Unlock Innovation with Humor – Kathy Klotz-Guest helps companies like Amazon and Cisco spark creativity with a comedy-driven mindset for fearless innovation.
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Kathy’s communications training left a lasting impact. It was powerful, and we improved innovation by 40%.
Sandy C.,
Amazon AWS
Want fearless innovation and a culture of creativity? Kathy Klotz-Guest fuses Silicon Valley leadership with 25 years of comedy to drive bold thinking, engagement, and breakthrough ideas. Fortune 500 companies trust her dynamic, humor-infused keynotes to transform teams, ignite innovation, and make leadership unforgettable. Laugh, learn, and lead with impact!
Keynote Speaker Kathy Klotz-Guest is a leading expert in innovation, leadership, and workplace culture, helping organizations embrace creativity, agility, and fearless thinking.
With over 18 years of experience leading global teams in Silicon Valley tech and nearly 25 years in comedy, including sketch writing at Second City LA, Kathy has mastered the art of blending humor with business insights to drive real, transformative change.
When organizations want to spark innovation, retain top talent, and create a culture of bold, creative problem-solving, they book Kathy Klotz-Guest for their events. Her dynamic keynotes teach businesses how to apply improv-based principles—such as adaptability, storytelling, and collaborative risk-taking—to marketing, leadership, and workplace culture.
Through humor and engaging storytelling, she shows teams how to embrace uncertainty, build stronger connections, and drive forward-thinking ideas.
Top companies like Amazon, Cisco, Deloitte, Kaiser Permanente, and Genentech trust Kathy to energize their teams and challenge outdated ways of thinking. Her book, Stop Boring Me!, was named a “CEO must-read” by Inc.com, and her insights have been featured in Forbes, Fortune, and Huffington Post. Whether she’s speaking at SXSW, Content Marketing World, Stanford, or Amazon’s AWS Conference, Kathy delivers high-energy, interactive keynotes that leave lasting impact.
If your organization wants to cultivate innovation, increase engagement, and inspire fearless leadership, book Kathy Klotz-Guest for your event today. Experience how humor, storytelling, and creativity can revolutionize the way your teams think, work, and lead.
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Kathy’s communications training left a lasting impact. It was powerful, and we improved innovation by 40%.
Sandy C., Amazon AWS
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Kathy delivered the perfect balance of humor and thought-provoking content in her keynote. She was exceptional. We’ve used her insights to grow sales!
Gina B., American Marketing Assoc. Ignite Conference
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Thank you for your keynote... You were insightful, inspiring and funny—a winning combination!
Rachna K., Women’s Center Leadership Conference
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Kathy helped us increase recruitment and retention in a competitive market by 60%+. She not only has you laughing and connecting to improve team dynamics, we innovate more boldly now than we ever have!
-Deepika, Sr. HR Exec, Cisco Systems
Watch Kathy Klotz-Guest In Action
As the world becomes complex, tech product life cycles shorten and AI becomes a backdrop to work, unlocking human potential becomes a key driver to more, better ideas, stories and innovation. It's the human factor with perhaps a surprising twist: humor and laughter become must-haves for teams that connect, trust and create BODLY together.
This ain't your mama's team-building nonsense. Laughter is a predictor of healthy, curious, low-fear and risk-taking culture. This talk is laughter and story-filled and discusses 4 main keys to building a sustainably adaptable, innovative culture that does BOLD SHIFT together.
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Is stress crushing innovation and engagement in your workplace? In today’s fast-paced world, leaders need more than strategy—they need humor to build resilience, trust, and creativity.
In "From Stressed to Success: Why Humor is the Leadership Skill of the Future," keynote speaker Kathy Klotz-Guest reveals how humor transforms workplace culture, reduces stress, and boosts innovation and collaboration. Backed by Silicon Valley leadership experience and 25 years in comedy, Kathy’s high-energy keynotes teach leaders to engage teams, spark bold thinking, and drive success.
Book Kathy Klotz-Guest for your next event and turn stress into a competitive advantage through the power of humor!
Is your team stuck in a cycle of stale ideas and resistance to change? Creativity and innovation thrive in environments where people feel safe to take risks—and humor is the key to unlocking that fearless mindset.
In "Laugh, Lead, Innovate: How Humor Sparks Creativity and Drives Change," keynote speaker Kathy Klotz-Guest shows how humor breaks down barriers, fosters bold thinking, and drives real transformation. With Silicon Valley leadership experience and 25 years in comedy, Kathy’s engaging keynotes provide practical tools to energize teams, spark fresh ideas, and create a culture of innovation.
Book Kathy Klotz-Guest today and discover how laughter fuels leadership, engagement, and game-changing results!
Is your team stuck in a cycle of hesitation, resistance, or missed opportunities? A culture that says “no” too often stifles innovation, engagement, and growth. The secret to unstoppable success? A “YES AND” mindset.
In “YES AND” Revolution: Building Bold, Unstoppable Culture, keynote speaker Kathy Klotz-Guest teaches how this improv-based approach fuels collaboration, agility, and fearless innovation. With Silicon Valley leadership experience and 25 years in comedy, Kathy delivers high-energy, interactive keynotes that help teams break silos, embrace change, and turn challenges into opportunities.
Book Kathy Klotz-Guest today and build a bold, adaptable culture that drives lasting success!
