Who Hires Kari Berit?

If you’re looking for a dynamic speaker, who engages your audience with relatable stories with a profound message and who leaves the audience with the motivation and tools to make significant, positive change in their life, look no further than Kari Berit.

Popular Presentations:

The Unexpected Caregiver [pdf]
Take Charge of Your Brain [pdf]
Help! I’m Turning into my Mother [pdf]
Communication [pdf]

A growing number of people find themselves thrust into a caregiver role, often with little warning or preparation. Where do you get emotional training for this role?

Armed with facts and humor, we’ll explore the needs of caregivers - from mental fitness resources to communication tips.

Popular Presentations:

The Aging Journey Sample Flyer [pdf]
Help! I’m Turning into my Mother [pdf]
The Unexpected Caregiver [pdf]
Take Charge of Your Brain [pdf]
Women and the Caregiver Casserole [pdf]

Kari Berit creates a warm, safe, upbeat environment in which to deal with some of life’s scariest questions – the ones that come as their parents age and face difficult choices:

Will I be able to physically care for my parent(s)? What about my siblings? How do I honor “’Til death do us part” when my spouse has Alzheimer’s Disease? Will they stay in their home or need to move to senior housing? Will they be able to continue driving safely? Are they depressed? Do I need to mention this to their doctor?

Tough questions all – and, for many Boomers and their parents, the only thing tougher is talking about them now, while there’s time to consider a full range of options and make plans the whole family can support.

“Kari's discussion hits on the emotional part of Long Term Care needs. It gets to the heart of the clients concerns, rather than just talking about our products features and benefits. Because of this approach, the audience is much more engaged than the typical seminar. This is not a typical sales seminar. It was informative, entertaining and opens the door for agents to have conversations with clients afterward.
One agent said “If I knew it was going to be this good, I would have worked harder to get more people there.” Another agent wrote me saying, “Like many of us, I’ve attended plenty of presentations that come across as sales pitchy, but this was anything but. It felt like a caring and honest discussion of issues that most of us face and at the same time, our clients are bright enough to figure out how we can help, without being hit over the head with it, as is sometimes the case.”

Kari creates a recipe for getting the most out of the seminar from who to invite and how to get them there, to the follow up afterwards. She called a few agents personally to coach them with best practices. The agents that followed this recipe had the most success. She was wonderful in helping me promote the event, attracting 20 additional clients from her brief radio interviews.

We ended up with 100 clients at the seminar: 8 agents participated; 4 agents each sold 4-5 LTC policies. Kari is very entertaining and does a fantastic job.”

Kevin Lehman
AFE, State Farm Insurance

Managing the Risk of Long Term Care

Baby Boomers—the very people you want to gain as clients—will soon find themselves providing long-term “caring” to their parents, or suspect they soon will. (Half of the nation’s 78 million Boomers will eventually provide that care; 11 million already do.)

Within this unexpected relationship, a substantial number will become aware of a troubling question for their own later years: Who’s going to do this for us?

Not many people can talk about aging and caregiving, addressing the issues as enthusiastically and tenderly as Kari Berit. She disarms the issues surrounding aging and caregiving, drawing people to your doors for help.

Typically, Baby Boomers live in denial about aging and caregiving. Successfully reaching them demands that we first raise awareness of the consequences of not adequately preparing. Then, and only then, can we successfully provide risk management solutions. Kari Berit and your company can do this more effectively together.

Popular Presentations:

The Unexpected Caregiver [pdf]
Sample Outline [pdf]
Managing Risk Handout[pdf]

For Staff

Professional caregivers need to know how to connect with those they care for—quickly, showing genuine interest and on a time line—while providing assistance with daily tasks. These short interactions are a challenge, let along adding a dementia component to the mix. In the day-to-day care, communication can become defensive and hurtful. Family and loved ones can come across as unappreciative. And those you care for can be just plain cranky. Professional caregivers need to learn tools that help them relate to different personalities, family members and staff. This workshop will help you build a more creative, fun and supportive tool kit to engage care receivers, communicate clearly and bring more joy into your work... with less stress!

For Activity Directors

Your residents don’t have to lose it…Include a mental fitness program in your activity calendar and teach your residents about brain health. Don’t use age as an excuse. It is possible to work your mind out like you do your body. Learn the Aerobics of the Mind workout and discover how simple exercises can help you grow a stronger mind, think more clearly and forget less. Using her Mental Fitness Instructor’s Guide, [LINK] Kari will show you how to seamlessly add healthy mental fitness programs into your calendars.

For Your Clients, their Families and Prospective Clients

Educating all involved parties on their role in the caregiving process will reduce conflict, stress and creates a positive feeling about your community.

Popular Presentations