Karen Dean

RESILIENCE EXPERT. INSPIRING SPEAKER. BESTSELLING AUTHOR. FIERCE LEADER. MENTOR. MOM. SURVIVOR. ADVOCATE. LIMIT-PUSHER.

Karen Dean is an incredible motivational speaker, coach, entrepreneur, and bestselling author who shares her own personal stories of resilience and inspires with an amazing sense of positivity.

Recognized by the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards as a Nominee three times, Karen has operated successful businesses in many different industries for over 25 years. She has been a mentor to many women in business throughout her career and has had the honour of being mentored by some incredibly accomplished businesswomen.

Karen shows her dedication to her community through extensive volunteering, including roles as a founding member of several community and business development organizations. She was one of only two women to ever be elected to the Board of Directors of Farmers Co-operative Dairy Limited, and she has also served as a board member for the Early Intervention Association of Nova Scotia and the National Holstein Convention.

Karen believes in paying it forward and, since 2018, she has raised over $120,000 for families in need in Nova Scotia. She was honoured to be chosen as the recipient of the QueenPin (Halifax) award in 2020 for her commitment to improving her community.

Karen is the proud single mother to three amazing humans who she points to as not only a source of joy but as her greatest accomplishments.

Karen’s messages spring from a mountain of lived experience, and she is passionate about her mission to help people reboot their resilience and live their best life, personally and professionally, a purpose she lives in her own life every day.