Kate Byrne grows things; people, businesses, movements. Her career marries her love of media, the power of technology, financial literacy and understanding the impact of heart in people and business as forces for good. The Stanford grad is a trusted voice and cross-sector translator, workplace intergenerational bridge, a gifted rainmaker, and team builder. She is a leading voice in funding, impact investing, conscious leadership, the intergenerational workplace, allyship and trust as a form of capital. 

Byrne is a well respected C-Suite executive leader having held leadership roles in blue chip brands such as SOCAPGlobal, Businessweek, Inc, Fast Company, Tides, the George Lucas Education Foundation and Norwegian based, Katapult X, She is the Co-Founder of The Tulle Box, a new take on women-centric leadership and financial inclusion.  She is the host of two popular podcasts, Rebels with a Purpose and WomenAdvancing of the Media Village network, and the soon to launch, In The Mixx -Zoomers to Boomers in provocative conversation. Her creativity and strategic acumen in building vanguard products placed her on the coveted Folio Most Influential Media Leaders list.

Byrne has a knack for inspiring and empowering leaders and teams to harness their unique attributes, collaborate, build innovative and sustainable solutions that overcome the gnarliest of obstacles.  A believer in getting more diversity in Boards, she is the Chair for the Tech for Good Program and Board member for the TomTom Foundation and Women on the Rise/Ascending Angels investment network.  Byrne is former President of the UN Women SF Board,  Former Commissioner for the Marin Women's Commission, and co-Chair for Marin Teen Girls Conference. A Bay Area native, she now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Speaking Topics:

TRUST IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND YET UNDERAPPRECIATED FORM OF CAPITAL WE HAVE IN OUR LIVES. ESPECIALLY AS LEADERS.

Without it, no system (financial, education, climate, healthcare, business, team or government) can function. We are in a trust crisis – what can we do about it? Build self trust, then heal the leader, heal the company, heal the planet. We look at companies and leadership who have built great trust and how, then devise a plan on how you can.

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF WORK LOOKING LIKE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE? BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE?

We all know that change is the one constant, today’s workplace is no different. We will review key trends in the areas that matter most to you and your company.

FIVE DIFFERENT GENERATIONS UNDER ONE ROOF

So many viewpoints, geographies, generations and cultural nuance. How do you lead such a group? We walk through the 7 different forms of power and how each generation responds to them…and how to harness the differences to collective success.

IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT WITHOUT INNER CHANGE THERE CAN BE NO OUTER CHANGE, AND WITHOUT COLLECTIVE CHANGE, NO CHANGE MATTERS

Are you the leader you want to be? Do you know what drives you? Are you building a team of leaders who are delivering the results you want?