The mindset, preparation, and grit behind big goals.

Louise’s signature keynote explores what it really takes to pursue an ambitious goal when the stakes are high and the path is uncertain. Drawing on her climb of Mount Everest, she shares lessons on preparation, resilience, decision-making, and the mindset required to keep moving when conditions change. Audiences leave thinking differently about the goals in front of them, and what it will take to reach their own Everest.

Grit, gratitude, and a few too many avalanches.

Seven continents. Seven summits. Plenty that did not go according to plan. Louise takes audiences behind the scenes of her climbs with candid, funny, and sometimes outrageous stories of extreme weather, cultural curveballs, close calls, and the occasional parasite. Along the way, she reveals practical lessons about adaptability, perspective, resilience, and leadership when the plan inevitably changes.

Unpacking the backpack and letting go of what we carry.

A powerful keynote for women about the invisible weight we carry — perfectionism, guilt, expectations, caregiving, and the pressure to hold everything together. Through stories from the mountains and her own leadership journey, Louise invites audiences to examine what they are carrying, what is still serving them, and what they may be ready to leave behind. It is an honest, uplifting conversation about making room for the climb ahead.