Tara Kanerva — On Paper & Off Script

My CV, Resume, List of Accomplishments....for those who care. I am not really one of those who do. But I sometimes it's nice to know. So here it is.

This is who I am on paper. I obviously had AI write this. I just chattered on about the stuff I've done. I didn't include the truly big ones like, Music Award in Grade 8, Honour Roll most years. Leadership award at my last corporate gig circa 2008. I also won the grade 6 100 meter dash and 30 years later, started to run again and finally finished my first 5 km run in less than 30 minutes. I birthed 3 kids without so much as a tylenol, two of them at home and one of them at an lovely African Hospital. I played the Hayden Trumpet Concerto (all 3 movements) with the Guelph Youth Symphony Orchestra when I was 18 and was a finalist in many music competitions. I rarely won first in the end though. I have rescued more dogs from foreign countries than I like to admit and I have loads of testimonials that I will never publish - mostly because I've lost track of them. I've managed to print some photos of my family and frame them and get them on my walls, which feels like a major accomplishment.

I just last week climbed Gros Mourne in Newfoundland with my two sisters in less than two hours up and down. Which is pretty kick-ass for three girls born in the 1970's.

Ok. Now the stuff you might be looking for to see how much credibility you should rightly afford me. :)

I am Tara Kanerva, M.A., a transformational coach, trainer, and founder of TK Coaching Unbound. I have spent over a decade mentoring coaches and guiding clients toward breakthroughs that last, blending advanced modalities with a grounded, real-world approach.

I hold a Master’s degree in Humanities and Religion from Wilfrid Laurier University, a post-graduate degree in International Project Management from Humber College, a Master’s in Natural Medicine, and a Bachelor’s in Holistic Health and Sciences. I am currently completing my PhD in Natural Medicine and Holistic Healing.

Before becoming a full-time coach, I lived and worked overseas in humanitarian roles, taught in classrooms, managed corporate teams, directed educational programs, and supported families as a birth coach. I have been hired as a professional speaker, trainer, and facilitator, and for a decade, I served as co-founder and leader of Inspired Outcomes, mentoring coaches and training practitioners internationally.

I am a highly trained, trauma-informed Master Coach and NLP practitioner with 11 years of experience, along with additional expertise in Core Transformation and Wholeness Work. I have worked with thousands of clients and students worldwide, traveling internationally to teach, facilitate, and speak.

Today, I am reshaping my work to bring together the collective learnings of my career into programs like The Limitless Coach, while writing my forthcoming book and developing a future healing center. I am committed to offering love, guidance, support, and joy for as long as I can stand in service to others.

Outside of work, I am a mother of three, an unapologetic forest-walker, runner, and animal lover (one dog, three cats, and a track record of rescuing dogs from foreign countries). I believe in kindness above all else — and in the magic that happens when skill meets soul.

I look basically like this these days:

xo Tara

P.S. Check back every now and again - who knows how this document of my life may change!