Entrepreneur, Investor, and Founder of BUILD
Kathleen Griffith: Biography at a Glance
- Kathleen Griffith is a self-made serial entrepreneur, award-winning business strategist, bestselling author, TV producer, and keynote speaker on a mission to help women claim their best lives through business.
- She has directed over $500M in marketing for Fortune 500 brands, generating over one billion dollars for clients including NIKE, NBC Sports, Hugo Boss, and Verizon.
- As the creator of BUILD, a global platform that empowers women to break ground in business and life, Griffith also released a bestselling book Build Like A Woman, hailed as a “no-nonsense roadmap” by Barbara Corcoran.
- Recognized as one of the Top 40 Disruptors by ADWEEK and honored by Fast Company, Condé Nast, Fortune, and Marie Claire as a leading innovator and business force.
- Featured in TIME, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and Oprah, she serves on advisory boards for Fast Company and Entrepreneur Magazine.
- A sought-after public speaker, she has delivered keynotes globally at events like Forbes Power Women’s Summit, Cannes Lions, and Davos, and at companies including AT&T, Samsung, Google, McDonald’s, LinkedIn and more.
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Kathleen Griffith is an award-winning, self-made serial entrepreneur, business strategist, bestselling author, TV producer, and keynote speaker. She is a business tour de force, on a mission to help women claim their best life using business as the vehicle to get there. Her passion is to further the next generation of women entrepreneurs and help them architect the life of their dreams.
She works with Fortune 500 brands, directing more than $500M in marketing dollars and generating more than one billion dollars on behalf of clients ranging from NIKE to NBC Sports to Hugo Boss to Verizon.
Kathleen is the creator of BUILD, a proven method for women to break ground in business and break through in life, which has been hailed by Barbara Corcoran as the “no-nonsense roadmap you need to get your business off the ground and thriving." This global platform includes a digital course in over 125 countries, a video series that highlights the work of exceptional builders like Eva Longoria, Jessica Alba, Arianna Huffington (& more), and a book titled Build Like A Woman under St. Martin's Press, a USA Today national bestseller and a Next Big Idea Book Club Pick featuring “the most important nonfiction books of the year” curated by Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Grant.
Kathleen has been recognized as a Top 40 Disruptor by ADWEEK, Leading Woman in Business by Fast Company, Creative Innovator by Condé Nast, Most Powerful Woman by Fortune, Power Player by Marie Claire, and Business Leader Of The Year at Harvard Club.
She has been featured in TIME Magazine, Forbes, Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, Good Morning America, and Oprah. She was part of the Fast Company Executive Board and Entrepreneur Magazines Advisory Board (Women Entrepreneur).
A dynamic, in-demand, and compelling public speaker, Kathleen has spoken globally at Forbes Power Women's Summit, Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen, Newsweek, Cannes Lions, Davos, Dubai Lynx, Women In Cable Telecommunications, Hello Sunshine’s / AT&T’s Shine Away, Samsung, Google, McDonald's / Coca-Cola, Bacardi, IBM, Bath & Body Works, LinkedIn, Facebook, Harvard and Yale.
Kathleen produced and guest starred in the business competition TV series Side Hustlers with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and has appeared as a judge/investor on Elevator Pitch.
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Break Ground in Business. Break Through to You.
This no-nonsense keynote or workshop explores the mindset and skillset needed whether you want to start a business, grow within your organization, or disrupt your industry. Based on her expertise advising Fortune 100 companies around the globe, Kathleen Griffith reveals the 12-part method for accelerating business vision and success.
Amplifying Yourself for Authentic Power
Kathleen Griffith is the founder of Build Like A Woman, a global framework for women to rise and thrive in all aspects of their businesses and lives.
In this inspiring talk, Kathleen details how each of us can develop a clear vision and integrated plan to take the reins of our lives and bring our full selves to the table. Audiences will walk away with the tools needed to forge their path to authentic power.
