or an over-the-top tirade.
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Articles & Magazine Feature

How to navigate awkward family holiday gatherings

CTV News

"Did you gain weight?" "Are you still single?" "You look tired." "When are you having kids?" Overtly personal comments and questions by overbearing family members have unfortunately become a tradition in some households during holidays gatherings, often creating awkward, tense moments during what should be a joyous occasion. However, there are ways to address negative comments from family members without bringing down the holiday spirit, according to emotional intelligence expert Carolyn Stern.
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Carolyn Stern Topic Presentations

The Emotionally Strong Leader

  • Virtual PresentationKeynote PresentationWorkshop SessionHalf Day TrainingFull Day Training
  • At first glance, ’emotional’ and ‘strong’ might appear contradictory when describing effective leaders. But embracing emotions is the key to elevating leadership. Learn to outsmart your feelings and emerge as an Emotionally Strong Leader. Don’t let emotions hold you back; let them propel you forward.

Enhancing Emotional Resilience

Emotionally Intelligent Leaders are Teachers

The Gifts of Emotions

Unleash Your Emotional Superpower

Carolyn Stern Speaking Testimonials

Carolyn Stern recently presented the opening keynote at our HR Conference and Expo. Ms. Stern delivered an impactful presentation on Emotionally Strong Leadership. Conference attendees shared positive feedback, referencing her authentic, heartfelt speaking style and ability to weave personal stories into practical lessons. Carolyn’s vulnerability in sharing her own emotional intelligence journey left an impact on many. It was clear she created a powerful connection with the audience; her “meet and greet” session after the keynote had attendees lined up to make a personal connection with her. The conceptual topic of emotional intelligence was made accessible and actionable...

Anthony Ariganello

President & CEO
CPHR BC & Yukon and CPHR Canada

As the event manager for the annual GFOA Alberta conference, I had the pleasure of working with Carolyn Stern and her outstanding team. Carolyn’s expertise in emotional intelligence was not only evident in her powerful keynote address but also in every interaction she had with several of our delegates. From the initial planning stages to the day of the event, Carolyn’s team was exceptionally professional, responsive, and organized. Carolyn’s presentation was engaging, insightful, and highly relevant, leaving a lasting impact on our attendees. She has a unique ability to connect with the audience on a different level. The feedback from our participants was very positive,...

Sheila Moore

Event Manager
MORCOMM PR & EVENTS, GFOA Alberta Conference 2024

I don’t think I have the words to even sum up all the emotions I felt during your keynote at the CPHR conference. Thank you Carolyn, for your speech. I was moved to tears. Thank you for affirming the power of emotional leadership and reminding leaders like myself how powerful it is to lean into emotions and that it is OKAY to be self-aware of what we feel and to EMOTE. You really inspired me today and are an example of the leadership I want to lead. I felt validated that despite being “flowery”, I will and can always “flourish”. I look forward to your book.

Stephanie Chee

Manager, People and Culture
Panago Pizza

Carolyn Stern has internalized the constructs and principles of emotional intelligence. She believes it so passionately, for all the right reasons. She brings that in such a compelling way that you can’t fight back, you have to embrace it.

Mike Watson

Principal
Ignite Management Services Ltd.

In my 30+ year career, I have never experienced such profound insight into how and why I act and feel the way I do in the workplace.

Tom Hoffman

Director of Operations
Johnson Plastics

I would definitely recommend Carolyn Stern to other companies because what we did learn about each other here… [which] made us all closer together… I really do feel like that after we had our sessions and after we started to use the work that we did together with Carolyn, it really made me feel closer to people. That is what is important to me and I think it is important to a lot of the people here.

Wade Pugh

Co-Founder, VP
Foodservice & Hospitality Division, Chewter’s Chocolates

Carolyn Stern Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Carolyn Stern Keynote Speaker delivers customized and tailored keynote presentations, workshops, and training sessions on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique and are designed for a variety of audiences, industries, conferences, and event formats.

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