Carol Cooke

CAROL COOKE

Harnessing Your FORCE:
Carol shares her FORCE methodology to tap into your own resilience to achieve big dreams and harness the FORCE within yourself.
Sport Speaker | Australia

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CAROL’S SHOWREEL

BIO

From a Police Officer in Canada to a 3 time Paralympian for Australia in Para Cycling, Carol Cooke AM PLY is one of the most inspirational figures in Australian sport and an expert in overcoming adversity and change.

Diagnosed with a chronic illness 24 years ago Carol set herself goals many others wouldn’t have dared and continues to race internationally as a Para Cyclist, even now at the age of 61.

Carol continues to challenge herself and others to believe that anyone can overcome adversity, accept change, find hidden courage and their own gold within themselves.

She attributes all her success to her drive, internal strength and belief that she knows we all have within us and she truly believes that if you dare to face your fears and believe in yourself you can overcome anything.

Using her FORCE methodology;

F – Fearless

O – Original

R – Resilient

C – Courageous

E – Embrace

Carol will inspire you to tap into your own resilience to achieve big dreams and harness the FORCE within yourself to find your own gold medal moment.

"AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF RESILIENCE & DETERMINATION"

We had the absolute pleasure of Carol’s company when she joined us as a guest speaker at our company’s International Women’s Day event in 2021. To say Carol commanded the room was an understatement. She had everyone gripped, listening to her incredible story of ambition, resilience and unending determination to achieve ALL the goals she set for herself despite the challenges. Our hope was to inspire our team to keep striving for their goals, both personal and professional, regardless of the challenges that may present themselves along the way. Carol’s stories of her own journey really epitomised that theme and really resonated with our staff. One of the best events we’ve ever had.
Mark Johnson, CEO, Shine Solutions Group
"THE STORY OF HER JOURNEY IS INCREDIBLE!"

The session with Carol was BRILLIANT! She was so engaging and the story of her journey was incredible! She is a great story teller and both the kids and the staff were just glued to her every word! I had a number of staff members saying they could just sit and listen to her for hours!
She had time at the end to answer questions and the kids all left feeling really inspired. We just had two athletics days this week and so many times we were able to say to the kids “think of Carol” as they were running or getting tired and they’d pick right back up again.
We would have her back again any time!
CJ Campbell (teacher) – Berwick Fields Primary School
"ABSOLUTE JAW-DROPPING HEROISM”

Carol, I am so grateful that you came and shared with us last night, you are amazing. There are very few people in this world who could tell even one of your stories and yet you roll out tale after tale of absolute jaw dropping heroism. It has been a privilege to have you here sharing with us and showing that anything really is possible. You have made a huge impact and it is one that will support us in our daily lives.
Kerry Anne Nelson, CEO– Operation Verve