Business Futurist & Motivational Speaker
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Kim Seeling Smith is an award winning Business Futurist who deciphers emerging trends across business, the workforce and leadership and helps organizations and individuals remain relevant, resilient and ready for anything.
Kim has been awarded a Top 100 Thought Leader by Thinkers360 and wrote Mind Reading for Managers—the ultimate how-to guide for 1:1 employee conversations—and co-authored a career development guide with best-selling author Brian Tracy.
You’ve likely seen her on The Today Show or featured in Forbes, Fast Company, SmartCompany, CEO Magazine, CNBC Online, The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, and more.
With a background as a CPA at KPMG, Kim brings a rare blend of commercial expertise and deep people insights, making her a sought-after voice on the future of work.
TOPICS
- Future-Proof Your Business: 42% of global CEOs don’t think their business will be viable by 2035 (PwC) - Make sure yours isn’t one - for Business Owners and Leaders.
- Everyday AI: From Fear to Confidence – Your Essential Guide to Thriving with AI.
- 9 Keys to keep your best people from walking out the door: Based on over 5,000 exit interviews.
- Future-Proof Your Career: Your essential career management framework - designed to help individuals upskill / reskill and remain relevant within their CURRENT organization.
CATEGORIES
- AI
- Business
- Futurist
- Future of Work
- Leadership
- CEO & Entrepreneurs
- Disruption and Innovation
- Employee Engagement and Retention
SPEAKING TOPICS
These topics can be delivered at both in-person conferences and virtual events.
Future-Proof Your Business:
Business, Innovation & Leadership Strategies For the decade of radical change
42% of global CEOs don’t think their business will be viable by 2035 (PwC) – Make sure yours isn’t one – for Business Owners and Leaders
Everyday AI:
From Fear to Confidence – Your Essential Guide to Thriving with AI
Harness AI with keynote speaker Kim Seeling Smith in this dynamic session. Gain confidence, explore key fundamentals, and see AI in action through engaging custom demonstrations.
9 Keys to keep your best people from walking out the door
Based on over 5,000 exit interviews!
Future-Proof Your Career:
Designed for professionals at every level, this session delivers the clarity, confidence, and career strategy you need to navigate the AI revolution and emerge stronger than ever.
When change accelerates, incremental thinking becomes obsolete - only bold actions count.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM KIM'S KEYNOTES
Inspiring AI Keynotes That
Empower and Transform Audiences
Embrace AI with Confidence, Not Fear
AI is rapidly transforming industries, but instead of fearing change, professionals must learn to harness its power. Kim’s keynotes provide practical insights and hands-on demonstrations, helping individuals and businesses move from uncertainty to confidence in using AI strategically.
The Future of Work Requires Adaptability and Innovation
The workplace is evolving—hybrid teams, AI-driven automation, and shifting leadership models are reshaping how we work. Kim equips leaders with future-proof strategies to stay competitive, adapt to workforce shifts, and lead with agility in an era of rapid transformation.
From Insight to Action: Practical Tools for Immediate Impact
Understanding AI and workforce trends is just the beginning—taking action is what drives success. Whether it’s implementing AI tools, fostering entrepreneurial thinking in employees, or leading with connection over command, Kim’s sessions provide actionable takeaways that empower individuals and businesses to thrive in the AI era.
SPEAKING TOPIC
Future-Proof Your Business
Business, Innovation & Leadership Strategies For the decade of radical change
We are standing on the threshold of a decade unlike any other—a time of extraordinary speed, transformation, and innovation set against a backdrop of a global polycrisis (simultaneous economic, environmental, and social challenges).
At the same time, we see the rise of the empowered workforce – employees who seek purpose, flexibility, and greater autonomy in an increasingly talent short market, reshaping organizational dynamics and leadership.
To not only survive but thrive, we need to proactively embrace change, foster adaptability, and cultivate a mindset of continuous learning and resilience. By doing so, we can harness these disruptions as powerful catalysts for growth and success.
This Future-Trends keynote from AI & Future of Work Motivational Speaker Kim Seeling Smith is crafted to challenge your thinking, energize your audience, and provide practical strategies for thriving amidst rapid business transformation.
Did you know that 42% of global CEOs believe their companies won’t survive the next decade without significant changes? This wake-up call from PwC highlights the urgency of adapting to a world reshaped by AI, the Polycrisis (where multiple crises interact and affect each other), and talent shortages.
To thrive, we must reimagine:
- Business - From Tweaks to Transformation: In the face of simultaneous disruptions (including AI), incremental improvements won’t cut it. It’s time to reimagine your business - boldly and holistically.
- Leadership - From Command to Connect: We must deeply rethink what effective leadership looks like in an era defined by AI, The Polycrisis, and empowered employees.
