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HOW CAN I HELP

You’re here because

You are an ex-corporate or medical employee turned founder & business owner.

You're a passionate visionary who knows how to empower employees and clients.

You are showing up as a leader with expert knowledge and confidence to improve people's lives.

You take pride in getting excellent results that stand out in the industry.

But you also

Sense your training can be better but you're not sure what is preventing you from exceeding your expectations.

Have training content but a not plan and guidance to make improvements that get excellent results.

Fear your program isn’t as effective as it should be; having excellent program outcomes is important to you.

Want your educational approach to set your brand distinctively above others.

Have a lot of information to share but don’t know how to organize it so it flows.

Want to train folks without them feeling like you're talking down to them.

How Can I Help
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Kate Fisher

The training program is a huge improvement over how we conducted training in the past. Our new hire started 5/28 and is currently in the advanced beginner phase.

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Amanda Wright

"I got so much of our hour together Carrie Graham! You gave me actionable steps to take my program better and increase engagement during group calls!"

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Sarah Lang

Carrie helped me focus and find the red thread between my key teaching points and the 'homework' part of my course. (something io was spinning away from while).

MY SERVICES

How can I Help

I’m committed to provide research-informed, customized guidance to improve your training programs.

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Training Transformation Group Program

This private group program walks small business owners through the process to improve their training programs. Gain expert and peer feedback of your training transformations.

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Employee/Volunteer Onboarding & Training Development

Welcome your new employees/volunteers with consistent information to get started and effective trainings so they succeed in the role

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Training Alignment Audit

Get a quality assurance review to make your training as great as you are. Be confident delegating training tasks so your team knows what to do. Save time by making updates where it matters

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ABOUT ME

Your business' performance is my priority

I’m Dr. Carrie Graham an Adult learning  strategist and consultant.

I bring 28 years experience, PhD in adult & workplace learning, a collaborative approach (so you can plan confidently in the future), and a belief that your program is unique and deserves a unique approach to development.

As an African American woman I ‘didn’t fit in the traditional box' and I could give people that ‘don’t fit in the traditional box’ what they need to achieve their vision.

I’m committed to empowering clients to gain calm, confidence, and courage to do things different.

Read my story

ABOUT

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ABOUT ME

Tales of transformation

My Clients across industries are improving content for information retention and skills application

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Ashley Long
Concussion Clinic Coordinator @ Mount Olive Family Medicine
As the Coordinator of a leadership institute for health care professionals, I continuously seek out excellent speakers and facilitators. She is an excellent facilitator of discussion and brought a collaborative learning environment for attendees. Her session on Workplace Incivility was current, engaging, and thought-provoking. Dr. Graham presents potentially sensitive topics with the care and intention of an experienced professional.

I offer Dr. Graham my highest recommendation for those looking for an experienced and talented presenter on topics that advance employees at any organization.
By the end of the session, even the most notoriously opinionated techies were actively practicing collaboration and embracing the value of teamwork

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Cynthia Zenti
B2B sales for consultants
Highly supportive! Even though I learned so much, you reminded me that my hunches are right and that I know a lot about adult learning methodology. Incredibly knowledgeable, including adult learning theory, design tips, culturally sensitive tips and more. I see now that placing different levels of managers (new with experienced) creates a richer learning experience than dividing them. Carrie, the world needs more of you! You are a calming and supportive expert with a terrific sense of humor. You helped me knock this training with my new client out of the park. 
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Dr. Nayla Bahri, PPC
Coach, Educator, Podcaster
Dr. Carrie Graham is the real deal, managing the ideal blend of everything you want in a subject matter expert with pressing business needs. I was fortunate to have Carrie support an employee engagement project, where she took a set of survey results, created terrific, reliable reporting, derived great insights of what she found in the data, and led our work to meaningful, actionable recommendations. She uses great empathy, detail orientation and storytelling in her process, and she's a joy to work with. I highly recommend Carrie's thoughtful, accurate and expert approach to her work.
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Jamie Slate
Economics Educator and Public Speaker
I have utmost respect for Dr. Graham. We have discussed and worked on many issues together at Catawba College and Dr. Graham exhibits a critical mind, a civil and professional demeanor, and a skill that is often lacking...the ability to listen and consider.I trust Dr. Graham to present her thoughts honestly and with thought, and I respect her ability to discuss and debate issues in a civil manner. She has, more than once, changed my mind on an issue by her natural ability to converse in a polite yet strong manner. She is very much a respected and trusted colleague.
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Maggie Bergin
Brand Strategist | Owner of Be Understood Branding
Dr. Carrie Graham helped me design and execute my first online course for adult learners. It was a 6-week virtual training program and I have absolutely no idea what I would have done without her wisdom and advice! With Carrie’s specific insights, I made small but powerful adjustments to how I organized content and how I presented it. Here’s the thing about working with Carrie: she cares deeply about you succeeding-whatever that means to you-and gives you 110% of her attention and thoughtful counsel throughout the process. I cannot recommend Dr. Graham highly enough. If you want your course to succeed, PLEASE do yourself the kindness of hiring her!
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Loren Margolis
Executive Coach and CEO, TLS Leaders
I see now that placing different levels of managers (new with experienced) creates a richer learning experience than dividing them. Keeping the same learning partner in the breakout rooms deepens psychological safety. I have also streamlined my slide development - put the outline directly onto the slides. It helped me get my training mojo back.

