Karen Tui Boyes is a champion for Life Long Learning across nations, industries and organisations. She is an author and the creator of the Teachers Matter Conference, Teachers Matter Magazine, Kids Matter Conference, the Study Smart Method, Study Smart Workshops and the Habits of Mind Bootcamp. She is also CEO of Spectrum Education, Affiliate Director of the Institute for the Habits of Mind, NZ Educator of the Year 2017 & 2014, NZ Speaker of the Year 2013, NZ Business Woman of the Year 2001, wife of one and mother of two. A sought after speaker who continually gets rave reviews from audiences around the world, Karen turns the latest educational research into easy-to-implement strategies and techniques. Karen has the rare ability to draw her audience in and keep them enthralled. She is both informative and entertaining, as she passes on her practical solutions for learning, teaching, studying, living, working, communicating and growing more effectively as a person. Karen creates an environment where it is fun to learn and it is safe to make mistakes. This encourages participants to be relaxed and totally involved and is proven to produce outstanding results. Karen uses a unique blend of music, colour, games, stories and activities, giving students a mixture of learning tools and an improved self-awareness. Using this new information maximises the yearn-to-learn and the ability to recall and retain information. Thousands of students throughout Australasia have benefited from these techniques and have gone on to score well beyond what they thought they were capable of at exam time. At the corporate level, Karen works in the areas of motivation, effective communication and attaining and maintaining peak performance. Together these create a friendly, fun environment where superior results are achieved by working smarter rather than harder, with less stress and increased team work.