Praise for Karen’s speaking and personal appearances:

"To hear the commitment to success and the hard work you put in to your success was truly inspirational. I felt moved throughout and found my eyes watering for no apparent reason just hearing the stories."
Norman Allan, Finance Director, DW Windsor Lighting

“Karen has a rare ability to make every person in the room feel as if she is talking directly to them. She makes her experience feel relevant and relatable, even though her audience is highly unlikely to be winning gold medals in anything any time soon. Above all, she is down to earth and tremendous fun – I am still receiving emails from attendees talking about how great she was two weeks later. Thanks again for making our event so successful and memorable.”
Kath Coar, Senior Counsel, GE Capital (GE Women’s Network Co-ordinator)

"I enjoy the way you infused motivation using story telling. It's really engaging. You have what it takes to be a champ."
HK Chan, Research Student, Newcastle University

"Cracking talk from Karen Pickering tonight, if you're looking for someone to inspire you she's a great speaker"
Michael Downes

"Karen was poised, came over as the girl next door done good, no conceit or arrogance like so many of her competitors in this business of motivational speaking. She has been supremely well taught in delivery, pace, content and sheer message delivery to the extent that it just comes over as perfectly natural despite the extremely hard work and polish it takes to reach that exceptional standard. It was an absolute pleasure to listen to and I intend to recommend her services to the various professional organisations of which I am a member."
Gareth Morgan, Director, Aitchison Raffety

"Your speech was much enjoyed by all who heard it and was both entertaining and thought-provoking. It provided a fitting finale to our evening of celebration."
David Ansell, Richmond upon Thames College

"We were extremely pleased to have Karen come and speak at our event. She was eloquent, professional and very inspirational.
She was well received by the audience who loved her speech and felt she had been one of the most influential speakers they heard at the event to date."
Breege Zachary, Events Development Co-ordinator, SportsAid

"Karen was great. As the official 'face' of our promotional campaign, her presence on our product stand at a major trade show made us stand out from the crowd. She was extremely professional and spent the day helping us meet and greet potential clients."
Aqualux Shower Enclosures

“Karen’s career is based on hard work and dedication, recounting some of her and her teams’ great victories over the Australians inspired everybody in the room.”
Inside Business Magazine

“The personal speech you gave at the evening meal in Cambridge left a lasting impression on the audience.”
Regional London 2012 Working Group

“Charming and witty both in her speech as well as informerly over dinner, Karen was a delight to meet and a pleasure to listen to."
Institute of Directors, Suffolk Branch

“I can safely say your presence made the awards special…..You are a true ambassador of sport.”
Unique Health and Fitness Group

“Funny, dynamic, charismatic, inspirational and focused. She was first rate in every respect.”
Ardingly College

“Through your efforts we are able to proudly say it was the best ever coaching conference held for the professional coaching community in the UK.”
UK Sports Institute

“The talk was absolutely spot on…”
Essex University

“Your presence at the Games was greatly appreciated by everybody involved, and served as a tremendous inspiration for the many young people who took part.”
Suffolk Youth Games