Carrie, the world needs more of you! You are a calming and supportive expert with a terrific sense of humor. You helped me knock this training with my new client out of the park
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Alana Benito
Founder of VidaEats
Carrie was my supervisor, mentor, and teacher when I attended UConn. As the Public Health House Program Director, Carrie prioritized students and ensured we all understood the importance of community service and public health. Carrie’s door was always open; she encouraged students to come talk to her whenever they needed because she understood how challenging college can be for students. Carrie nurtured my interests and continually encouraged me to reach higher and set challenging goals for myself. As my supervisor, Carrie delegated tasks to me that pushed me out of my comfort zone which was vital for my professional growth. The Public Health House was a new learning community when Carrie was the director. I had the great opportunity to watch her develop this program while at UConn and make it one of the campus’s shining stars. I have since graduated and am so glad that I can call Carrie my mentor and friend.
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Kristina Hoff
Assistant Professor of Sport Management
While I was an undergraduate student at Catawba College, I had the pleasure of being a student in Dr. Graham's Sport Leadership class. In this class Dr. Graham provided a platform of stimulating conversations by asking insightful questions that encouraged students to think beyond their initial opinions and delve deeper into the meaning and reasoning behind how we viewed ourselves as leaders and what leadership meant to us. I am a firm believer that it takes a great leader to educate others on leadership and Dr. Graham is certainly fitting to just that. Her advisement during controversial topics encouraged students to first listen in order to understand and to be understood. Ultimately, being under the advisement of Dr. Graham in a classroom setting was nothing shy of an honorable pleasure as I not only learned of leadership but I became a better leader myself; a quality that will last with me for a lifetime.
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Archana B
Organizational & Leadership Development Practitioner | Executive Coach | Ed Tech Advisor
Earlier this year, Carrie led a program on effective teams for mid-career and early-career tech professionals at Columbia Business School’s Justice Through Code. Within the first fifteen minutes, Carrie’s exceptional ability to create what would become an engaging, effective, and transformative session was clear. Her dynamic and fun approach to the subject matter made the sessions truly enjoyable for all participants.
One of the many aspects that stood out for me was how Carrie not only provided valuable content but also moved the participants to apply their learnings. By the end of the session, even the most notoriously opinionated techies were actively practicing collaboration and embracing the value of teamwork—a testament to Carrie's ability to break through barriers and drive lasting change.

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Cynthia Zenti
Founder, VP Sales & Strategy for B2B Small Businesses
Dr. Carrie Graham helped me understand how to best deliver training and content to my clients, to ensure involvement and retention based on adult learning styles. Delivery and client experience is extremely important to me and Dr. Carrie allowed me to make the adjustment necessary to guarantee results.
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Tina Forsyth
Founder & Lead Trainer
We hired Dr. Carrie when we were looking to refresh and improve our Certified OBM training program. Her knowledge of adult learning and overall best practices was soooo helpful. I had been teaching this program for so long that I wasn't really able to see where/how we could be making changes - and Carrie's 'fresh eyes' on everything + her PhD level expertise gave us a new perspective and plenty of insight on how the program could be made stronger. She has a simple and effective process that took us from the basics of 'who is this training really for?' through to the nitty gritty of improving the curriculum itself. I highly recommend Dr. Carrie if you are looking to refresh a training program and want to ensure you are including adult learning best practices into the mix.
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Marcus Washington
Ed Tech | E-Learning | Manager
Dr. Carrie Graham is a consummate professional who excels in everything that she does. I was fortunate enough to work with Carrie for two years at Catawba College. Soon after I began working with Carrie I recognized that she was highly respected by students, faculty, staff and administration. Carrie works extremely hard and is dedicated to serving her students, clients and friends. Carrie is highly intelligent and excellent at helping others pursue their goals and develop their leadership skills. Carrie takes the time to get to know people and will motivate and challenge them to succeed. Carrie is an individual that can greatly help people from any walk of life. Her background and experiences allows her to connect with people. I greatly value Carrie and the work that she does.

FAQ'S

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What is adult learning theory and why does it matter?

Adult learning theory is a validated perspective and reliable practice of understanding adults as learners, how to improve learning engagement, how to design instruction for maximum information retention, and ensure learners accurately apply learned skills.



Adult learning theory is costly to businesses because the L&D industry is valued at over $1 billion (yup, billions) annually and businesses continue to spend money on litigation, accidents, and other losses because employees and audiences are not learning necessary information and using required skills

What the heck is tacit knowledge and how do you pronounce it?

Has someone ever asked you “how do you know that?” or “how’d you learn to do that?”and you responded with “I don’t know”?

Tacit knowledge. Here’s how to pronounce tacit.

How is your work different from online course creators?

That is totally up to you, timing is based on how much support you need, the depth of your needs, and the number of people involved in your development process. I will provide you with an estimated timeline based on our Calm Consultation. For a single learning experience expect an approximately 90-day engagement.

What process do you use to get client results?

- Our recommendations are theory and research informed.
- Our services and resources nurture presenter natural skills so they flourish.
- We focus on value alignment, learner, capacity, content, construction, automation, and program evaluation.

Do you create content?

No. My goal is to teach you how to develop your own content for your adult audience. I am always available if you have questions.

Will you train my team?

Absolutely. I am passionate about helping individuals use their natural skills and acquired strengths to facilitate effectively and with confidence. My train-the-trainer sessions focus on facilitating Instructional Design for Adult Learners. (2-hour minimum)

Is there a Group Program I can join?

The group program is in the works. Subscribe to my newsletter to be one of the first to know when it will start.

Is there a payment plan option?

Yes. Fifty percent (50%) is due prior to scheduling your first session.

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