🔵 LinkedIn Profile Writer 🟡 LinkedIn Trainer & Speaker 🔵 140+ recommendations 🟡 LinkedIn Top Voice 🦘 Australia-based & don't work (or typically connect) globally as family complains my voice travels through walls🙄

As a board member are you wrestling with your LinkedIn presence? Or maybe with your non-linear career, you know your message is confusing? 

In a world of declining trust and increased polarisation, personality, personalisation and clarity are critical. You need to stand out from the crowd, and a profile written by AI that feels bland and like everyone else, won't cut it. You need your youness to shine through.

You can't afford to look like everyone else. 

Like your best clients, most board roles come through networks and referrals - not adverts. Success means having a reputation that resonates. And I'm guessing you don’t have time to waste on the wrong LinkedIn activities, such as scrolling the annoying feed? This is where I help.

I don’t work for LinkedIn. I make LinkedIn work for you. 

An early adopter of the platform, I'm an ex-recruiter (14 years) and have been a LinkedIn positioning expert and profile writer for almost 17 years. With a lifelong interest in behavioural science, careers, marketing and personal positioning, I know what the market wants - and what the platform demands. 

As a skilled networker, I've been training teams for 10+ years on how to find and build relationships online and transition the right people offline. Check out the 175+ recommendations at the bottom of my profile ⬇️⬇️ to see what others have said. 

𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒:
1️⃣ Entire profile written for you + ongoing coaching (can include resume / business pages) $4400 +gst, US $3220 
2️⃣ Brand discovery consult + LinkedIn About section + How to use LinkedIn session $2500+gst, US $1840
3️⃣ LinkedIn unlocked session 90 min $1000 +gst, US $730 

Forthright and comfortable asking the big questions, I uncover what makes you unique. I find taglines and messages that convert. My questions dig deeper than any AI prompt, and my directness will have you leaving behind stories that no longer serve.

My resting state is excited, and I use this contagious enthusiasm to peel back layers, get to the core of who you are and what you offer. Then I propel you forward with renewed confidence. Drawing on my training in recruitment, I see people as their future selves, identifying transferable skills and stories, always finding the thread that connects your past career with the people you need to meet.

Not controlling your narrative and not having the right network is costing you opportunities. 

Let me show you how to get the most out of the platform and help you make the right impact on the right people to attract the right work.

📧 Hello@KarenTisdell.com 📱0404 083 678

While I’m high in courage (Gallup strength 'Activator'), I’ve a lifetime habit of second-guessing myself. It's something I’m always working on and I tell myself that my occasional lack of initiative is learned: my mother always framed timidity as humility, and praised the social grace of being the spotlight, not the beacon.

Last year I wasn’t consistently active on LinkedIn. 

A big, horrible family thing happened and I had to step up and in comparison, LinkedIn felt trite.

I also second-guessed myself professionally. For the first time in almost 17 years of running my own LinkedIn profile writing business and 11 years of creating content (something ordinary folk couldn’t do on LinkedIn until 2014), I wrote posts… then froze at the publish button.

I failed to nurture relationships.

But as I’ve reflected on the mess that was 2025, I’ve realised the thing that got me through the hard stuff was relationships: my beloved uncle Pete who cheered me along, those who kept checking in despite my slow replies, and my business coach Janine Garner and her incredible community, many of whom reminded me near daily of the value I bring.

LinkedIn isn’t trite. Yes, it can hijack your attention. It’s designed to be addictive. 

But with intention and the right habits, it’s the best platform for building real relationships with exceptional, inspiring people, and for turning strangers into clients (or business besties) through commenting, content, and very gentle DMs.

No other platform lets you see someone’s full work story in one place - their experience, education, and what they can teach you. In a fast-moving world where change is the only constant, I’m leaning back into LinkedIn. 

Because learning is the edge. 

Shared insight is how we keep pace with a world that won’t sit still.

**Pic from the Banksy exhibition in Brisbane. Highly recommend! He is a reminder that courage is contagious - and so is visibility when it’s used for good.

Karen Tisdell

● LinkedIn profile writer & positioning strategist ● Teaching leaders to grow valuable relationships ● LinkedIn workshops to lift voices & visibility ● 175+ recommendations

I’ve always had this belief that everybody has a story to tell and a talent to share… And I seem to be alone in this. 

Most people treat 'putting yourself out there' the way you’d treat 'walking barefoot across hot Lego while a panel of strangers gives you feedback in real time.' Excruciating. Judgy. No thank you. Hard pass.

Lisa Yen was definitely in that camp.

She was referred to me years ago by a former client, knew she needed to improve her LinkedIn profile… but proceeded to take the scenic route to contacting me. Not 'I’ll book in next week' scenic, more like 'I’ll circle for several seasons like a cautious hawk and maybe… maybe… land… later.'

So here’s the thing about Lisa Yen: she loves being in service. Making everything all about others. She runs a strategic advisory and accounting business that serves others, and she’s Chair of Basketball NSW - an organisation that serves clubs, members, and the sport itself, an organisation that cares deeply about others experiences.

And I should know, because I’m a huge basketball fan with season tickets to the Sydney Kings.

So today there was a double header: the Flames, then the Kings. That’s a lot of basketball. 

On a whim, I text Lisa: “Are you at the game? I’d love to say hello.”

We exchange a few messages before determining where we'll meet. I confided that I have a crush on player Xavier Cooks. Bit creepy because I’m a 52 year old happily married woman with a family, business, and a lot of sensible shoes… but apparently I’m also a teenager with a poster on the wall in my heart. It is what it is.

