Bubbly
High-Vibe
Energetic
Bringing bright colors, fun
and lots of dance moves
to a room near you!
Hi Friend! I'm Colleen Carswell
I grew up on stage, dancing all the things - jazz, lyrical, ballet, tap - you name it, I danced it. I sang in bands, choirs, recorded CDs, played piano. In the sixth grade I tried my hand (mouth?) at trumpet, but that simply wasn't my jam.
When I was 21 (so a year ago .. times 17) I started working on cruise ships in the entertainment department. I lived and worked onboard for eight months at a time. It's where I feel in love with systems, processes, SOPs and saw how a business can thrive despite high turnover! But I digress..
Sadly, my smooths moves and singin' chops weren't cruise-star approved, BUT I was a mean emcee for karaoke, bingo, and ... towel folding? They even let me teach line dancing on the pool deck and get the party started for theme nights. At one point I was a giant dancing panda in a parade. Clearly they know talent when they see it.
All this to say. I know how to bring the fun and energize a room. And I would love love LOVE for that room to be yours! Have an event coming up and need a not-so-boring speaker? If you're okay with bright colors and big smiles ...
Speaking Highlights
Top Picked Topics
Universal challenges deserve universal solutions. These two powerhouse topics resonate with every business owner, leader, and manager ready to transform their approach to success.
The Action Advantage: From Good Ideas to Real Results
Stop letting brilliant ideas collect dust in notebooks! This high-energy session tackles the #1 challenge every business leader faces: turning inspiration into implementation.
Time Economics & Time Energetics: The Science of Working Smarter
Forget cold, factory-era "productivity." This transformative session teaches energetic alignment - expanding your capacity to do more by honoring how energy and time work together.
Why this topic? What makes it different?
This presentation pairs perfectly as a keynote followed by an immersive hands-on workshop. Give your conference attendees something truly different—show them how to maximize their ROI on the money, energy, and time they've invested in your event. When they see real, actionable results from what they learned, returning to your conference becomes a no-brainer.
Who is this perfect for?
Business owners, leaders, managers, and especially powerful as a conference follow-up when attendees are overloaded with new ideas but lack a clear action plan.
What do conference hosts get?
- Higher ROI on your event investment: Attendees actually implement what they learned instead of letting it fade
- Increased attendee satisfaction: Your audience leaves with concrete next steps, not just inspiration overload
- Extended event value: The workshop component creates ongoing engagement beyond the conference day
- Differentiation: Most conferences leave people motivated but overwhelmed—yours will leave them equipped and activated
What does the workshop component look like?
- Higher ROI on your event investment: Attendees actually implement what they learned instead of letting it fade
- Increased attendee satisfaction: Your audience leaves with concrete next steps, not just inspiration overload
- Extended event value: The workshop component creates ongoing engagement beyond the conference day
- Differentiation: Most conferences leave people motivated but overwhelmed—yours will leave them equipped and activated
What will attendees walk away with?
- The Power of 1 Framework: One S.M.A.R.T.E.R. quarterly goal, one weekly planning session, one daily task
- The 4-4-4 Method: 4 minutes daily for the 4 W's to 4x clarity and results
- Actionable strategies to prevent the "conference graveyard" syndrome
- A concrete, personalized action plan to tackle their biggest conference takeaways.
Why this topic? What makes it different?
This isn't another "hustle harder" productivity session. As a fractional COO who's transformed operations for growing businesses, Colleen discovered the secret high-performing teams already know: strategic energy management drives exponential results. Her approach helps leaders identify the hidden time drains that cost companies thousands in lost productivity while showing teams how to achieve more meaningful work in less time.
Who is this perfect for?
Business owners, leaders, managers, and teams at every level who feel overwhelmed, burned out, or constantly busy but not seeing proportional results. When organizations implement these strategies company-wide, they see improved performance, reduced turnover, and stronger leadership at every level—translating to significant savings on recruitment, training, and overtime costs while boosting overall profitability.
What do conference hosts get?
