Your audience will walk away with tools, insight, and inspiration they will need to prepare for the Magical Disruption®.
they’re waiting for, even long after my performance is over.
Check below for key speaker resources, and email me directly at kat@katosullivan.com if there’s ever anything else you need.
“Leaders leave Kat’s lively and engaging presentations curious about what else is possible…and more confident and capable of turning their passion into a reality.”
Kaya Plansker Executive Director
“Kat’s commitment to inspiring and equipping women leaders is paving the way for a future where women step up and fully embrace their potential.”
Pauline Field Founder
Our next speaker believes that, when shift happens, it’s time to make magic happen.
A keynote speaker, author, and lifelong changemaker, Kat O’Sullivan has over 25 years experience helping people turn the seemingly impossible into the possible, in their businesses and lives. She has worked across industry in all sectors – private, government, education, and nonprofit.
Kat has spent her life doing what others deem impossible – and doing it over and over again.
Wait until you hear how at just 16 years old, Kat convinced Bob Hope to make her dream come true . . .
Please welcome to the stage . . . Kat O’Sullivan!
Kat O’Sullivan is an author, keynote speaker, and transition coach who believes that when shift happens, it’s time to Make Magic Happen.
For 25+ years, she’s helped individuals and organizations turn disruption into possibility—especially for accomplished women 50+ who are ready for a bold next chapter. Kat is the author of From Doubt to Do: Navigating Your Pathway to Possibility and the creator of the Magical Disruption® framework.
Her TEDx talk on shattering limiting labels is a rally cry to live your legacy now—not “someday.”
Kat O’Sullivan believes that when shift happens, it’s time to Make Magic Happen. As an author, keynote speaker, and lifelong changemaker, she helps audiences turn disruption into a catalyst for courage, clarity, and forward momentum—so they leave inspired, equipped, and ready to take action.
Kat’s story begins in an unusual way: she was born in a “secret city,” and the secrecy that shaped her early life made it hard to show up fully as herself. Everything changed at 16 when she convinced Bob Hope to sponsor her travels with Up With People—an experience that sparked her passion for possibility and impact.
In the middle of COVID, Kat and her husband packed up their lives and moved to Mexico, where she continues to write, speak, coach, and create. She’s the author of From Doubt to Do: Navigating Your Pathway to Possibility, a practical and inspiring guide for anyone navigating a major transition and wondering what else might be possible in the next chapter. Her TEDx talk on shattering limiting labels is a rally cry to live your legacy now—not “someday.
Offstage, Kat is an avid photographer who loves capturing a unique moment, challenging assumptions about what you’re seeing, and offering an up-close look at nature. That same perspective shows up in her keynotes: a fresh lens, a little humor, and the kind of powerful reframes that help people see what’s possible.
You’ve probably heard the saying, “The only constant in life is change,” right?
“Change.” Hm. That word. It’s a little intimidating, isn’t it? What if we reframe our thinking, so that the only constant in life is a series of shifts? Change can be scary, but a shift is a natural evolution into an exciting new phase.
In this perspective-transforming keynote, Kat O’Sullivan reveals why saying “Hell, YES!” to making a shift is the first step toward what we actually want. Full of stirring stories from Kat’s extraordinary life, Kat’s talk will dare you to ask yourself, “What else is possible in my life?” —and it will give you the knowledge, support, inspiration, and strategies you need to reach out and grab it.
We’re all living our legacies, every day. If you’re ready to stop living yours by default, you’re ready for a Magical Disruption Magical Disruption®.
