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Meet Caroline

With a contagious energy that radiates throughout every room she steps into, Caroline Dowd-Higgins is a sought-after thought-leader on banishing burnout and boosting productivity in the world-of-work. During these volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous times, businesses are experiencing a human energy crisis. Burnout, exhaustion, and overwhelm are causing a revolving door of talent, and companies are struggling to recruit and retain employees to reach their goals while losing millions of dollars in increased healthcare costs and talent acquisition efforts.

That’s where Caroline is at-the-ready to offer practical solutions that impact transformational change. As a former executive leader, she has experienced workplace challenges from the inside for 20+ years in large organizations. As a casualty of burnout herself, she creates solutions to help you and your organization thrive. As a dynamic speaker, a certified executive coach, a best-selling author, a sought-after talent development consultant, and an award-winning global podcast host, she will demystify how to banish burnout and boost productivity so your employees can begin the shift to living a life and career of vitality.

Caroline’s client base spans global businesses and non-profits, including Meta, Lilly, Salesforce, Baird, Sanofi, Rolls Royce, and Goodwill International, to name a few. She invigorates and inspires individuals and organizations by harnessing the power of the human experience and what it takes to be resilient, adaptable, and self-confident to chart a path with purpose and well-being.

From her work in the business trenches with leaders and companies around the globe, she will show you how to create a healthy and sustainable workplace with engaged employees to honor productivity and wellbeing so your business prospers and your people can thrive. With her customized keynote and workshop experiences, Caroline equips you with tools and resources that invigorate and empower you to create a workplace that is highly desirable to employees and customers. It’s high time to design a workplace culture where people can do their best work, and you can reach your industry goals.

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International Keynote Speaker

Caroline has inspired a wide range of organizations and their employees to create highly desirable workplaces where they can optimize their strengths, tap their innovative spirit, do their best work, and reach business goals.  

Leveraging her work as an executive leader in large organizations for 20+ years, Caroline shares her experiences and insights using storytelling, data, and research in a witty and relatable style.

In her transformation keynotes and workshops, she demystifies how to banish burnout and boost productivity so your employees have the energy to do meaningful work and live a joyful life.

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Inspiring Author

Caroline has authored and published two books, “This Is Not The Career I Ordered and “Your Career Advantage: Overcome Challenges to Achieve a Rewarding Work Life” that have been read by thousands of careerists around the globe.

With savvy tools, inspiration, and resources, these timeless books empower you to enjoy your career, and love your life!

Your Working Life Podcast

Award-winning Podcaster

Your Working Life is an award-winning podcast series hosted by Caroline featuring candid interviews with luminaries in the career, leadership, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and wellness fields. Well-known personalities and industry experts, including Whitney Johnson, Melissa Daimler, Guy Kawasaki, Chip Conley, and Marcus Buckingham, give their personal take on how to thrive in your career, reaching 1+ million people in 34 countries.

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Sought-After Content Producer 

Caroline’s popular blog, “This is Not the Career I Ordered™,” provides practical tips, savvy tools, inspiration, and resources to empower followers to enjoy a rewarding career and love their life!

She is also a Top Leadership Development Voice contributor for LinkedIn, and her content is featured in major media outlets around the globe.

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Certified Executive Coach

Caroline’s human-centered approach to coaching helps individuals set and achieve actionable goals that impact life and career. Her team provides confidential space with psychological safety that allows you to discover, rethink, and confidently tackle challenges to overcome obstacles and renew your purpose and passion.

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Your Working Life Podcast

With over 600 episodes, reaching 1+ million people in 34 countries, Your Working Life is an award-winning podcast series featuring candid interviews with luminaries in the career, leadership, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and wellness fields.

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Meet Caroline

With 20+ years of career and professional development, speaking, and consulting experience, Caroline Dowd-Higgins desires to empower and energize people to achieve their personal goals. Her speaking style is engaging, high energy, and positive, focusing on unlocking the self-advocate within each of us.