Carol Cambridge

Carol Cambridge, Founder of The Stay Safe Project, is an authority on workplace violence, active shooter and workplace conflict. Her message of empowerment has reached audiences around the world in the form of keynotes, workshops and seminars both in-person and virtually.

Her career began in emergency services with a Canadian law enforcement agency. In a high stress environment where a bad decision could result in lives lost, Carol received a Police Chief’s Commendation for saving the life of a police officer.

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“Today, 25 years later, Carol has taught over a quarter of a million people how to navigate fear and use their critical thinking skills to guide them through an emergency or a crisis.”

Featured Topics:

The Fear Factor

Fear is a powerful and complex emotion. It impacts our thinking and decision making in negative ways. Fear based thinking is flawed and can be dangerous.

Fear is hard wired into our brain. It’s primal and we should respect it. However, it can be unpleasant when it impacts our day to day functioning. It can impair critical thinking & cost lives in a crisis situation.

With what’s happening in the world today, fear is spreading quickly and deeply. It affects our coping skills, and can leave us vulnerable to safety issues, workplace violence, conflict, domestic violence and high-risk terminations.

Fear can be an Ally, or it can be an enemy – you choose!

Key Takeaways:

• Identify the fear response and anticipatory anxiety
• How the brain processes fear
• 5 сoncrete strategies to help your employees navigate fear

Best Audience Fit:Health & Safety Conferences, Human Resource Conferences, Government

Blind Spots, Fear & Innocence:

Fixing Your Workplace Violence Strategy

As hate, violence & tension rises in our communities, it also does in our workplaces. Current trends show an upswing in suicides, hate crimes, threats and conflict leaving companies at a higher risk for escalating violence.

Carol’s keynote will take your audience on an emotional and intellectual journey creating a memorable experience. She puts today’s realities into perspective, helps to eliminate fears and shares valuable lessons that your audience will never forget.

Health and Safety Practitioners play an important role in the sustainability of a workplace violence prevention program, yet most think it is a solely a Human Resource problem. There is no “Magic Bullet.” It’s a complicated issue and this presentation will open attendees’ eyes on how everyone can make a difference!

Safety & HR Professionals will appreciate the socially relevant material that will actively engage your audience with Real Scenarios, Real Problems and Real-World Insights. Attendees love Carol’s solid “How to – Actionable Strategies!”

• The #1 strategy for reducing workplace violence
• Why companies are failing to stop the violence
• How Cross Silo Safety Leadership can save lives

Best Audience Fit:Executive Teams, Health & Safety Associations, Annual Conferences, Construction, Manufacturing

Active Shooter:

Crisis at Work

This EXCITING, INNOVATIVE, EXPERIENTIAL Keynote will involve everyone in the audience! If you are looking for something new, interactive and full of energy – you are in the right place.

Active Shooter situations are becoming all too common. They are unpredictable, evolve quickly and are over in minutes. In this unique, cutting edge program you will learn why a 7-year-old is more prepared than you? What about the “Muster Mistake?” Do you know what it is?

In an active shooter scenario, people have only seconds to make a decision! That decision can change the outcome of the event.

This high content interactive keynote will answer audience questions and concerns. It will calm fears and train people on how to respond and SURVIVE an active shooter situation.

This program will be a hit if you are tired of the talking head presentations. This will be a hit if you are an out of the box thinker! This will be a hit is you want your audience talking about it for months!

• Learn how to survive an Active Shooter
• How we respond physically and mentally in a crisis
• Discover the best methods of helping others escape

Best Audience Fit:This keynote is a great fit for almost any conference, convention or annual meeting where you are looking for maximum interest and audience engagement.

What people are saying…

Owner Mortgage Sisters West

““One of the top presenters I have ever listened to.”

“If you have not heard Carol speak, you need too. Her presentations are AMAZING. The information she shares, the way in which she presents the information and the clarity in her voice make her one of the top presenters I have ever listened too. Engaging! Thank you Carol!”

Risk Control Workshop

“Carol was AMAZING!”

“The Active Shooter presentation in Denver set

the bar pretty high for me! Carol was AMAZING!”

National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)

“On the mark!”

Outstanding! It truly was on the mark!

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