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Dr. Karyn Gordon

Leadership and Relationship Expert | Maximizing Performance

Karyn Gordon Headshot Nov 2022
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TEDx: Why Confidence Is The Secret To Great Leaders At Work & Home
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Emotional Intelligence and Career Success
A Peek into Generation Z
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Karyn Gordon Headshot Nov 2022
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TEDx: Why Confidence Is The Secret To Great Leaders At Work & Home
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Emotional Intelligence and Career Success
A Peek into Generation Z

Dr. Karyn Gordon’s purpose is to develop great leaders who drive success both at home and work. A bestselling author, top 10 TEDx speaker, and media personality, Gordon has delivered over 1000 keynotes to more than half a million people across 17 countries — including Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, and government agencies. She draws on her extensive research into leadership, relationships, and emotional intelligence to help audiences foster the skills needed to lead in the 21st century.

Gordon is currently the founder and CEO of DK Leadership, a global leadership coaching company specializing in emotional intelligence skills for organizations and families. Known for her expertise, Gordon is often featured in national media outlets and is currently the leadership and relationship expert on Canada’s #1 daytime show, Cityline. She has previously worked with Good Morning America, Forbes, and The New York Times. Gordon is also a bestselling author with her most recent book, The Three Chairs: How Great Leaders Drive Their Teams’ Communication, Productivity, and Engagement, becoming a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon bestseller.

A dynamic speaker, Gordon’s most recent TEDx talk “Why Confidence is the Secret to Great Leaders at Work and Home” ranked #6 on TEDx Talk’s Top 10 World’s Chart ranking their most popular talks in 2022. She excels at communicating complex research in a simple and passionate way, and specializes in building effective multi-generational workforces and increasing engagement, productivity, and retention. Her past clients have included Pepsi, Credit Union, Young Presidents Organization, Entrepreneur Organization, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Canadian Tax Foundation, Ontario Family Judges, the University of Alberta, and the Government of Alberta.

Gordon has a bachelor’s in psychology, a master’s in counseling, and a doctorate in marriage and family. She has also completed several specialty leadership certifications with extensive research into generational differences, leadership, and emotional intelligence.

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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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  • Dr. Karyn provides honest insight…and results oriented approaches…

  • I am so thrilled we found Dr. Karyn for our event. She was absolutely the perfect keynote speaker. Right from the get-go she had everyone’s attention and kept it all the way through. She was energizing, full of knowledge…75 minutes went by way too quickly!

  • Dr. Karyn’s keynote was the highlight of our 3 day business conference!

  • Thank you for your session at our update meeting…I thought it was an excellent session and I received excellent feedback from the participants as well…

  • Dr. Karyn’s passion and energy is nothing short of contagious and inspiring. Her vast knowledge of all generations, specifically Gen Y, is evident in her ability to engage an audience of all ages…100% of our staff has provided wonderful feedback…

  • You are truly a shining star! We have received tons of emails and phone calls from our annual conference on your keynote. Thank you!

  • Dr. Karyn was both knowledgeable and entertaining. The feedback we received from our managers was overwhelming.

  • Dr. Karyn’s talk was fabulous and informative!

  • I am SO thrilled that we found Dr. Karyn for our event. She was absolutely the perfect keynote speaker. Everyone loved her and I had many many excellent comments from all four generations. Right from the get-go she had everyone’s attention and kept it all the way through. We should have had her speak on both days of our conference. Dr. Karyn was energizing, full of knowledge and we could have listened to her for a couple hours longer, 75 minutes went by way too quickly. I will definitely keep her in mind if I ever have the opportunity to hire another speaker again. I think EVERYONE needs to listen to her messages.

  • Dr. Karyn’s keynote lecture was enlightening, dynamic, and provided specific ways in which to improve our communication with those we evaluate. She is an energetic speaker and set the stage for a successful, team-building day…

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