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S4 Episode 19: Karen Jacobsen - the GPS Girl on her serendipitous role as the Australian voice of Siri The Actionable Futurist® Podcast
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Our guest is world-famous and while you may not heard of her, you may have heard her voice!
Aussie-born and now back in Australia, Karen Jacobsen’s speaking voice is in over 1 Billion GPS units and smartphones worldwide giving directions.
From a single voice-over booking, she created her empowerment brand “The GPS Girl”, teaching the five directions for “recalculating" in business and life.
An award-winning Singer and Songwriter, Karen's musical career highlights include sharing the bill with Norah Jones, Neil Sedaka and Christopher Cross and singing the national anthem at major sporting events including 80,000 people at the Giants Stadium for the New York Jets.
A TEDx speaker, Karen has enjoyed wide media coverage including the NBC Today Show, ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, The New York Times, NY Daily News, Glamour magazine, being named one of People Magazine's Most Intriguing People and she hosted her own web series "Navigating New York with The GPSGirl".
Karen's voice is in demand in the studio as a Voice-Over artist recording customised voice systems and advertising campaigns and in-person as an entertainer and speaker for Corporate events around the globe.
As an Author, Karen’s book "The GPS Girl's Road Map for Your Future” gives direction for getting more of what you want in business and life.
We covered a range of topics including
Karen's Hero: Olivia Newton-JohnHow Karen became "Aussie Karen" in SiriHow the recording process workedHow Karen uses voice interfaces in real lifeWill AI replace the human voice assistant completely?The time Karen found out she was the voice behind "Aussie Karen"Karen's Son's reaction to his mummy being in her phoneKaren's most interesting voiceover jobThe GPS Girl and corporate audiences on recalculatingTransferrable skills from a signer to a corporate presenterThe new reality of performing in a post-covid worldAdvice for people wanting to perform as a singer or speaker and how to build confidenceTips for improving your public speakingHow Karen recalculated in March 2020Karen's new life in The Whitsundays, AustraliaThe blueprint for a real ambassadorThe magic about The WhitsundaysThree Actionable tips for recalculating your next destination
Resources mentioned on the show
A Passionate Life - Ita Butrose
Tourism Whitsundays
Olivia Newton-John
More on Karen
Karen on LinkedIn
Karen on Twitter
Karen's Music Website
The GPS Girl
Your Host: Actionable Futurist® & Chief Futurist Andrew Grill
For more on Andrew - what he speaks about and recent talks, please visit ActionableFuturist.com
Andrew's Social Channels
Andrew on LinkedIn
@AndrewGrill on Twitter
@Andrew.Grill on Instagram
Keynote speeches here
Andrew's upcoming book
Our guest is world-famous and while you may not heard of her, you may have heard her voice!
Aussie-born and now back in Australia, Karen Jacobsen’s speaking voice is in over 1 Billion GPS units and smartphones worldwide giving directions.
From a single voice-over booking, she created her empowerment brand “The GPS Girl”, teaching the five directions for “recalculating" in business and life.
An award-winning Singer and Songwriter, Karen's musical career highlights include sharing the bill with Norah Jones, Neil Sedaka and Christopher Cross and singing the national anthem at major sporting events including 80,000 people at the Giants Stadium for the New York Jets.
A TEDx speaker, Karen has enjoyed wide media coverage including the NBC Today Show, ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, The New York Times, NY Daily News, Glamour magazine, being named one of People Magazine's Most Intriguing People and she hosted her own web series "Navigating New York with The GPSGirl".
Karen's voice is in demand in the studio as a Voice-Over artist recording customised voice systems and advertising campaigns and in-person as an entertainer and speaker for Corporate events around the globe.
As an Author, Karen’s book "The GPS Girl's Road Map for Your Future” gives direction for getting more of what you want in business and life.
We covered a range of topics including
Karen's Hero: Olivia Newton-JohnHow Karen became "Aussie Karen" in SiriHow the recording process workedHow Karen uses voice interfaces in real lifeWill AI replace the human voice assistant completely?The time Karen found out she was the voice behind "Aussie Karen"Karen's Son's reaction to his mummy being in her phoneKaren's most interesting voiceover jobThe GPS Girl and corporate audiences on recalculatingTransferrable skills from a signer to a corporate presenterThe new reality of performing in a post-covid worldAdvice for people wanting to perform as a singer or speaker and how to build confidenceTips for improving your public speakingHow Karen recalculated in March 2020Karen's new life in The Whitsundays, AustraliaThe blueprint for a real ambassadorThe magic about The WhitsundaysThree Actionable tips for recalculating your next destination
Resources mentioned on the show
A Passionate Life - Ita Butrose
Tourism Whitsundays
Olivia Newton-John
More on Karen
Karen on LinkedIn
Karen on Twitter
Karen's Music Website
The GPS Girl
Your Host: Actionable Futurist® & Chief Futurist Andrew Grill
For more on Andrew - what he speaks about and recent talks, please visit ActionableFuturist.com
Andrew's Social Channels
Andrew on LinkedIn
@AndrewGrill on Twitter
@Andrew.Grill on Instagram
Keynote speeches here
Andrew's upcoming book
39 min