Author Visits and Events
Loredana brings warmth, humour, and dynamic storytelling to every room she walks into — whether that’s an elementary classroom, a secondary school, or a women’s conference stage. Fair warning: you may find yourself doing a conga line before the session is over.
She speaks on creativity, confidence, resilience, and the art of reconnecting with the kid inside — drawing on a career that spans multicultural radio, international film and television, children’s publishing, and musical theatre.
Available live or virtually. For schools, libraries, community events, and women’s conferences.
The Reindeer Café Events
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.
Talks
For Schools & Young Audiences
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
Bravery isn’t about being the biggest bird in the dojo — it’s about showing up and giving it your best flap.
For Adult Audiences & Women's Conferences
Loredana’s adult talks draw on her extraordinary 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, 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.
She has spoken at women’s leadership events, creative entrepreneurship panels, Women in STEM conferences, wellness retreats, and community organisations.
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
You don’t have to fit in at the chicken dance. You just have to find your own groove.