Carolyn is an incredibly ambitious individual whose strengths in Leadership and communications have led her to a variety of opportunities in consulting, business and as a national award-winning published author.Carolyn’s public speaking, facilitation, community engagement and organizational skills ensure the highest level of time management and quality content. Carolyn is a respected community leader, business owner and a trusted professional in her numerous areas of expertise.​Carolyn has a long and exceptional career in communications, advertising, marketing, tourism, administration and municipal economic management, through which she understands the importance of communities to proactively work to strengthen relationships with business groups, companies and developers. Strong communities are ones that have a business culture with strong stakeholder relationships, that is open to opportunities and willing to work toward common goals and objectives that will support a resilient economic ecosystem.Having a keen and professional lens, Carolyn is able to assess how communities can position themselves to strengthen relationships with community groups such as those with chambers of commerce, business networks and community organizations, recognizing that each of these have an important role to play in the development of an entrepreneurial economic ecosystem. Her assessment of how groups can work to protect the interests of the community, represent and promote the local economy, encourage investment, broaden the local tax base and create employment, are all common goals that should be considered within a municipal strategic plan.Carolyn provides the expertise to support consultation in the areas of tourism growth, community visibility, partnerships and economic management which all contribute to the overall economic sustainability of a community. Areas such as business visitation programs, monitoring and updating community needs/issues, tourism products and marketing them creatively and effectively, for example, can highlight a community’s distinct character and represent one small sample of consideration of this component of strategic planning for a community.Carolyn has designed and taught workshops through the Chamber of Commerce, Arts Centres, municipalities, and Community Futures. Additional education includes: leadership, photography, branding, social media, business coach, destination marketing and downtown improvement.