Louise Karch, Interview Database for Environmental Educators

We are all in the attention economy. Louise Karch (pronounced CARSH) makes sure good people like us break out not blend in. Louise is delighted to speak us. She has a special fondness for environmental educators having been an Outward Bound Instructor. For over a decade, she also was a career management professional, She was honoured to study with and support Richard Bolles, the author of the bestselling career/life planning in history, What Color Is Your Parachute. It was Richard Bolles who inspired Louise to write guidebooks. Louise is the award-winning author of Word Glue, and head cheerleader and one of the co-authors of the global mega-hit The Carbon Almanac, It’s Not Too Late (Penguin Random House), Louise’s most recent book, First Aid for Fairies: From Rain to Rainbows, is an uplifting steampunk-inspired guide that helps teens shift from stress to strength It’s been nominated for the American Library Association’s MIchael Princz award. Louise has mentored leaders in 71 countries and edu-tained audiences from Australia to the Arctic. She prefers being warm. You can find Louise at… Word Glue First Aid for Fairies Interview Database with Addendum for Environmental Educators RESOURCES MENTIONED What color is your parachute? (2022)* Transitions (2019)* Brag! Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It* Outward Bound (Canada) Outward Bound (USA) ASSESSMENT Institute on Character Jackson Vocational Interest Survey Gallup CliftonStrengths Finder ____________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: On September 2, 2026, the TALATERRA website merged with Transferable Solutions. Conversations can be accessed through the interactive map. You can also explore the podcast's catalog of episodes on Simplecast, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts. CREDITS: Producer: Tania Marien Music: So Far So Close by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License; SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Subscribe to Transferable Solutions, a newsletter about reimagining environmental skills Contact Us Talaterra is an affiliate of Bookshop.org. Learn More © 2019 - 2026 Talaterra Inc ABOUT: TALATERRA combines "tala" (Icelandic for "to speak" and "to talk") with "terra" (Earth)—because speaking for our planet and telling its stories is what environmental educators do. TALATERRA: to speak Earth.