Your audience deserves more than motivation.

let's give them momentum.

 A great talk shouldn't end with applause. It should start something.

I blend storytelling, hard-won lessons, and humor to help audiences shift perspective, feel connected, and walk out ready to make a change in their lives that day. 

 

Your audience deserves more than motivation. 

let's give them momentum.

 A great speech doesn't end with applause. It starts something.

I blend storytelling, hard-won lessons, and humor to help audiences shift perspective, feel connected, and walk out ready to make a change in their lives that day. 

 

            
 Looking for a conversation?
 
            

 
 Here are my favorite topics to talk about.
 
 

  • Why great teachers can make great leaders—if they use the right skillsets.
  • How powerful questions can simplify your workload and improve your quality of life.
  •  What inclusion really is and why getting it right actually matters.
  • How to set yourself up for success in your higher-ed-adjacent business.

Looking to motivate your event audience?

Here are my favorite keynotes.

Harnessing your internal power: The yin and yang of leadership.
Gathering a group of leaders? This keynote helps them find their inner spark, so they can feel themselves becoming the leader they're longing to be.

Why we tell s&!%* stories in higher ed, and what to do about it.
This keynote kicks off higher ed events with the power of storytelling. Attendees experience why stories move us, and learn to use that power to change their work on campus—no matter their role. Participants practice storytelling techniques they can use as soon as they are back at work.

How to soothe your broken heart.
Sometimes mission-based work breaks your heart a little. To take care of yourself, you need some time to heal. Learn techniques for self-healing that will help clear your perspective on what matters most to you in the work you do.

The End of Alpha: What great leaders can learn from puppies.
Puppies are like small humans, and small humans are like big humans. If you're wondering how a great leader creates safety, confidence, and joy at work, take a lesson from puppy trainers.

Don't see what you're looking for? Just ask.

Looking for a conversation?

Here are my favorite topics to talk about.

  • Why great teachers can make great leaders—if they use the right skillsets.
  • How powerful questions can simplify your workload and improve your quality of life.
  •  What inclusion really is and why getting it right actually matters.
  • How to set yourself up for success in your higher-ed-adjacent business.

Looking to motivate your event audience?

Here are my favorite keynotes.

Harnessing your internal power: The yin and yang of leadership.
Gathering a group of leaders? This keynote helps them find their inner spark, so they can feel themselves becoming the leader they're longing to be.

Why we tell s&!%* stories in higher ed, and what to do about it.
This keynote kicks off higher ed events with the power of storytelling. Attendees experience why stories move us, and learn to use that power to change their work on campus—no matter their role. Participants practice storytelling techniques they can use as soon as they are back at work.

How to soothe your broken heart.
Sometimes mission-based work breaks your heart a little. To take care of yourself, you need some time to heal. Learn techniques for self-healing that will help clear your perspective on what matters most to you in the work you do.

The End of Alpha: What great leaders can learn from puppies.
Puppies are like small humans, and small humans are like big humans. If you're wondering how a great leader creates safety, confidence, and joy at work, take a lesson from puppy trainers.

don't see what you're looking for? just ask

Don't see what you're looking for? Just ask.

don't see what you're looking for? just ask
CAROLE CHABRIES

Carole Chabries in conversation: a playlist

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This Unique Leadership Workshop is Transforming the Workplace
TMJ4's The Morning Blend, with Tiffany Ogle
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Leadership in Higher Education, with Carole Chabries, PhD
The Social Academic | Online Presence for Professors, with Jennifer Van Alstyne
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What Higher Education Leaders Need, with Carole Chabries
The MIndful Academy, with Jennifer Askey
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Carole Chabries on Leadership, Entrepreneurship, & Expectations for Women
The Agile Academic, with Rebecca Pope-Ruark
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Conversations with Carole Chabries about Moving Into 2025
The MIndful Academy, with Jennifer Askey
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Alverno College Plays Role in Defining 'Essential Employability Qualities' in Graduates, with Carole Chabries
WUWM, Milwaukee's NPR

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Carole Chabries helps leaders stay grounded when chaos starts swirling. Through her programs and workshops, she teaches the art of steady leadership: the kind that builds trust and momentum while helping people care for each other. After more than two decades in leadership roles, Carole founded Third Rail Leadership to prepare leaders the way great professors prepare students: through curiosity, compassion, and lasting connection. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with her two sons, two dogs, and one husband.

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Carole Chabries founded Third Rail Leadership to teach the yin and yang of leadership: how to be the conduit for your team's energy while keeping everyone grounded and steady. 

 
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Carole Chabries helps leaders stay grounded when chaos starts swirling. Through her programs and workshops, she teaches the art of steady leadership: the kind that builds trust and momentum while helping people care for each other. After more than two decades in leadership roles, Carole founded Third Rail Leadership to prepare leaders the way great professors prepare students: through curiosity, compassion, and lasting connection. She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with her two sons, two dogs, and one husband.

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Carole Chabries founded Third Rail Leadership to teach the yin and yang of leadership: how to be the conduit for your team’s energy while keeping everyone grounded and steady.

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