- Immediate audience relief: Address the #1 pain point every professional faces—lack of time
- Company-wide transformation: Attendees bring these strategies back to their teams, amplifying your event's impact
- Universal appeal: Every single person in your audience, regardless of role, struggles with time management
- Sustainable organizational change: Leaders learn to model healthy time practices, creating ripple effects throughout their companies
- Memorable differentiation: Move beyond typical "work harder" advice to revolutionary "work in alignment" strategies
- Long-term results: Teams that implement these practices see measurable improvements in productivity metrics, with many organizations reporting 20-30% increases in output quality while reducing overtime costs
What will attendees discover?
- Time as Investment: You don't find time, you create it and fiercely protect it
- Strategic Energy Management: How to identify peak performance windows and align high-value tasks accordingly
- Internal Time Audits: You can't optimize what you don't measure—discover where hours are really going
- The ROI of Rest: Why strategic downtime actually increases output and prevents costly burnout
- Capacity Expansion: How energetic alignment allows teams to handle more meaningful work without working more hours
Top Picked Topics
Universal challenges deserve universal solutions. These two powerhouse topics resonate with every business owner, leader, and manager ready to transform their approach to success.
The Action Advantage: From Good Ideas to Real Results
Stop letting brilliant ideas collect dust in notebooks! This high-energy session tackles the #1 challenge every business leader faces: turning inspiration into implementation.
Why this topic? What makes it different?
This presentation pairs perfectly as a keynote followed by an immersive hands-on workshop. Give your conference attendees something truly different—show them how to maximize their ROI on the money, energy, and time they've invested in your event. When they see real, actionable results from what they learned, returning to your conference becomes a no-brainer.
Who is this perfect for?
Business owners, leaders, managers, and especially powerful as a conference follow-up when attendees are overloaded with new ideas but lack a clear action plan.
What do conference hosts get?
- Higher ROI on your event investment: Attendees actually implement what they learned instead of letting it fade
- Increased attendee satisfaction: Your audience leaves with concrete next steps, not just inspiration overload
- Extended event value: The workshop component creates ongoing engagement beyond the conference day
- Differentiation: Most conferences leave people motivated but overwhelmed—yours will leave them equipped and activated
What does the workshop component look like?
- Higher ROI on your event investment: Attendees actually implement what they learned instead of letting it fade
- Increased attendee satisfaction: Your audience leaves with concrete next steps, not just inspiration overload
- Extended event value: The workshop component creates ongoing engagement beyond the conference day
- Differentiation: Most conferences leave people motivated but overwhelmed—yours will leave them equipped and activated
What does the workshop component look like?
A hands-on implementation session where attendees:
- Sort through all their conference notes and ideas
- Use Colleen's Priority Matrix to identify their top 3 actionable opportunities
- Create a realistic 90-day implementation timeline using the Power of 1 Framework
- Build accountability partnerships with other attendees
- Leave with a personalized action plan they can actually execute
What will attendees walk away with?
- The Power of 1 Framework: One S.M.A.R.T.E.R. quarterly goal, one weekly planning session, one daily task
- The 4-4-4 Method: 4 minutes daily for the 4 W's to 4x clarity and results
- Actionable strategies to prevent the "conference graveyard" syndrome
- A concrete, personalized action plan to tackle their biggest conference takeaways.
Time Economics & Time Energetics: The Science of Working Smarter
Forget cold, factory-era "productivity." This transformative session teaches energetic alignment - expanding your capacity to do more by honoring how energy and time work together.
Why this topic? What makes it different?
This isn't another "hustle harder" productivity session. As a fractional COO who's transformed operations for growing businesses, Colleen discovered the secret high-performing teams already know: strategic energy management drives exponential results. Her approach helps leaders identify the hidden time drains that cost companies thousands in lost productivity while showing teams how to achieve more meaningful work in less time.
Who is this perfect for?
