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Sarah D. Carlson

Self-Advocacy Expert, Speaker & Former Professor Teaching High Achievers the Skills They Were Never Taught; Harvard Law; Former Wall Street Attorney; Author of "The Five Principles of Effective Self-Advocacy"

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Hillsborough, NC, USA

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Live Event: $5,000 - $10,000 Virtual Event: $5,000 - $10,000 More Fee Info

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Author, Belonging, Business Coaching, Diversity & Inclusion, Empowerment, Female Leadership, Future of Work, Futurism, Health & Wellness, Human Resources, Leadership, Neurodiversity, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Professors, Women, Women's Empowerment

Sarah D. Carlson Biography

Sarah D. Carlson, JD is a Harvard-trained Wall Street attorney who walked away from a high-powered career, took a giant leap to a tent in Haiti, and had to figure out how to build the life she was actually made for — scared to death, by herself. It's her mission to make sure no one else has to do it alone.

After sorting her own confusion, she spent a decade teaching inside top graduate programs — including Duke, Emory, and Mercer — watching the same formation failure produce the same quiet desperation in thousands of talented, credentialed people in real time. Nobody was teaching the skills to fix it. So she built the framework herself.

She wrote the book on it — "The Five Principles of Effective Self-Advocacy" — and now speaks to organizations, universities, and conferences on the one skill that changes everything: knowing who you are, claiming your voice, and making the contribution only you can make.

She doesn't speak from a mountaintop. She teaches from the middle of it. Her audiences call it the thing they wish someone had taught them twenty years ago — and the book they hand to their daughters.

The person who knows their voice, trusts their worth, and asks for what they need doesn't just serve better. They last — and they make the impact only they can make.

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Sarah D. Carlson Speaking Topics

Done Pretending: The Most Important Skill High Achievers Were Never Taught

From the time high achievers enter school, they're taught one thing above all else: comply, perform, and deliver. Give your gifts to the system for the promise of a good life. The system rewards this — while keeping them too busy succeeding to notice they're slowly disappearing. What looks like burnout is actually something deeper: a growing gap between who you are and how you work. The solution isn't resilience training. It's self-advocacy — the skill that was never taught, and the one that changes everything.

Key Takeaways:
- Recognize why self-erasure gets mistaken for professionalism — and stop the cycle
- Apply the Five Principles to reclaim their voice, their capacity, and their direction
- Overcome impostor syndrome and calibrate healthy self-belief
- Ask for what they need without shrinking or overreaching
- Make the contribution only they can make — before burnout makes the decision for them
You Can't Automate a Calling: How to Become Irreplaceable in the Age of AI

Every conversation about AI focuses on what it can do. Almost no one is asking the more important question: what does it free us up to finally focus on? The professionals most at risk aren't the ones who lack skills — they're the ones who never learned to claim what makes them irreplaceable. In a world where technical skills are increasingly commoditized, your specific humanity isn't a liability. It's your only durable competitive advantage.

Key Takeaways:
- Identify what makes you genuinely irreplaceable beyond technical skills
- Apply the Five Principles to articulate your unique value in any room
- Stop performing generic competence and start leading with specific contribution
- Build a career strategy that AI cannot touch

You Can Argue Any Case But Your Own

Credentialed, capable, and completely unable to advocate for yourself. This keynote names the invisible skill gap costing high achievers their voice, their advancement, and their wellbeing — and delivers the framework to close it.

Key Takeaways:
- Understand why high achievers are trained to advocate for everyone except themselves
- Apply the Five Principles to speak up with clarity, confidence, and integrity
- Communicate your value to any audience
- Stop letting fear and self-erasure run your career
You Belong Here: Silencing Impostor Syndrome

Why the most qualified people in the room are often the least likely to claim their seat — and how to change that. This keynote gives audiences the practical tools to silence the inner critic, calibrate healthy self-belief, and show up as who they actually are.

Key Takeaways:
- Understand the root cause of impostor syndrome — and why high achievers are most vulnerable
- Apply the Five Principles to build unshakeable self-belief
- Stop waiting to feel ready and start showing up as who you actually are
- Claim your seat at the table with clarity and integrity
The Douchebag-to-Doormat Scale: Finding Your Integrity Sweet Spot

There's a spectrum between bulldozing and shrinking — and most high achievers live at one extreme or the other. This practical, memorable framework helps audiences find the integrity sweet spot: asking for what they need without overreaching or disappearing.

Key Takeaways:
- Identify where you fall on the Douchebag-to-Doormat Scale
- Find the integrity sweet spot between silence and overreach
- Ask for what you need with clarity, confidence, and zero apology
- Navigate difficult conversations without shrinking or bulldozing
Done Pretending: The Self-Advocacy Skills That Make Your Service Sustainable

For mission-driven professionals and nonprofit teams who give everything to the cause — and have quietly stopped giving anything to themselves. When leaders model self-erasure, the entire organization eventually burns out. This keynote delivers the framework to stop the cycle — and build a culture where staff can actually thrive.

Key Takeaways:
- Recognize why self-erasure gets mistaken for dedication — and what it's costing the mission
- Apply the Five Principles to lead sustainably without sacrificing the cause
- Stop absorbing organizational anxiety alone
- Build a culture where staff can ask for what they need and actually last

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How do I book Sarah D. Carlson to speak at my event?

Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Sarah D. Carlson for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Sarah D. Carlson, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Sarah D. Carlson or any other speaker of your choice.
What are the speaker fees for Sarah D. Carlson

Speaking fees for Sarah D. Carlson, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Sarah D. Carlson are under $10,000 for live events and under $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Sarah D. Carlson, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
What topics does Sarah D. Carlson speak about?

Sarah D. Carlson is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Author, Belonging, Business Coaching, Diversity & Inclusion, Empowerment, Female Leadership, Future of Work, Futurism, Health & Wellness, Human Resources, Leadership, Neurodiversity, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Professors, Women, Women's Empowerment
Where does Sarah D. Carlson travel from?

Sarah D. Carlson generally travels from Hillsborough, NC, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
Who is Sarah D. Carlson’s agent?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Sarah D. Carlson for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Sarah D. Carlson for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Sarah D. Carlson or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Sarah D. Carlson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Done Pretending: The Most Important Skill High Achievers Were Never Taught, You Can't Automate a Calling: How to Become Irreplaceable in the Age of AI, You Can Argue Any Case But Your Own, You Belong Here: Silencing Impostor Syndrome, The Douchebag-to-Doormat Scale: Finding Your Integrity Sweet Spot and Done Pretending: The Self-Advocacy Skills That Make Your Service Sustainable. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sarah D. Carlson for your event is available upon request. Sarah D. Carlson generally travels from Hillsborough, NC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Irina Soriano, Kathryn Valentine, Shannon Miller, Corrie LoGiudice and Lindsay MacMillan. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sarah D. Carlson for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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Sarah D. Carlson Speaking Topics

Done Pretending: The Most Important Skill High Achievers Were Never Taught

You Can't Automate a Calling: How to Become Irreplaceable in the Age of AI

You Can Argue Any Case But Your Own

You Belong Here: Silencing Impostor Syndrome

The Douchebag-to-Doormat Scale: Finding Your Integrity Sweet Spot

Done Pretending: The Self-Advocacy Skills That Make Your Service Sustainable

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Sarah Carlson - Emory University School of Law Career Center

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