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Candace Carnahan

Workplace Safety Advocate | Culture Change Agent | Inspirational Speaker

Candace Carnahan
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Psychological Safety
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Candace Carnahan
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Psychological Safety

Candace Carnahan believes sharing stories saves lives. Lauded as one of the “faces of the future” by Maclean’s magazine, Carnahan relates her unique life lessons to the challenges, obstacles, and goals of the organizations she works with to inspire audiences to put caring into action. She helps people understand that they can and should take the lead with their own well-being, and challenges people to think about safety as an opportunity, not an obligation. With irrepressible energy, her transformational talks leave audiences motivated and poised for change.

Carnahan’s path as a speaker resulted from a devastating workplace incident in which she lost her leg at the age of 21. It was an incident that could have taken her life, and it was completely preventable. Since that day more than 20 years ago, Carnahan has continually challenged herself, both personally and professionally. Outside of her work she has taken the road less-travelled — literally — including trekking the 500-mile Camino de Santiago.

With nothing more than a microphone and a breadth of stories, Carnahan captivates. She is just as at home on conference stages as she is on offshore rigs, or production facilities — anywhere employees are making decisions about their safety. More than half a million people worldwide have already experienced Carnahan’s keynotes and sessions, and she is constantly finding ways to connect and provoke real change in attitudes. Her mantra “See Something. Say Something” ends each of her talks, leaving her audiences ready to ignite the “courage to care”, to act, and to be safe.

Bringing a unique approach to companies tackling their biggest challenges around safety, Carnahan changes the way people and companies think. She has shared her message with companies across the world, including Weyerhaeuser, ExxonMobil, and BASF.

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Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

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  • Candace’s message of safety, not only in workplace but in life generally, was both powerful and inspiring. She has a wonderful way of engaging with her audience that empowers them to take her call to action, ‘See Something. Say Something’ and truly make a difference. An hour with Candace can change an organization’s safety culture in a way that no safety campaign could ever do. Definitely the best investment any organization can make.

  • [Candace’s] inspirational story of tragedy to triumph left the crowd inspired and motivated to continue the safety journey. Her leadership and strong message of the first step to not getting hurt is knowing you can, resonated on a personal level with the audience and had us all reaffirming our commitment to safety at work, at home and throughout our community.

  • Candace is a natural speaker that had the audience absolutely captivated with her amazing story. It was a delight to meet her and our pleasure to have her as our International Keynote speaker at our Safety in Action Conference. Her message of “see something, say something” really hit home with attendees. Thank you, Candace, for bringing your story to us.

  • Thank you very much for your inspirational and at times humorous presentation to members of the BC Nurses’ Union at our Convention. I heard from many delegates that your speech really struck close to home on a personal and a professional level.  Your message “if you see something, say something” is a simple one but so important. I know that that the nursing students who were in the room, were particularly impacted by your words – especially when they realized that all but 3 delegates in the room had been victims of violence against a nurse. This needs to change and we cannot be shamed into not speaking up.

  • Candace presented to 160 people during our annual kick-off meeting…one hour later she got a standing ovation for her inspirational message, her courage and her commitment to the cause. I kept looking at room and saw some tears. I cannot tell you how many people came to see me after to thank me personally for bringing Candace in, from the CEO to the President, to just regular workers. Nobody was left indifferent. Candace’s message was very powerful and was understood by all when it became apparent that was herself a victim. It was a pleasure and an honor having her speak to us to help us drive our safety culture. We hope that she continues on her mission as it is an important one.

  • Candace has a compelling safety message that has resonated very well with many of our summer students. OPG has worked with Candace through “Passport to Safety” for the past 4 years. OPG requires all students to complete the Passport to Safety quiz, and we offer this training to friends and family members of OPG employees. This is an important vehicle to teach basic safety awareness to as many young people as possible, whether they work for OPG or not.

  • There is simply nothing as effective as personal story to engage and motivate young people. Candace Carnahan shares a riveting account of personal tragedy and triumph that leaves her audience forever transformed. Her message of finding her wings after the loss of a limb is unforgettable.”

  • Candace delivers a message with such positive passion and enthusiasm that we could not help but be both affected and motivated. Candace was a definite factor in the success of the conference, and for that we are grateful.

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