Hi, I’m carolyn lund.
Meet a Remarkable Voice from Inside the Prison Walls
With over two decades of experience working deep within the prison system, this speaker brings a rare and powerful perspective shaped by twenty-two years of frontline service and leadership. Starting her journey as a Prison Officer in 2003, she has served in a range of environments from resettlement and training prisons to high-security institutions housing men serving life sentences. Her career has spanned reception prisons with high remand populations and complex operational challenges, giving her a profound understanding of the human stories behind the bars.
As a seasoned prison Governor, she has led high-performing teams across regions and national directorates, gaining unparalleled insight into the realities of prison life for both staff and prisoners. Her leadership is grounded in compassion, resilience, and a deep commitment to growth and transformation.
What sets her apart is not just her experience, but her ability to translate it into powerful, respectful storytelling. Her talks are rich with real-life lessons; never sensational, always authentic. She shares compelling narratives that challenge, inspire, and resonate deeply with audiences from all walks of life.
Outside of her professional world, she finds joy in the wild beauty of North Yorkshire, where she lives with her husband and two children. Whether she's wild swimming, exploring the outdoors, or training for her next run, she brings the same passion and energy to life as she does to her work.
My Approach
My Keynote is built on reflections on my career which I began to develop after reaching the twenty year milestone working for His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. I began to reflect on the experiences and insights that this unique environment has given me and to write, for my own pleasure, about the life lessons I had developed, the skills and strengths I rely upon to develop my own success. In doing so I began to create a keynote to deliver to others to share these lessons and insights. The keynote was truly born in Summer 2025 as part of a transformational storytelling retreat at which I realised this is a passion - to share these lessons and insights, unlocked from the curious world of prisons.
CUSTOMISE
My Keynote is deliberately designed to be flexible to suit any organisation or audience. It can be delivered to leadership teams, staff beginning their careers, young people still in education and curious about their futures, and any audience in between. In my free exploratory calls with clients, I take time to fully understand their needs and priorities and ensure the keynote delivers exactly what is needed.
EXPAND
Beyond the keynote, I deliver workshops tailored to develop the themes within the keynote presentation to allow time and space for participants to unlock their own lessons and skills. These workshops include many reflections on my own personal experiences and insights, respectful at all times of those who have taught and shaped me - both colleagues and men in custody from whom I have learnt so much.