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Kathryn Preston

Transform team performance with Kathryn Preston, speaker and performance coach. Kathryn works with diverse organizations to enhance leadership presence, navigate change, and build trust-based cultures, delivering evidence-based strategies featured in Fortune and Fast Company.

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Kathryn Preston, Speaker | Coach, Motivation Expert
Kathryn Preston

Kathryn Preston

Phoenix, United States

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$11k–25k

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At a glance

  • Keynote Speaker and Corporate Workshop Facilitator
  • Former Professor and Special Needs Doctor
  • Expert in Team Communication and Engagement
Kathryn Preston is a keynote speaker, professional performance coach, and motivation expert with a diverse background in healthcare, education, and business. Her philosophy centers on the belief that inspiration must be accompanied by action, a principle that underpins her engaging keynotes and workshops. Kathryn’s approach equips attendees with practical insights that can be directly applied to foster change, enhance team dynamics, and cultivate productive organizational cultures. With a career that began as a special needs healthcare provider, Kathryn worked in both hospitals and universities, gaining invaluable experience in compassionate care and effective team building that informs her current work in the corporate world. She has since transitioned to full-time speaking and coaching, sharing her expertise across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, technology, logistics and beyond. Her insights have been featured in leading publications like Fortune and Fast Company, highlighting her innovative strategies for achieving peak performance in the workplace. Kathryn works with diverse industries to address common challenges, such as ineffective communication, inconsistent motivation, navigating organizational change and culture shifts. She bridges the gap between technical and human aspects of problem-solving, enabling teams to communicate clearly, advocate for their interests, and develop sustainable strategies for employee engagement. Her focus on cultivating trust within teams fosters an environment conducive to innovation and collaboration. An expert in positive mental frameworks, Kathryn employs evidence-based principles and relatable storytelling to elevate leaders and teams. Her sessions are designed for a variety of settings, including corporate events, professional development, and employee resource groups. Through her unique methods, Kathryn helps individuals discover their leadership presence, ultimately building cultures rooted in trust and a commitment to innovation.

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Topics, sessions and talks

Confident Communication For Teams And Leaders
Effective communication is essential for high-performing teams and strong client relationships, yet it remains one of the biggest challenges in professional settings. Kathryn Preston shares practical strategies to develop confidence and clarity in communication, helping leaders and teams articulate ideas persuasively, foster collaboration, and enhance workplace dynamics. With engaging insights and real-world applications, this session equips professionals with the tools to communicate with authority, build trust, and drive meaningful action.
The Motivation Matrix: Proven Ways to Build High-Performing, Culture-Driven Teams
Conventional motivation techniques often fail to create lasting engagement and productivity. Kathryn Preston breaks down the misconceptions surrounding motivation and reveals evidence-based strategies that truly drive performance and strengthen team culture. By understanding what inspires individuals and teams to excel, attendees will gain practical methods to boost engagement, improve retention, and cultivate an environment where people thrive. A thought-provoking session that redefines how organisations approach motivation and success.
Becoming a Changemaker – Unlocking Limitless Growth in Ourselves and Our Teams
Fear often holds individuals and teams back from innovation and growth. Kathryn Preston explores the psychological impact of fear on workplace culture and leadership, offering strategies to navigate uncertainty, build trust, and foster resilience. Through engaging storytelling and actionable insights, this session empowers professionals to embrace change, unlock sustainable motivation, and cultivate an environment where creativity and collaboration drive long-term success. A powerful guide to transforming obstacles into opportunities for growth.
Put on Your High Heels: Elevating Healthy Dynamics Within Female Teams
Workplace relationships between women can shape career progression and leadership opportunities, yet the dynamics at play are rarely discussed. Kathryn Preston delves into the complexities of female team interactions, exposing how competition, unconscious biases, and workplace culture impact collaboration and professional growth. With a direct yet empowering approach, she equips women with strategies to break toxic patterns, build genuine support networks, and foster environments where collective success takes priority over rivalry. A powerful call to redefine what it means to champion each other in the workplace.
Compassion Fatigue: The Emotional Cost of Caring
Kathryn Preston explores the hidden toll of people-centric professions, where the demands of caring for others can come at the expense of personal well-being. Originally identified in healthcare workers, compassion fatigue - marked by exhaustion, irritability and frustration - is now widespread across industries reliant on human connection, from client relations to HR. Drawing from her experience as a former special needs healthcare provider and now a corporate performance coach, Kathryn offers data-driven insights and personal storytelling to help professionals recognise and navigate the pressures of their roles while reclaiming fulfilment and balance.

Why we recommend booking Kathryn

Unlock your team's potential with Kathryn Preston, keynote speaker and performance coach. With a rich background in healthcare, education, and business, her actionable insights address communication, motivation, and culture challenges. Book now to transform your organization.

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Testimonials

Kathryn is the BEST presenter that I've ever experienced. She's relatable, insightful, funny and engaging. Loved it.

Leadership Development Conference Attendee

Throughout the week, Kathryn took the time to get to know our employees and engage with them; she wasn't your typical in and out speaker and our employees LOVED that she made that time. Selecting Kathryn as our keynote speaker for our leadership strategy conference was one of the best decisions we could have made.

Deanna Zabel

Global Internal Communications Executive

I don't typically like keynotes that my company brings in. But, Kathryn's was the first one I actually enjoyed and got a TON out of. It was full of useful strategies to apply. I loved that she made time to get to know us and answer questions afterwards. She is so approachable and a fantastic speaker.

Executive Leader, Tech Industry

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What is Kathryn Preston's speaking style like?
Kathryn Preston structures her sessions around evidence-based principles paired with relatable storytelling, drawing on her background in healthcare and education to ground workplace concepts in real-world experience.
What topics does Kathryn Preston specialise in?
Kathryn Preston's sessions address confident communication for leaders and teams, motivation and high-performing team culture, and change management and resilience in the workplace. Her work has been featured in Fortune and Fast Company, and she draws on a background spanning special needs healthcare, university teaching, and corporate coaching across sectors including healthcare, technology, and logistics.
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