Anyway. Lisa comes over and says hello.

But before she finds me, she does something she has never done before. She asks a player for a selfie. Yep. She asks Xavier.

Not for herself. 
For me.

Which makes me laugh, but also realise, it’s so hard to do something for yourself… and weirdly easy when you do it for others!

When it’s 'put yourself out there,' the brain starts screaming: But what if people judge me? What if I’m cringe? What if I’m not ready? What if I post and someone from Year 9 appears in my comments with an opinion?

But when it’s 'do it for someone else,' the brain goes: Sure. No worries. Hold my emotional support water bottle.

And that’s how I think we should all approach content. And visibility. And 'putting ourselves out there.'

Don’t do it for yourself.
Do it for others.

Because someone out there needs what you know, what you’ve learned, what you’ve survived, what you’ve figured out the hard way, and what you can explain in a way that makes them feel less alone.

You don’t have to be loud. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be real.

Let that light shine - because it’s not just yours.

And yes, Lisa… I’m still so jealous.

Is LinkedIn on your list for 2026? You know you need a presence to back your credibility, represent your company well, and attract the right board roles. But the idea of 'being consistent with content' makes you cringe… and you’re not even sure your profile is doing its job, or how you get access to those right circles.

Here’s the good news: LinkedIn isn’t just a content platform. Done well, it’s a trust engine with a search bar, a relationship management platform where connection matters more than being the noisiest person in the feed. 

So where do you start? What tiny habits actually create traction? What profile tweaks deliver a return?

In a 60 minute $700 consult or 90 minute $1000 session, I’ll help you:
💎Make quick, high-impact improvements to your profile (so it converts curiosity into conversations)
💎Get clear on who you need in your network (clients, referrers, stakeholders, employers, board connectors)
💎Learn how to find the right people and reach out in a way that feels human (not icky) 

I have a few spots available right now, but once the year ramps up those spots go quickly. If you’d like one, reach out.
📩 hello@karentisdell.com

I stopped listening to podcasts. 

2025 threw up a few big challenges, and despite being someone who usually loves learning (high-input CliftonGallup strengths and all that), having someone confidently explain things while I unpacked boxes in my new home or tried to be patient about Sydney traffic, felt oddly exhausting.

So I stopped.

What I did do, once I started feeling more like myself again, was reach out to some smart experts and book one-to-ones. And here’s the part that surprised me: that was exactly what I needed.

Because in a one-to-one, I can stop someone mid-sentence and say,
“𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯… 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵” or 
“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.”
 
Sure, one-to-one costs more than listening to a free podcast. But tailored thinking, applied directly to your situation, with the ease to ask any question? For me, that was energetically spot on.

If you’re a one-to-one person, I have a number of 90-minute sessions available before 16th Feb. 

(Including two spots this long weekend, because my husband-person and friends are away.)

That space won’t last once the year properly kicks off.
In those sessions ($1,000 book in: 📧 Hello@KarenTisdell.com), I’ll help you:
 ➥ Stop doing the wrong things on LinkedIn
 ➥ Make quick tweaks to your profile
 ➥ Learn how to find and connect with the right people - clients, employers, collaborators who can genuinely shape your 2026
 ➥ Correct or kickstart your content or commenting strategy (you should have one but not necessarily both)

And the plot twist? I’m back listening to podcasts again. Things are good! I’ve got my bandwidth back.

In fact, here are three podcast episodes I’ve recently guested on - proof of life, growth, and full-circle energy! 

🎤 The Career By Design Podcast with Stacey Back https://lnkd.in/gPFn_X3R

🎤 Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós https://lnkd.in/gfyF-dke

🎤 Business Essentials Podcast with SoundCartel https://lnkd.in/g7PVwgrR

Are you using LinkedIn strategically to support where you want to go next or are you just scrolling mindlessly through the feed, half-wondering if this is the best use of your time?

As a guest on 🎧 'The Career By Design Podcast with Stacey Back' I unpacked the three pillars of LinkedIn: profile, people, and posting and the tiny, daily habits on LinkedIn compound into real traction over time, without turning you into a cringe content machine or wasting your time in the feed.

We cover things like:
► How to shift direction (or build a portfolio path) without setting off workplace alarm bells.
► Writing an About section when your career has been long, varied, or non-linear.
► Positioning yourself for what’s next, not just what you’ve done.

If LinkedIn is on your 2026 list - whether you’re job-curious, career-pivoting, building credibility, or simply want more opportunities coming your way...

𝐇𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 👉 https://lnkd.in/geJ9_Quj

Your network isn’t a popularity contest. It’s an information advantage.

Countless studies in 'social capital' have proven that people who are well-connected tend to perform better because they have better access to insight, perspective, feedback, and opportunity.

I bet AI has changed that a bit. We've now all got access to insights. 

But I wonder if that just makes it even more important today to have the right relationships?

What do you think?

The challenge for event organisers though, is that 'networking' has terrible PR. It can feel awkward and forced. Conferences are a great place for people to meet, but how do you facilitate real connection?

The solution? Bring in a speaker who can make connection comfortable and high-value. (Yes, I'm suggesting myself.)

I turn networking at events into something practical, human, and fun, with LinkedIn tactics so the connections you make don’t disappear the next day. Evidence below ⇩⇩

If you want an interactive keynote for 2026:
30, 60 or 90 minutes. High energy. Zero sleaze.

Reach out: Karen Tisdell 📩 hello@karentisdell.com
Sydney-based, frequent Brisbane visitor.

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