With 20+ keynotes per year, Kathryn is a frequent speaker at conferences such as eMerge Americas and SXSW; corporations like JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley; organizations like Madison Chamber of Commerce; and educational institutions like Harvard Business School.
Her key speaking topics include:
Changing the Face of Innovation
An engaging talk about Kathryn and her path to a career in technology, with a strong call to action that transcends cultural lines.
A Guide to Thinking BIG
An inspiring discussion of the five rules of thinking BIG and how to implement these rules in developing your own ideas and leadership style.
How to Be an Ally
Kathryn discusses the difference between mentorship and sponsorship, and how this impacts diversity at your organization.
Investing in the Future
An engaging presentation on how to invest in diverse entrepreneurs for amazing returns.
On the mainstage
Featured speeches.
- 01
SXSW 2023
Headlining a session on funding underestimated founders during a downturn.
- 02
Masters of Scale 2023
Creating a butterfly effect of winning. A conversation with Reid Hoffman's Masters of Scale Summit.
- 03
eMerge Americas 2024
Mainstage keynote on building category-defining companies from the margins.
What Hosts Are Saying
“Kathryn Finney is luminous. She brought sage insight and courageous stories to Concordia College, helping us recognize how we too can be builders of great, enduring, and good things.”
“Kathryn Finney's participation as a speaker at Goalkeepers 2023 was truly inspiring. She is a staunch advocate for investing in women with a sharp lens on what it takes to elevate economic power.”
“Kathryn did an incredible job at our conference. She was extremely engaging! Our audience learned a lot and left feeling empowered.”
“Kathryn Finney's presentation on the midday panel at Chicago Dealmakers was truly inspiring. She provided our audience of senior dealmakers and investors with insights that were engaging and relevant to the challenges they're seeing day to day.”
“Kathryn Finney is a trailblazer with an intimate understanding of what it takes to build a successful business, both from the founder and from the investor side. Her natural charm and uncanny ability to authentically connect with people made her the ideal speaker at a sold-out event we recently hosted.”
“The Female Quotient loved having Kathryn Finney speak at our Equality Lounge at SXSW 2023. The panel conversation she joined was a highlight in the program. She brought unique perspective and solution-oriented ideas around raising funding during a recession.”
“Kathryn Finney's vibrant energy and expertise was a gift to our DO GOOD X Startup Accelerator. Her story and insights resonated deeply with our early-stage founders. They left inspired, with practical knowledge, and even more determined to succeed.”
