About CarylWho is Caryl? Well, she has lived a big life.
Caryl is a dynamic, innovative, and driven executive, entrepreneur, and social advocate with a decorated career and deep industry expertise and proficiency in strategic communications, marketing, partnership acquisition and business development strategy. She is One Smart Cookie! Founder of Smart Cookie Consulting in 2001, a renowned communications consultancy, she built a reputation through innovative, high-performing, tailored campaigns, acquiring clients without the need for marketing, or outreach, while sustaining high-volume operations for 20+ years. Other distinctions include travelling to 81 countries, authoring a Canadian bestseller, leading an international organization, exhibiting photography, participating in 400+ media interviews, and various executive communications roles. Caryl is well traveled, well read, well educated and well rounded. She's quick and smart and driven to succeed, and has an insatiable curiosity and love of life. Caryl's been actively involved in her community and believes in public service and giving to organizations in need. She is charismatic, a a natural leader, spokesperson and public speaker. She's an accomplished photographer, writer, potter and musician, but, most importantly, Caryl is a kind hearted, good soul. |
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Caryl is the co-author of two travel books compiled from years of research and travel experience, including the Canadian best-seller, The Globetrotter’s Guide – Essential Skills for Budget Travel, the self-published book The Complete Guide to Independent Travel, and in January 2025, Whitecap Books will be publishing Globetrotter's Guide: A Woman's Guide to World Travel.
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Globetrotting
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Caryl has traveled to 93 countries on 6 continents, and spent 40 years traveling the world alone. She has worked with a variety of organizations locally, nationally, and internationally, across dozens of time zones, languages, and cultures! Caryl taught travel courses through the Vancouver school board for over a decade and has led workshops and seminars about global travel and cultural diversity throughout North America. She is an accomplished travel photographer, having exhibited in over a dozen shows and published articles. She was also a regular guest on television and radio shows, and has been interviewed for a variety of magazines in Canada and abroad.
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Public
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Caryl is a confident and experienced public speaker and moderator. She has presented workshops, classes and online events, has spoken in numerous schools, and is a keynote presenter and a headliner at conferences. Caryl is a recognized emceed at parades, festivals and events all over the world and continues to use her vocal talent performing voiceover narration.
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Smart Cookie
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Caryl established Smart Cookie Consulting, from the ground up in 2001, developing communications, marketing, partnership acquisitions, and development strategies. Smart Cookie provides tailored, value-add communications solutions to enhance client reputation, visibility, market share, and profitability; she converts messaging into marketing, prospects into partners, and conversations into contracts. Smart Cookie connects with key demographics and decision makers and identifies, cultivates and stewards business relationships.
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