What can I expect after I book a talk?

After you fill out the contact form, you can expect to hear from me within 1–3 business days with next steps — including scheduling, payment, and everything you need to prepare for the visit.

What’s the typical format of each talk?

Each talk is between 25 and 45 minutes including Q&A. Students can ask anything — from working with an astronaut, to my career, to the writing and creative process and beyond.

How do I prepare for an author visit?

I’ll send you a short biography to read aloud to your class beforehand so students know what to expect. It helps to have pencils and paper on hand for any creative activities during the session.

Author Events & Experiences
Children, Young, and Adult Audiences

Talks for Schools & Young Audiences

Equal parts fun, motivational and interactive, her talks blend dance, movement and storytelling with real conversations about resilience, perseverance, and being your true self.

Inspiring Talks for Adults & Women’s Conferences

Loredana’s adult talks draw on her life story — from immigrant child who didn’t fit in, to multicultural radio DJ, to Head of Children’s Programming at Universal Studios, to children’s author, mother, Le Cordon Bleu pastry chef, and creator of a musical. She speaks with honesty, humour, and hard-won wisdom about creativity, reinvention, and what it really means to find your groove at any age.

Find Your Own Groove

Grades K-6 | 25–30 minutes | In-person or virtual

Get ready to groove. In this high-energy, heartfelt author visit, Loredana brings How Gogo Found Her Groove to life in a confidence-boosting session that gets students laughing, moving, and cheering each other on.

Through a theatrical read-aloud, dynamic storytelling, and yes — a full conga line — Loredana inspires students to embrace who they are, even when they feel nervous or unsure.

WHAT STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE
• Confidence and resilience
• Embracing individuality
• Managing nervous feelings in healthy ways
• Celebrating others while staying true to yourself
• Using movement and music to connect and uplift

PERFECT FOR
• Pink Shirt Day and anti-bullying initiatives
• SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) programming
• Virtues like courage, compassion, and community
• Classrooms, libraries, and gym assemblies

Because even when your feathers get ruffled — you can always find your groove again.

Gogo School Talks Trailer

You don’t have to fit in at the chicken dance. You just have to find your own groove.

The Power of Pow!

Grades K-6 | 30–45 minutes | In-person or virtual

Based on the award-winning picture book Karate Kakapo, this talk is all about PERSEVERANCE, OPTIMISM and WILL. Kakapo wants her black belt in karate. There’s just one problem — kakapos don’t fly. And the flying kick is non-negotiable.
Loredana takes students through the full creative journey — from recognising inspiration to getting an idea, sitting down to do the work, revising, and collaborating with editors, designers, and everyone who helps bring a book into the world.

WHAT STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE
• Trying new things even when scared
• Effort over perfection
• Resilience and grit
• Celebrating what makes you different
• Teamwork and the creative process

PERFECT FOR
• SEL and mental wellness programming
• School spirit days and assemblies
• Character education — courage, perseverance, humility
• Encouraging risk-taking and creativity

Karate Kakapo Book

loredana cunti and dr dave williams speaking

Try, Cry, and Try again

Adult audiences | Women’s conferences | leadership events | creative entrepreneurship panels

From the outside, she had the moves — and the shoes. But inside, Gogo the flamingo was flapping through a full-blown confidence crisis. Sound familiar? In this heartfelt and hilarious talk, Loredana uses Gogo’s journey as a bold, feathered metaphor for what it feels like to be an outsider, struggle with imposter syndrome, and find your way back to joy, purpose, and unapologetic self-expression.

She shares her own winding path — kung fu at 25, pastry school in her 40s, first book published at 45, own publishing imprint in her 50s — and the real lessons learned from rejection, reinvention, and refusing to stop.

THIS TALK IS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE:

Questioning if they’re doing enough or doing it right•
Balancing work, family, and that ever-persistent inner critic•
Longing to explore a creative life but feeling blocked or behind•
In need of real talk about rejection, resilience, and redefining success

PERFECT FOR:

Women’s leadership events•
Creative entrepreneurship panels•
Wellness retreats and personal growth conferences•
School or community parent groups.

Get GoGo!

Kids' Holiday Baking

On behalf of Mrs. Claus and StepStones for Youth — helping kids get into the kitchen, build independence, and make their own traditions.

Pink Shirt Day

Featured on Global News — Loredana brings How Gogo Found Her Groove to life for an anti-bullying initiative that had the whole school moving.

Girl Guides Girl Jam

In collaboration with Girl Guides of Canada — a confidence-building session connecting storytelling, creativity, and self-belief for young girls.

Contact Loredana about collaborations and special events

"Loredana’s capacity for storytelling is creative, innovative and literally ‘out of this world”! She has engaged in storytelling about living on other planets, the science behind bodily functions in space, training to be an astronaut, to a Kakapo who loves karate to a nervous ballerina! Her work centres children, learning, and resilience, as well as tangible strategies to overcome challenges. Each story is a learning opportunity from an educator and a student’s vantage point, as teachers can establish relevant and meaningful connections to the curriculum and beyond."

Dr. Isha De Coito, Professor - University of Western Ontario, Curriculum Studies and Studies in Applied Linguistics

Request Loredana To Speak At Your School or Event

Butterflies Dance Too

Loredana Cunti provides an excellent presentation of Karate Kakapo! She engages the students through stories of her own experiences as well as the high-kicking Kakapo. Her wonderful story teaches children the valuable lesson of trying our best and not giving up.

Mr. Matthew Hill, Grade 2 Teacher

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