Every entrepreneur has a common trait: trauma that has shaped the way we view the world and run our businesses. Sales agility and communications mastery? They are often honed from having to constantly adapt to meet the needs of others and be accepted. Goal-oriented drive and calculated risk-taking? They may be direct biproducts of having to create a sense of safety or control in an otherwise unpredictable environment. Passion, innovation, discipline, curiosity, flexibility, and more: they are the strengths that enable entrepreneurs to create, sustain, and grow businesses in competitive, fast-moving environments.

Yet every entrepreneur faces a moment in which these strengths have the potential to be the very things that take us down. The more we push, the harder we work, the faster we scale – it is as if we hit a breaking point we cannot quite articulate. It is a breaking point that stems from leveraging these strengths to such an extent that they wear us down rather than build us up. And it is a breaking point that stems from trying to overcome – rather than tap into – the hard things that have made us who we are today.

Because the strengths we possess as entrepreneurs aren’t happenstance. They were forged through events that have become encoded experiences which shape the way we learn and live, even today. And no matter how hard we try, we cannot outrun, outsmart, or outwork those traumas. If we try to – we burn out. Instead, it is when we face them, hold space for them, and understand how to carry them with us, that our traumas become our biggest catalyst for success in business and in life. This is the transformational path of the Traumapreneur.

Kate DiLeo is a dynamic and seasoned speaker whose vibrant personality, robust expertise, and pragmatic approach shine from stage. She brings a fresh lens to the topics of business leadership and entrepreneurship by delivering practical yet powerful content that audiences can immediately apply to their businesses and careers. Kate’s passion for teaching, her candor, and her real-world business leadership experience lend themselves to speaking engagements that not only deliver strategic insights, but also practical tactics that will shift paradigms and move the needle. Whether you are looking to learn powerful tactics behind overcoming trauma or want to delve into the details of how to become a stronger entrepreneur who hits the next level of success, Kate will engage and deliver the lightbulb moments and tangible takeaways your audience craves.

Every engagement starts with an in-depth prep call to get aligned and determine additional ways that Kate can support you beyond her time on stage, including:

• Promotion of your event via Kate’s LinkedIn network
• Additional breakout session or panel moderation
• Attendance at receptions and networking events
• PDF of slide deck made available for attendees