Speaking

Carla’s work explores how circles of people come together to create, commit, and care in the face of personal and collective challenges.

Carla’s talks inspire teams to get curious, creative, and connected in the midst of some of our hardest transitions.

Core Themes:

  • Social Connection

  • Creative Community Building

  • Grief & Letting Go

  • Addressing Taboos

  • Fighting Isolation

  • Reclaiming Agency

  • DIY Rituals

Creative Mornings, 2025

CMX Summit, 2019

Carla’s writing and speaking has been featured in:

Renegade Grief:

Example Keynote #1

What if grief weren’t something to hide or rush through? This talk invites reflection on how we relate to personal and collective loss—and how acknowledging it can make us more empathetic leaders, colleagues, and humans.

Investigating your own relationship to grief in a culture that doesn’t know how

Example Keynote #2

Grief Readiness:

Simple ways to create a grief literate workplace

Grief shows up at work, whether we’re ready or not. This talk offers practical ways to support employees through loss, cultivate a more compassionate culture, and prepare teams for the inevitable.