Erin Thorp
Keynote Speaker | Calgary, Alberta
Compassionate Leadership
Team Communications | Corporate Culture Expert
Erin Thorp Expertise Business & Corporate, Business Management, Business Ethics & Values, Business Leadership, Communication, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Health Performance, Leadership and Change, Resilience & Change, , and .
About Erin Thorp
Erin Thorp is an empathic keynote speaker, & coach for leaders who struggle with conflict, communication & performance during high-stress times. Erin Thorp is known for supporting leaders in navigating difficult conversations, building powerful teams, and communicating with empathy so they can lead confidently.
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ERIN THORP BIOGRAPHY
Erin Thorp is an empathic keynote speaker, author, and coach for professionals struggling with conflict, communication, and performance during high-stress times. Erin Thorp is a dynamic, relatable, and engaging speaker inspiring leaders to navigate difficult conversations, build powerful teams, and make an impact using empathy. With 20 years working in a male-dominated engineering and construction industry, leading teams and delivering projects, Erin Thorp noticed that her colleagues were highly skilled and cared deeply about their work, but most were incapable of fully holding their own emotions and therefore unable to hold the emotions of others.
Early in her career, people told Erin, “You’re too emotional! You gotta be tough and get a game face.” After years of unsuccessful attempts to ‘fix’ and ‘get rid of’ her emotions, Erin Thorp decided to get curious about what these emotions might be trying to tell her. Erin Thorp found that her leadership superpower was her emotions. In fact, it was her empathy that served as a powerful and effective tool to lead high-performing teams. Emotional intelligence and technical excellence aren’t mutually exclusive — both skills are imperative to becoming a confident, compassionate leader a team will eagerly follow.
Erin Thorp has a Civil Engineering Degree from the University of Calgary and is an Associate Certified Coach through Integral Coaching Canada. Her first book, Inside Out Empathy, was published in 2017. Erin Thorp presents keynotes that touch on the fact that there are currently five generations in our workforce from various socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds working together towards common goals. To build high-performance teams, ones that leverage diversity and foster a sense of belonging, we need to embrace our least-talked-about superpower — empathy.
As an engineer turned speaker, Erin Thorp gets it. She brings jam-packed sessions with actionable strategies, hilarious stories, and relatable anecdotes to come back to long after the discussion ends. Below you’ll find five topics Erin Thorp would love to bring to your group. These are starting points, and every talk is fully customizable for your audience. Erin Thorp holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Calgary and is an Associate Certified Coach through Integral Coaching Canada. She currently lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with her husband and their three children — where they aren’t afraid to talk about their feelings.
Erin Thorp Topic Presentations
Erin Thorp Calgary, Alberta, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.
Leading with Empathy
Building Better Teams
Tackling Tough Conversations with Confidence
Authenticity and Success for Purposeful Work
The Art of Meaningful Feedback
Positive Feedback and Recognition
Burnout-proof Your Life
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What is Erin Thorp known for and what is their expertise as a keynote speaker in Canada?
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Where is Erin Thorp from and where do they speak across Canada?
Erin Thorp is from Calgary, Alberta and is available for events across Canada. Conference speakers in Canada frequently travel nationally with defined travel terms. Corporate keynote speakers coordinate scheduling through structured agreements. Availability is confirmed through formal inquiry. Read More
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Does Erin Thorp deliver keynote presentations, workshops, training sessions, breakout sessions, fireside chats, or panel discussions?
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