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Carrie Klewin Lawrence

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Carrie Klewin Lawrence brings a theatre director's instincts to the podium: pacing, presence, and a story built to land with a room, not just read on a page. She draws on both her stage-directing career and the ideas from her book, Origin Story: Power of the Inciting Incident.

Book Carrie to Speak Storytelling, personal narrative, and the art of connection — for your conference, company, or classroom.


Watch Carrie Speak

Experience Carrie Klewin Lawrence's compelling stage presence and engaging storytelling firsthand. Her speaker demo reel showcases her ability to captivate audiences and deliver impactful messages on topics like personal narrative and the power of inciting incidents.

Highlights from "What's Your Origin Story" featured at Womentum Leadership Summit, Jackson Hole, WY

Her Own Origin Story

Carrie Klewin Lawrence's journey into impactful storytelling began unexpectedly, with a childhood play unearthed from a dusty box. This early evidence of her directorial talent, manifest in "Little Red Riding Hood Says No to Smoking" at age ten, set the stage for a career spanning an MFA, three decades of theatre direction, and twenty-two international moves.

Now, as the author of Origin Story: The Power of the Inciting Incident, Carrie channels her unique blend of theatrical craft—focusing on character, stakes, and pivotal choices—to empower entrepreneurs, leaders, and creatives. She doesn't coach; she directs, helping you unearth the powerful narratives hidden within your own experience, leading to undeniable "aha" moments of self-discovery.

Quick Facts & Credentials

Carrie's extensive experience and diverse speaking engagements solidify her reputation as a compelling and credible voice.

30+ Years Experience

Decades of inspiring audiences across various industries and continents.

Audience of 1,500+

Successfully engaged large-scale events, leaving lasting impressions.

Diverse Formats

From intimate workshops to major keynotes, corporate events, panels, and podcasts.

Notable Stages

Presented at Womentum, Kennedy Center, TAI University, and the US Embassy Madrid.

Who This Is For

Carrie's work deeply resonates with women embracing significant reinvention – whether it's a career pivot, relocation, re-entry to the workforce, or shifting identity. It speaks to anyone navigating disruption, offering tools to transform challenges into powerful narratives.

Drawing from her own journey of twenty-two relocations and a decades-late return to her true calling, Carrie guides audiences from recovery to reclaiming their story. Her methodology also empowers entrepreneurs, creative professionals, and organizations to build stronger, more compelling public narratives.

Signature Talks

Carrie's engaging keynotes and workshops draw on her unique expertise in theatrical storytelling to deliver profound insights. Each talk provides actionable frameworks for personal and professional growth.

1

What's Your Origin Story? (What Makes You TRULY Original?)

Using a seven-part framework—Inciting Incident through Resolution—to uncover the pivotal moments that explain who you are and what you do next.

Audience leaves able to:

  • Name their Inciting Incident and the context, character, and values that shape their story.
  • Reframe imposter syndrome as a signal to investigate, not a verdict.
  • Articulate what makes them distinct using evidence from their own history.
2

The Inciting Incident: Looking Backwards to Look Forward

Locate the specific pivotal moment that explains a current motivation or direction.

Audience leaves able to:

  • Locate the specific pivotal moment that explains a current motivation or direction.
  • Reframe past detours and "bad advice" as connected steps, not wasted time.
  • Apply a backwards-looking review to clarify their next move.
3

Target Potential: Redefining Success on Your Own Terms

Interrogating what "having it all" actually means to you, and building your own Target Potential instead of inheriting someone else's.

Audience leaves able to:

  • Distinguish inherited measures of success from their own.
  • Map the values and gifts at the center of their Target Potential, and the "kryptonite" that pulls them away from it.
  • Identify one concrete change to move toward it.
4

Uniquely Qualified: Why Being an Original Is a Key to Success

Combating imposter syndrome by treating your quirks, detours, and difference as evidence, not liabilities.

Audience leaves able to:

  • Gather concrete evidence of their own originality.
  • Name their personal kryptonite and the anti-value it reveals.
  • Trade "being number one" for "being the only one."
5

Vuja De: How to See Your Own Life Like You've Never Seen It Before

A practice for noticing the evidence of who you already are, hiding in plain sight.

Audience leaves able to:

  • Apply the Vuja De practice to overlooked evidence in their own life.
  • Identify one long-held story about themselves that's no longer accurate.
  • Use a concrete prompt (journaling, a change in environment, revisiting old artifacts) to provoke fresh perspective on a stuck area.

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