KEYNOTE SPEAKING
“The seminar Kelly conducted for the Department of Health and Human Services
surpassed expectations—by a mile!
We have had noteworthy and amazing speakers, but
Kelly’s program leads in all our feedback metrics.
Her style is facilitative and supportive, “boots on the ground” and aspirational at the same time.
Our managers and supervisors left her session ready to reinvigorate themselves and their teams
for the challenging work of the Department both now and in the future.”
Office of Human Resources, Department of Health and Human Services, April 2023
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“Kelly did the best job of any virtual presenter I have ever seen.”
Mergers & Acquisition Expert and Business Owner, August 2020
If you’re ready to achieve the same results, set up a time to talk about your event and participants with Kelly now. Here’s to smooth sailing as you create the best event for your audience!
Looking for a keynote speaker who delivers actionable insights, inspires leaders, and drives meaningful change? Kelly brings a dynamic blend of expertise in leadership, culture, and AI to share with your people. With engaging presentations tailored to today's challenges, Kelly empowers business leaders to navigate complexity, foster innovation, and create competitive advantages.
From cutting-edge strategies to practical takeaways, your audience will leave equipped and energized to lead with confidence and clarity. Let’s work together to make your next event unforgettable!
Keynote Topics for Today’s Leaders
⬛ Leadership Excellence in the AI Era: Balancing Technology and Humanity
Inspire business leaders to balance cutting-edge AI technology with human-centered leadership practices, fostering innovation, trust, and resilience. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to lead effectively in a rapidly evolving digital landscape while maintaining ethical and cultural alignment.
⬛ The Future of Leadership: Embracing AI with Integrity and Vision
Empower business leaders to navigate AI-driven change by fostering ethical innovation, cultural alignment, and visionary strategies for long-term success. Attendees will learn how to lead with integrity while embracing AI to drive meaningful impact and sustainable growth in their organizations and markets.
⬛ The All-In Way: The 5 Strategies for High Performance in Life and Leadership
This highly popular keynote is based on the little book Put Your Whole Self in...Life and Leadership the Hokey Pokey Way. Companies, teams, and universities around the United States have invited Kelly to share this message. The energizing talk inspires people with practical ideas to live and lead with the All-In mindset.
⬛ Leadership Now: How contemporary leaders can capitalize on the complexity of business
This is an engaging keynote designed to help leaders ensure they are on par with today’s complex challenges, so they lead with confidence and clarity. This keynote introduces the 5A Model framework, helping leaders overcome obstacles, influence culture, and drive growth. Attendees will leave with actionable insights to stay ahead in a competitive, fast-paced business environment without burning out.
⬛ Bring Your Spiritual Values to Your Business: The 7 Ways to Incorporate Spiritual Leadership to Grow Your Business
This talk emerged in 2022 as people reported increased spirituality and their need to incorporate it into their work in this post-pandemic world. You can lead with spiritual congruence to unify people and grow your company. Be a role model by bringing your whole self to work, and your people will bring theirs too.
⬛ Brand Culture: How to fuse the bond that brings your company to life inside and outside
Discover how aligning internal culture with external brand creates the ultimate competitive advantage. This keynote equips leaders with strategies to foster congruence, build organizational awareness, and drive success. Attendees will learn actionable approaches to ensure brand and culture work in harmony to inspire teams and captivate customers.
Kelly Byrnes, our founder, is a pro who has spoken with, presented to, or trained more than 100,000 people. Meeting Planners have shared that Kelly is smart, knowledgeable, and relatable to their audiences. Her versatility earned awards from the American Management Association and the local National Speakers Association chapter.
Kelly has a strong business background, solid leadership experience, contemporary ideas—and she delivers engaging, relevant sessions worth your time.
Whether your event is live in person or via Zoom, Kelly can deliver!
Videos of Kelly in Action
AI DEMO DAY
The Kansas City AI Club invited Kelly to speak at the first Demo Day in June 2024.
Each speaker was given 8-9 minutes. Kelly was the only non-tech speaker. She shared demos about how entrepreneurs and any business professional can use Chat GPT to save time and generate revenue.
Her presentation was so well received by the Kansas City AI Club, they invited Kelly to be an emcee at the second Demo Day a month later.
DISRUPT HR
The founders of Kansas City’s Disrupt HR chose Kelly as the opener for their most recent event—an honor indeed! More than 200 Human Resources professionals gathered at Boulevard Brewery for a night of engaging presentations delivered in the Disrupt HR format.
Kelly’s 5-minute talk, HR Isn’t Burger King: How to stop letting people have it their way without being a jerk, shows her non-stuffy, yet well-thought-out, style and philosophy. Enjoy!
Photos below show Kelly as the speaker for a few different types of events.
Whether your event is for business executives, young professionals, business owners, or women on a retreat, Kelly’s background, style, and message can inspire them with practical ideas to grow themselves, their teams, and companies.
