Empowering Purpose. Transforming Lives.
From survival to stability. From need to possibility. From potential to purpose.
About the Program
Made for Impact is a transformational personal growth and empowerment program designed to help individuals discover their value, heal from the past, renew their mindset, and step into a life of purpose and lasting impact.
Created by Karen Rae Selm, Executive Director & CEO of Positive Impact ST. PETE, Made for Impact combines powerful storytelling, faith-centered encouragement, practical life principles, and personal development tools that inspire transformation from the inside out.
Whether someone is overcoming hardship, rebuilding confidence, navigating life transitions, or simply longing for more purpose and direction, Made for Impact creates space for hope, healing, growth, and forward momentum.
Get Involved with Made for Impact →At Positive Impact, we believe true transformation goes beyond meeting immediate needs.
Food
can feed a person for a day.
Hope & Purpose
can help change the course of a life.
You
were created for more.
Bringing Purpose, Growth & Encouragement Beyond Our Walls
Made for Impact is designed to reach people wherever they are. Through small groups, workshops, community gatherings, women's events, leadership experiences, churches, workplaces, and the future Impact Center, the program creates opportunities for people to grow in faith, strengthen their confidence, discover their purpose, and move forward with hope.
Programs May Include
Take the Next Step
Whether you're looking for encouragement and personal growth, want to bring Made for Impact to your community, or are searching for a speaker who can inspire others to discover their purpose, there is a place for you to get involved.
Experience Made for Impact
Join an upcoming Made for Impact gathering, workshop, or experience and begin discovering your purpose, strengthening your faith, and taking meaningful steps forward.
Join the Interest List →Bring Made for Impact to Your Community
Host a Made for Impact gathering at your church, workplace, nonprofit, or community organization and create a space for people to grow, connect, and live with greater purpose.
Host a Gathering →Invite Karen Rae to Speak
Invite Karen Rae Selm to speak at your conference, church, women's event, leadership gathering, business, or community event on purpose, faith, resilience, personal growth, and living a life of impact.
Invite Karen to Speak →Meet Karen Rae
Made for Impact was created by Karen Rae Selm, Executive Director & CEO of Positive Impact ST. PETE, from a deeply held belief that every person was created by God with purpose — and that our circumstances do not have to define our future.
Read Karen Rae's Story →Stay Connected
Be the first to hear about upcoming gatherings, workshops, speaking events, resources, and opportunities to bring Made for Impact to your community.