Charlene Maginn

Charlene Maginn has been an inspirational speaker for over 23 years.  She is known to have her audience laughing and crying from one moment to the next.  She honestly and courageously speaks about personal experiences that most people do not wish to share:  alcoholism, child abuse, spousal abuse, single parenthood, welfare, mature student education, change, recovery, grief and loss.  Charlene’s inspiring story will move you as she relates her harrowing account of a painfully abusive journey that eventually leads her inwardly to uncover and discover a powerfully dynamic and talented woman who wants to live life out loud.  As she shares her story you can’t help but believe that love and forgiveness have the power to heal lives.    

Professional Background:  Charlene is a member and treasurer of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers in Southwestern Ontario, has a community college diploma in business administration, has owned and operated her own retail store for 12 years and has been a business consultant, coach and mentor to thousands of entrepreneurs for the past 20 years.  She has developed and/or delivered hundreds of workshops to help small business owners assess their potential and live their passion.   

SOME FAVOURITE KEYNOTE/WORKSHOP TOPICS:

Living Life Out Loud – Charlene’s keynote will take you on an inspirational journey guaranteed to touch your heart.   

Grief Eventually – Everyone will experience grief at some point in life.  If we live and love we are certain to have loss - eventually.   Charlene’s little boy Danny died at the tender age of 18 months from complications of a brain hemorrhage.  In her keynote, Charlene shares with us her courageous battle to come back to life, how she continues to redefine her life through finding purpose in her grief experience, and how “remembering” saved her life.    

Dirty Laundry -  Most everyone has been faced with keeping some form of secret and it may not be limited to our personal lives.  At times we may be asked to keep secrets in the workplace as well. Charlene has been exposed to many situations in her lifetime both personally and professionally where there were "unspoken" agreements of silence.  This need to hide things and keep silent can lead to living and/or working in toxic and unfriendly environments.  Charlene will share with us her experiences of growing up with and growing out of keeping secrets for good and how that has led to peace in both her personal and professional life.   

Never Alone – Ask For Help and Create the Life You’ve Always Wanted – Charlene’s keynote will share with you how everything she is and everything she has been is a direct result of asking for help and receiving it.  She believes that the world is a community and it is much smaller than you think and that “if you ask…you shall receive”.    

Change – The Great Motivator - Our first instinct is to try to stop change because what we currently know is familiar and “feels” safe.  This keynote will show how change can be very helpful in moving us forward toward our true purpose.   

Communication – The Great Divide - This workshop will help you identify and practice your communication gifts so that you can get your message across effectively in every situation.   

Public Speaking – Scared to Death - This workshop will help those who must speak at the public level do so with confidence.

Addictive Behaviors – How Many Do You Have?  This workshop will help you identify what is holding you back and the six steps to freedom.  

Grief – The Uncharted Waters - This workshop will explore how to be helpful and supportive when someone you know is experiencing loss and entering the grief process.

It’s Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood.  This workshop will explore how to find peace and contentment today no matter how difficult your childhood may have been.

TESTIMONIAL:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
"I observed your audience as you spoke and there was one thing crystal clear - you touched every heart in the room".                                 

Jeff Wilbee, Discovering Recovery

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST:  Lambton College, Sarnia Lambton Business Development Corporation, County of Lambton, Public Works Canada, London Community Small Business Centre, Services Canada, Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities, Rotary of London Lambeth, Rotary of Waterloo, Single Women in Motherhood Training (SWIM),  Goodwill Career Training Centre.