Kathy Klotz-Guest MA, MBA's Linkedin Analytics

I help leaders and teams think boldly and communicate and create fearlessly. Using breakthrough methods, I help people to tap into their natural creativity and drive meaningful change. To be competitive globally, your company has to be an innovative place people WANT to work at. My BIG A-HA While leading tech teams (product, marketing & comms) by day, and performing stand-up, improv and sketch by night for 20+ years, I learned: -The biggest laughs and innovation come from trust and connection. -Shared laughter builds community. -The biggest breakthroughs come when courage fills the air. I got curious: Can these elements also be how I get my team to take bolder risks, speak up, innovate and thrive in uncertainty? YES! Everything I do is fueled by an improv and humor mindset making it safer to take risks. That led me to start my business, write my top-selling book, "Stop Boring Me!", advise global senior leaders and teams, and create 2 popular LinkedIn Learning Courses: 1) Leading in the Moment with Improv (https://www.linkedin.com/learning/leading-in-the-moment) 2) Humor for Leaders: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/humor-a-leader-s-guide-to-connection-safety-and-trust/putting-humor-to-work Leaders, ready for your teams to be braver? Let's talk! Keynotes & programs so leaders and teams (tech, marketing, HR): -become bold, resilient, relatable leaders (Amazon AWS, Portola, Cisco) -innovate new products, services, experiences (Uber, Sprout Social, ADSK, Twilio) -translate tech into unignorable stories that close business (United Way, TVLP, Kaiser, Amazon) -improve speaking (Women in Eng., Amazon, Genentech, IBM) -reduce conflict and laugh more (Stanford Hospital) ABOUT I left a tech VP position after 18 years leading profitable teams and being on comedy stages to start Keeping it Human. I still perform comedy BOOK "Stop Boring Me! How to create kick-ass marketing content, stories, products and ideas through the power of improv" (Amazon). Inc. named it a "CMO must read." WORK 🔶 "As closing *keynote* at AMA Cincinnati's 2018 Ignite CX Conference - A highlight! - Kathy delivered the perfect balance of humor and thought-provoking content in a highly engaging, energetic, relevant presentation. She is exceptional... " - AMA 🔶 "Kathy's approach to creativity is inspired, fun, and unique. She stretched the boundaries of content for our organization with such fresh thinking. I highly recommend!" - Sprout Social EDUCATION ComedySportz & Second City, LA. Stand-up, improv, sketch MA, Stanford University; MBA, UC Berkeley