Meet Ute Lawrence

Ute Lawrence is a highly-acclaimed speaker and 2009 President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, South Western Ontario Chapter.  After 22 years in magazine publishing, she turned her voice to books and has authored the award-winning The Power of Trauma: from the Darkness of Despair to a Life Filled with Light, (iUniverse, April 2008).

As an inspiring speaker and workshop facilitator, Ute helps individuals to reframe their thought process to a more positive approach to life and career from root to bloom. She is the founder of the Performance Enhancement Centre and the visionary behind the Power of One Discovery© series, a profoundly transformational program designed to build a solid foundation for personal and professional growth.

Ute is one of North America’s leading experts in the field of traumatic stress and connects with her audience as she shares her intimate discovery of trauma after her near-death experience not from a clinical aspect but from her own struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  Ute’s inspiring message helps others find a life filled with light when struggling through the darkness of despair. 

In 2006, Ute established the first civilian Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Association in North America, which provides access to information about PTSD and a specific referral system lacking in many areas of medicine.

Ute is a Corporate Coach U graduate and a licensed practitioner of a number of powerful transformational programs, including the Attraction Program. She is also a HeartMath one-on-one provider, a powerful system which helps to prevent, manage, and reverse the effects of stress.  As a personal and executive coach, Ute offers practical and proven techniques that help individuals achieve higher levels of performance while bringing out the best in themselves and those around them.

Ute is the former publisher of London Magazine and London Business Magazine, London, Ontario, and was the driving force behind their success during the recession in the 1980's. She also published Limited Edition Magazine and Limited Edition Healthcare in 23 markets in Canada and the United States.  

Ute Lawrence has been featured on Canada AM, Global Television and in major newspapers across North America.  She is a renowned keynote speaker on several topics including:

  • The Power of You.... Building The Foundation For Personal & Professional Success
  • The Power of Fearless Living
  • The Power of Trauma
  • Principles of Attraction

Professional Affiliations:

  • 2009 President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speaker, South Western Ontario Chapter (CAPS)
  • Founder of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Association (PTSD)
  • Member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA)
  • Member of the InternationalCoach Federation (ICF)
  • Founding member of the International Association of Coaches
  • Member of the Professional Writer's Association of Canada (PWAC)
  • Member of Rotary International

 

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