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Speaking & press

Keynotes, podcasts and media

Bring me in as a keynote speaker, a guest or a commentator

Carina on stage with a microphone at Founders Factory Demo Day

On stage: for media, podcasts and keynotes

Bring me in as a keynote speaker, a guest or a commentator. As a persuasion architect, I build from the fundamentals of physics, philosophy and psychology and apply them to sales, marketing, capital raising and M&A. I also speak from my own journey: personal development and life as a founder.

“Carina was one of the most confident and prepared pitchers we've seen—she knew her numbers, her market, and her mission.”
Dragons' Den, BBC
“Carina's ability to anticipate where industries are heading before they become mainstream is what makes her such a powerful strategist.”
Clay/Earth
“Carina's expertise in behavioral economics and psychology allows her to see market shifts before they happen. She combines data, intuition, and strategy to position brands for long-term success.”
Eco-Business

With Terry Rice at The Lighthouse, New YorkGo Fund Yourself!, Guest TitanIn conversation with Andy Walsh

Some of the places my work has appeared Television, print and online, on every continent except Antarctica

BBC OneDragons’ DenVogueABCLos Angeles TimesShowtimeTV Tokyo

StylistMetroBBC NewsGizmodoCrunchbase NewsQuotidienÉpoca

Some of my results

You think you are buying reach

  1. 5M+impressions in 12 months
  2. 1M+people reached on LinkedIn in 12 months
  3. 29×more people reached than I have followers
  4. 66%of my impressions were from members outside my network

Reach is the part a media budget already buys, but I exponentiate its effect

Images carry thoughts farther

I art-direct what I publish. The photograph stops the scroll. The idea shifts the category.

Open any post to read it in full

63K impressions394 reactions393 comments
67K impressions668 reactions252 comments
104K impressions596 reactions356 comments
28K impressions719 reactions256 comments
72K impressions553 reactions227 comments
76K impressions405 reactions445 comments

On your campaign, the strategist, spokesperson, model and athlete can be the same person

Carina mid high kick in a photo studio
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