Not generic business talks — conversations about why community is infrastructure, how isolation undermines creative people, and what it really takes to build differently. People leave feeling less alone — and ready to build differently.
Each talk is built from lived experience — not borrowed frameworks. These are the questions I've spent years building answers to, and I bring the receipts.
What if the goal wasn't a single successful company, but a network of ventures that make each other stronger? This talk unpacks the ecosystem model — how interconnected businesses create resilience, shared customers, and compounding impact — and why it's the most underrated strategy in creative entrepreneurship.
We already understand infrastructure when it's made of concrete. This talk makes the case that community, built deliberately, works exactly the same way — shared, load-bearing, and mostly invisible until you're standing inside it, watching it hold up someone's entire livelihood. The thinking behind the essay, brought to life.
The spaces between home and work — the third places — are disappearing, and the loneliness epidemic is the result. This talk explores what we lose when we lose those spaces, what it takes to build them intentionally, and why the most radical thing a creative entrepreneur can do is design for belonging.
Most businesses are designed to extract value from customers. This talk is about designing businesses that create it — spaces, tools, and experiences that leave people more connected, more capable, and more themselves than before they arrived. Practical, philosophical, and deeply personal.
Women founders are disproportionately asked to build alone, without the networks, capital, and infrastructure that male-dominated industries take for granted. This talk is about changing that — through the real, practical work of building community as a business strategy, not just a feel-good add-on.
A full-length talk (45–60 min) designed to anchor a conference, summit, or retreat. Narrative-driven, visually supported, and built to leave the room changed — not just informed.
A hands-on session (90 min–3 hrs) where participants don't just hear the ideas — they apply them. Great for leadership teams, creative organizations, and community builders ready to do the work.
Katy brings the same warmth and precision to panels and moderated conversations. She draws out the real story, keeps the room engaged, and makes sure the conversation goes somewhere worth going.
Every talk starts with a real conversation. Not a questionnaire — a conversation. I want to know who's in the room, what they're carrying, and what you need them to leave with. That's how I customize the talk to your audience, not just your theme.
I don't do generic. I don't do slides full of bullet points. I tell stories, make arguments, and ask the room to think. I want people to leave with one idea they can't stop turning over — and the feeling that someone finally said the thing out loud.
"People leave feeling less alone — and ready to build differently."
Send a note about your event — the audience, the date, the vibe. I read every inquiry myself and respond within a few days.
