Kimberly is an expert in utilizing adversity and intrinsic motivation in order to create success.
Program Titles
- Olympic equestrian show jumping: brain injury survivor, Lyme disease warrior and “Champion-Overcomer.
- Overcoming adversity
- Embracing/utilizing change
- Advocate for traumatic brain injury prevention/awareness
Kimberly Carnevale was a professional equestrian vying for a spot on the United States Equestrian Team when a horrible car accident ended her career and life as she’d known it. Former Olympic hopeful, brain injury survivor/Motivational Speaker/author, and Champion-Builder.
Left with multiple permanent injuries, Kimberly was forced to relearn what most of us take for granted, such as reading, writing, walking, and talking. Fortunately for her, she didn’t have to do it alone…
Kimberly’s unique tragedy-to-triumph story will inspire your group and equip them with a whole new set of skills to make their dreams come true!
Audiences hang onto every word of this courageous woman’s story as it takes them on a journey of shattered Olympic dreams, to finding one’s inner strength, the heartache of what could have been, and fulfilling a new, bigger dream!
It is truly a tale that Hollywood could write, but it is the true life story of Kimberly Carnevale, “The Champion-Builder.” This is not an experience to be missed!
Disability-Awareness
Kimberly’s speaking/educating journey began when she was first partnered with her first service dog, and she was repeatedly denied access.
With a still-healing injured brain, which caused her to stutter and slur her words, Kimberly bravely went back to the places that had denied her access and taught staff about what service dogs do (especially for those with hidden disabilities, such as her own) and taught business’ rights/responsibilities towards those partnered teams.
As an influx of “fake service dogs” began to flood America, Kimberly sought to help businesses identify fakes and determine how to protect their companies and patrons from these illegal impostors.
Kimberly’s advocacy education for service dog teams and people with disabilities has been featured on newscasts throughout the Eastern Seaboard, in international publications, and in writing. He has been asked to appear and write pieces as an expert in the field and is widely known as a preeminent authority on service dog education in the country.
Leadership Training
You don’t train, work with daily, and compete on 1200 lb horse partners with a mind of their own without becoming very successful in leadership!
Kimberly has masterfully encapsulated her leadership experience, working with her horse partners and the Olympic-caliber team she worked with daily, as well as clientele, coaches, and intern students.
Successfully starting from the bottom rungs of stall-mucker to Olympic-caliber contender, Kimberly soaked up every bit of knowledge that she could become the best rider, teammate, and leader she could be.
This unique background training gives groups a unique perspective they won’t get anywhere else. They walk away with an ” outside-the-box education that will give them a massive boost to their leadership roles!
Books by Kimberly Carnevale
- Taking the Dis Out of Disabled
- The Champion-Builder’s Journal For Goal Attainment
- Butterfly Emerging
Book Kimberly Carnevale for your Event!