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Synopsis
Speaker: Karen Jacobsen
Topic Title:
- Karen Jacobsen, the GPS Girl, Siri
Australia-born and New York-based entertainer, Host, MC,
singer, motivational speaker, voice-over artist and songwriter
Professional Fees subject to change without notice
- $$ = between $10,000 – $15,000
- Expenses: As incurred
- Travels from: USA – New York City
- Expenses for Travel, (air and ground) Accommodations, Meals, Traveling Companion, and Incidentals are not included in the above fees.
- Discounted Fees: Under rare and special circumstances speakers may discount their fees at their discretion. i.e., booking multiple events with the same client. Non profit organizations may also qualify for a discount.
Karen Jacobsen, the GPS Girl, Siri
Australia-born and New York-based entertainer, Host, MC
singer, motivational speaker, voice-over artist and songwriter
Biography
The GPS Girl® – Karen Jacobsen!! At the age of seven in small town Australia, Karen Jacobsen saw Olivia Newton-John on television and knew what she wanted to do with her life. She wanted to become a professional singer and move to America.
Today, Karen speaks, sings and motivates people on stage, on screen and in the recording studio.
Aussie born and New York based, Karen’s speaking voice is in over 400 million GPS units and smartphones worldwide giving directions. From this one voice-over booking she created her empowerment brand “The GPS Girl”, teaching the five directions for “recalculating” in business and life.
An award-winning Singer and Songwriter, Karen’s musical career highlights include: sharing the bill with Norah Jones, Neil Sedaka and Christopher Cross and singing the national anthem at major sporting events including 80, 000 people at Giants Stadium for the New York Jets.
A TEDx speaker, Karen has enjoyed wide media coverage including the NBC Today Show, ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, The New York Times, NY Daily News, Glamour magazine, being named one of People Magazine’s Most Intriguing People and she hosts her own web series “Navigating New York with The GPS Girl®”. Karen’s voice is in demand in the studio as a Voice-Over artist recording customized voice systems and advertising campaigns, and live as an entertainer and speaker for Corporate events around the globe.! As an Author, Karen’s journal book “The GPS Girl’s Road Map for Your Future” gives direction for getting more of what you want in business and life.
Topics
It Is Never Too Late To Recalculate – with The GPS Girl® Karen Jacobsen
Is your organization in a time of transition?
Do you find it difficult to Navigate Change?
Are you ready to learn how to Recalculate through any challenge?
Then you have reached your destination.
Karen Jacobsen, The GPS Girl® is as at-home in front of a conference audience as she is on center stage at a stadium. Her one-woman keynote presentation “Recalculate – Directions for Driving Performance Success” is an experience designed to support leaders in navigating change powerfully and making effective decisions.
The GPS Girl’s guidance will be of most value if:
1. It is important that you and your people be able to navigate change powerfully.
2. You are ready to learn how to Recalculate through any challenge.
3. You want to be entertained and inspired by “the only woman men will take directions from” while discovering how to listen to your Inner GPS.
Most memorably you and your people will listen to directions like they never have before in The GPS Girl’s Aussie accent.
The GPS Girl’s Recalculate presentation is designed to do three things:
• To give you the “5 Directions for Recalculating” process
• To build the ability to be solution-oriented and create a solution-oriented culture
• To increase your ability to drive results
The GPS Girl® reveals how she navigated her way from the Great Barrier Reef to the Big Apple, overcoming chronic anxiety and financial disaster to become:
• a voice in over a billion GPS and smartphone devices worldwide
• an award winning performer, singing The Star Spangled Banner at major sporting events at Madison Square Garden, Dodger Stadium and Fenway Park
• Founder of the empowerment brand The GPS Girl® and Author of two books
With the combination of Karen’s voice and the message It Is Never Too Late To Recalculate, this is the one show they will never forget; leaving everyone engaged with their potential, and with long term tools to implement immediately. If you are looking to zero in on what you need to deal with rapid change, ‘you have reached your destination.’ @thegpsgirl
Recalculating Concert Keynote!
This customizable concert with a message is entertainment, motivation and inspiration all in one invigorating package. Karen Jacobsen performs at the grand piano playing and singing her catchy, timeless songs while giving directions on how to recalculate in life just as we can when driving our car.
A one woman force of nature, you’ll hear how Karen navigated her way from the Great Barrier Reef to the Big Apple, recalculating her route along the way.
You’re driving along, alone on a dark road at night and you’re lost, but the soothing voice of your GPS reassures you with the word “Recalculating” and a series of turns back on the right road to your destination.
You may hear her voice all day every day giving directions in one of 400 million GPS units and smartphones around the world as Aussie Karen.
She’s known as The GPS Girl® and these days she can also be found delighting audiences at events from Australia to Mexico to Canada to Puerto Rico to her home base, New York City.
An award-winning singer and songwriter Karen’s musical career highlights include sharing the bill with Norah Jones, Christopher Cross, Neil Sedaka and Spyro Gyra as well as singing The Star Spangled Banner at Madison Square Garden, Dodger Stadium and Giants Stadium for 80 000 Jets fans.
A TEDx speaker, Karen has enjoyed wide media coverage including the NBC Today Show, ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, The New York Times, NY Daily News, Glamour magazine, was named one of People Magazine’s Most Intriguing People and hosts her own web series “Navigating New York with The GPS Girl®”. Karen’s voice is in demand in the studio as a Voice-Over artist recording customized voice systems and advertising campaigns, and as a speaker for Corporate events. As an Author, Karen’s book “Recalculate” will follow her journal book “The GPS Girl’s Road Map for Your Future”.
Testimonials
Partial Client List
Some of the events Karen has presented for include:
TEDxTraverse City – Traverse City, MI
Global Speakers Summit – Vancouver, Canada
Synchron – Anaheim, CA
World Meetings Forum – Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Lexus – Brisbane, Australia
NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation – New York, NY
Notifier by Honeywell – Palm Desert, CA
L’Oreal – New York, NY
Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing – Hobart, Australia
Moon Palace Resorts – Cancun, Mexico
Florida Society of Association Executives – St. Petersburg, FL
International Women’s Day Debate AIM – Brisbane, Australia
Australian Asphalt Pavement Association – Gold Coast, Australia
SoTechI – Ipswich, Australia
The Art of Hospitality – New York, NY