Business owners, leaders, managers, and teams at every level who feel overwhelmed, burned out, or constantly busy but not seeing proportional results. When organizations implement these strategies company-wide, they see improved performance, reduced turnover, and stronger leadership at every level—translating to significant savings on recruitment, training, and overtime costs while boosting overall profitability.
What do conference hosts get?
- Immediate audience relief: Address the #1 pain point every professional faces—lack of time
- Company-wide transformation: Attendees bring these strategies back to their teams, amplifying your event's impact
- Universal appeal: Every single person in your audience, regardless of role, struggles with time management
- Sustainable organizational change: Leaders learn to model healthy time practices, creating ripple effects throughout their companies
- Memorable differentiation: Move beyond typical "work harder" advice to revolutionary "work in alignment" strategies
- Long-term results: Teams that implement these practices see measurable improvements in productivity metrics, with many organizations reporting 20-30% increases in output quality while reducing overtime costs
What will attendees discover?
- Time as Investment: You don't find time, you create it and fiercely protect it
- Strategic Energy Management: How to identify peak performance windows and align high-value tasks accordingly
- Internal Time Audits: You can't optimize what you don't measure—discover where hours are really going
- The ROI of Rest: Why strategic downtime actually increases output and prevents costly burnout
- Capacity Expansion: How energetic alignment allows teams to handle more meaningful work without working more hours
2025 Events
21
JAN
Association of Golf Merchandisers (AGM) Retail Conference (Orlando, FL)
17
FEB
Wedding Business CEO Conference
February 17th - 21st
Never Enough Time? Transform Your Reality With Time Energetics
25 - 27
MAR
Signature CEO Conference (Tysons Corner, VA)
March 25th - 27th, 2025
Systems Before Sales: Building Operational Excellence for Sustainable Growth
Get Your Ticket Here and Use Code 'COLLEEN' for Exclusive Savings!
4-6
APR
Evolve Conference for Retailers (Denver)
April 4th-6th, 2025
Time Economics: Boosting Retail Productivity and Profit through Time Management
Grab your ticket Here and Use Code 'COLLEEN200' until 1/31 for $200 Off Standard or VIP Tickets
4
JUN
Faire - Reshaping Retail (San Francisco)
June 4th, 2025
Time Economics: Work smarter, not harder
24-26
AUG
ACCP: 2025 National Educational Experience (Nashville)
3-4
NOV
Better Bridal Group: 20th Annual BBG Conference (Orlando, FL)
November 3rd - 4th, 2025
Profit Blind Spots: The Hidden Costs Your Bridal Business P&L Never Shows
11-13
NOV
Wedding MBA (Las Vegas)
November 12th at 3:00 PM - Call Me Never
November 13th at 11:00 AM - The Cost of Chaos
Get Your Ticket Here Use Code 'COLLEEN' until for $200 off
As Seen In
Podcasts
Take a Listen
Podcast - Ep. 288, Part 1
Weddings for Real
Rethinking Productivity: How Energetic Alignment Can Transform Your Day
Podcast - Ep. 289, Part 2
Weddings for Real
Rethinking Time Blocking: How to Make It Work for You and Find Your Flow
Podcast - Ep. 19
The Modern Moms Roadmap to Balance
Embracing Unseen Perspectives: Life with Aphantasia & Travel Hacks
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What topics do you typically speak about at workshops and conferences?
My speaking topics range from financial success strategies to productivity hacks and personal development. I've talked about all things systems, team service, TUX (team user experience), employee turnover, SOPs, time energetics, time economics, process, workflows, media/PR, maximizing profits, tech, AI, tapping into passion, overcoming mindset blocks, juggling family and business, and more! My Top-Picked Topics are "Time Economics & Time Energetics: The Science of Working Smarter" and "The Action Advantage: From Good Ideas to Real Results". Learn More HERE.
Are your workshops and speaking engagements open to the public, or are they invitation-only events?
Most of my workshops and speaking engagements are open to the public, but the accessibility can vary depending on the event. Check the specific details under each event on this page. I strive to make valuable content available to as many people as possible.
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