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Practical enough to use Monday morning.

Energizing enough that they'll actually want to.

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Business + Financial Empowerment Speaker

My sessions are equal parts strategy and energy: real financial frameworks delivered so they land, not just information dumped and forgotten by Tuesday. Every talk is built around one goal, your audience leaves with a next step, not just a nice memory.

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Speaking Topics

Every topic can be tailored to your audience and event format. Custom topics upon request.

  • 01

    Financial Foundations for Creative Entrepreneurs:

    learn to read your profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow, and finally understand why profit doesn't equal your bank balance

  • 02

    Building a Business That Supports Your Life:

    Reverse-engineer your income goals and pricing with intention instead of guesswork

  • 03

    Preparing for Every Stage of Growth:

    from choosing the right entity to hiring your first team member, build financial resilience before slow seasons or big decisions force your hand

  • 04

    Turning Profit Into Long-Term Wealth:

    build a cash reserve for slower seasons and choose the retirement account that actually fits how you earn

  • 05

    Paying Yourself Like a CEO:

    Understand what a reasonable salary means and when an S-corp election starts to make sense

  • 06

    Profit Planning for Solo Entrepreneurs:

    A simple system for directing every dollar of profit toward taxes, owner pay, retirement, and growth the moment it comes in

BRING KATELYN TO YOUR STAGE

BRING KATELYN TO YOUR STAGE

Why book Katelyn

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01 - Content that sticks:

Every session includes live polling, worksheets, and a clear next step, so your audience leaves with a plan, not just a good feeling that fades by Tuesday

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02 - Built for this audience, not repurposed:

Her frameworks are shaped specifically around wedding, creative, and solo-entrepreneur businesses, not a generic corporate finance talk adapted on the fly

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03 - Proven on stage, not just on paper:

Delivered live to wedding industry professionals through their national association, and trusted throughout the luxury wedding space.

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04 - The alternative to fear-based finance speakers:

No scare tactics, no shame, no jargon, in an industry that runs on both

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05 - Backed by Xero,

a partnership that reflects the same standard she brings to every stage

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In The Media

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