Kat Atwell
Areas of Focus
Mental Health, Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
Speaker Fee Ranges
$5000 to $7500
Speaker Biography
Keynote speaker and psychological safety designer with 20+ years in government, SaaS sales enablement, and organizational systems. I blend humor, storytelling, and behavioral science to tackle workplace burnout and mental health, helping leaders build cultures where people thrive, not just survive. Current Ignite Denver host, DisruptHR speaker, and committee member of the Public Information and Education arm of the Colorado Psychiatric Society. Denver-based.
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DisruptHR Denver 19.0 (March 4, 2026, Mile High Station): "The $650B Cost of Optimizing Workplace Culture for 28-Year-Old White Guys." It was a sold out event on a wide variety of topics resonating with HR leaders. Positive feedback on humor and relevance for women in perimenopause/menopause.
DisruptHR Boise: "Birds, Burnout, & the Workplace Apocalypse" I used bird analogies for mental health lessons.
AbsenceSoft: Delivered workshops/trainings on psychological safety, burnout prevention, and mental health integration for HR/tech teams, focusing on leave management and employee wellbeing.​
SHRM New Mexico (upcoming): Keynote on workplace culture optimization, psychological safety behaviors, and negotiating mental health conversations at work.
Ignite Denver organizer/host (10+ years), Denver Moth GrandSLAM storyteller, workshops for tech/finance/HR on psychological safety and communication.
DisruptHR Boise: "Birds, Burnout, & the Workplace Apocalypse" I used bird analogies for mental health lessons.
AbsenceSoft: Delivered workshops/trainings on psychological safety, burnout prevention, and mental health integration for HR/tech teams, focusing on leave management and employee wellbeing.​
SHRM New Mexico (upcoming): Keynote on workplace culture optimization, psychological safety behaviors, and negotiating mental health conversations at work.
Ignite Denver organizer/host (10+ years), Denver Moth GrandSLAM storyteller, workshops for tech/finance/HR on psychological safety and communication.
→Psychological Safety is a Behavior: Leadership Skills that Reduce Workplace Strain
→→Leaders learn behaviors that foster safety, reducing strain and turnover. Practical tools via stories and science for fixing real teams.
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→The Conversations That Save Teams: How to Talk About Mental Health Without Making it Weird
→→Normalize mental health talks with scripts, humor, and vulnerability models. Equip managers to support without awkwardness, boosting retention.
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→Turning Scars into Stories: How We Can Build Cultures of Compassion and Courage
→→Transform personal/professional scars into compassionate cultures. Storytelling frameworks for leaders to build trust and courage.
→→Leaders learn behaviors that foster safety, reducing strain and turnover. Practical tools via stories and science for fixing real teams.
​
→The Conversations That Save Teams: How to Talk About Mental Health Without Making it Weird
→→Normalize mental health talks with scripts, humor, and vulnerability models. Equip managers to support without awkwardness, boosting retention.
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→Turning Scars into Stories: How We Can Build Cultures of Compassion and Courage
→→Transform personal/professional scars into compassionate cultures. Storytelling frameworks for leaders to build trust and courage.
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