Description
Kristina Karlsson business speaker sessions come from the Swedish-born founder and creative visionary behind kikki.K, one of the world’s most beloved design and stationery brands. At just 22, she moved from a small farm in Sweden to Australia. She had no money, no connections and no clear plan. So she wrote her dreams down on paper. From her kitchen table, those dreams became kikki.K.
Why book Kristina Karlsson as your business speaker
Over two decades, Kristina grew kikki.K into an award-winning global business. At its peak, it ran 120 retail stores across five countries. It employed a team of 1,500 people. It served customers in over 150 countries, and generated $650 million in total revenue. As a result, Kristina became the creative force behind an authentic, founder-led brand. That brand inspired millions to live their best life through the power of dreaming and design.
Her keynotes cover business growth, resilience and the power of dreaming. Her signature session, Lessons from Growing and Losing a $650M Business, is a raw and transformational journey through success, failure and renewal. After 20 years of global success, the Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of her stores. As a result, Kristina heartbreakingly lost control of her business. But instead of giving up, she started again. Her renewed mission: to inspire and empower 101 million people worldwide to dream big and take action.
Above all, audiences leave with practical tools. They learn to turn adversity into opportunity, embrace creativity as a tool for growth, and lead with heart and courage. Kristina also offers an optional workshop, Tap the Power of Dreaming. It combines storytelling and practical exercises to help participants reimagine their future and build a roadmap for growth.
Book Kristina Karlsson business speaker for your next conference or leadership event. See Kristina Karlsson’s full profile, keynote topics and testimonials on the Corporate Speakers Australia speaker page, or browse other business keynote speakers.
Keynote topics:
Lessons from Growing & Losing a $650m business…and starting again with a smile
History is peppered with the real-life stories of people who have broken the mould – dreamed up a new future – and gone on to make those dreams reality. Kristina is one of them, and in this engaging and raw presentation, she shares the key business & personal lessons she learned along the way – from business success to failure – and starting again..engaging, educating, inspiring & empowering audiences to make personal, team or organisational transformations.
Kristina takes goal setting to a new level – beyond constraints – to tap into your delegates hearts as well as their minds in an unconstrained and powerful way.
A great way to start strategy or planning sessions – or if you need to shake up and inspire your people to consider new approaches.
Tap the Power of Dreaming (2.5 hr Optional Workshop)
Drawing on her personal experience writing her dreams on paper in her early twenties, and then making them happen, the learnings she made researching and writing her best-selling book about the power of dreaming and her knowledge as a global thought-leader on the power of dreaming – Kristina helps audiences discover their dreams (business, team, personal or all) and to create an action plan to go get them.
Testimonials
We were blown away by how positively the event was received, due in no small part to your participation and sharing copies of your book. Your session rated 10/10 by 38% of attendees and 83% rated it higher than 9/10.”
The Leadership Institute – Women in Leadership Summit 2023
“Kristina’s speaker score was 9/10. That’s remarkable for this audience”
International Entrepreneurs Organisation, Sydney
“I’ve followed Kristina’s story for a long-time. I thought she would give a good keynote, but I had no idea it would be THAT good! People laughed, cried… and learnt.”
Dale Beaumont, Business Blueprint Conference
Kristina Karlsson was a wonderful speaker. She came prepared with her talk and tips in mind for the type of audience she had been briefed about. She outlined that it wasn’t all plain sailing, that it was hard work with long hours but working for yourself and making a success from it was a fantastic feeling. Kristina connected with our guests and the feedback has been extremely positive. Very pleasant to deal with and nothing was too much trouble, we would highly recommend her as a speaker.
Maroondah City Council