- Workforce - From Human Resources to Human Empowerment: The goal – to build a workforce that is agile, skilled for the future, diverse, and deeply engaged.
- From Revenue to Responsibility: Adapt to the evolving expectations of consumers and employees.
- From Employees to Entrepreneurs: Understand the workforce revolution reshaping success.
- From Desk to Distributed: Navigate the workplace renaissance affecting how and where we work.
- From Command to Connect: Master leadership strategies for a rapidly evolving world.
Why Attend?
- Insights: Discover transformative ideas and innovations reshaping business, leadership, and talent in the age of AI and the Polycrisis
- Strategies: Acquire actionable strategies to proactively transform your organization, empower your workforce, and strengthen resilience for future disruptions.
- Leadership: Redefine your leadership approach from command to connect, equipping yourself to inspire agility, autonomy, and continuous innovation in your teams.
Raving Reviews
Join Kim for a
Transformative Experience
Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools needed to confidently navigate the next decade. Future-proof your organization and lead with impactful innovation.
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Everyday AI:
From Fear to Confidence – Your Essential Guide to Thriving with AI
Unlock the power of AI with Motivational Speaker Kim Seeling Smith in this transformative session, designed to turn fear and uncertainty into confidence and practical action.
This session combines essential AI fundamentals with engaging bespoke demonstrations, empowering you to understand, discuss, and effectively use Generative and Agentic AI tools to help you do what you do better, faster, more efficiently and effectively.
This session will be designed for your organization and individual use cases. Together, we will tackle your actual challenges through live, bespoke AI demonstrations – making every moment directly relevant.
Unlock the power of AI with AI Keynote Speaker Kim Seeling Smith in this transformative keynote, designed to turn fear and uncertainty into confidence and practical action. This session combines essential AI fundamentals with engaging demonstrations, empowering you to understand, discuss, and effectively use AI tools.
Did you know many professionals feel overwhelmed by the rapid rise of AI technology? Concerns around job security, ethical implications, and navigating numerous AI tools are common. This motivational business keynote addresses these fears directly, transforming them into new confidence and capabilities.
In This Keynote, You’ll Discover:
- AI Fundamentals: Master essential concepts to discuss AI intelligently in any conversation.
- Practical Tool Demonstrations: Go beyond ChatGPT with hands-on AI demonstrations tailored to your industry, helping you choose AI tools that enhance your performance.
- Confidence Over Fear: Learn strategies to embrace AI as a strategic advantage, improving productivity and leadership effectiveness.
Why Attend?
- Insights: Identify AI tools that genuinely improve your role.
- Strategies: Transition from basic AI knowledge to actionable expertise.
- Confidence: Lead confidently in an AI-driven world, replacing fear with empowered decision-making.
Raving Reviews
Join Kim to Demystify
AI and Boost Your Potential
SPEAKING TOPIC
9 Keys to keep your best people from walking out the door
Based on over 5,000 exit interviews!
The research is clear. Your ability to keep your best people from walking out the door is a direct result of their manager’s ability to connect with them and to understand what they need to be fully motivated and engaged.
Connection begins with conversation, but most managers don’t talk to their people enough or about the right things because they are confused and frustrated about what their people really want.
Luckily, reverse engineering over 5,000 exit interviews gives us significant clues as to what workers really want and what employers need to deliver to keep their teams together during this time of immense change.
The audience will leave with:
- A practical model, based on over 5,000 exit interviews and updated to include the latest international research to increase employee motivation and wellbeing.
- An understanding of how you, the leader, directly impact your team’s performance and engagement and what you can do about it.
- A proven framework to help inspire, measure and manage high performance (especially with a remote or hybrid workforce).
We take the guesswork out of employee motivation and engagement.
Why Attend?
This practical program is perfect for anyone who manages a team who yearns for a simple, practical way to increase employee engagement, wellbeing, and profitability.
This is a choose-your-own-adventure keynote where every presentation turns into a unique conversation with the audience.
If your success depends on your ability to inspire and retain a great team, this session is not to be missed.
Available as a 60-minute inspirational keynote, a 90-minute interactive experience, or 1 – 3 half-day workshops.
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Future-Proof Your Career:
How to Use AI to Stay Relevant, Resilient, and One Step AHEAD
We are entering the most disruptive decade in living memory — driven by AI, accelerated by the Polycrisis, and amplified by shifting workforce expectations.
Jobs are changing fast. Roles are being redefined. And employers are making hasty, AI-driven decisions that often leave people behind.
It’s your job to proactively manage your career to remain relevant, resilient and one step ahead.
But this keynote isn’t about fear. It’s about opportunity.
Designed for professionals at every level, this session delivers the clarity, confidence, and career strategy you need to navigate the AI revolution and emerge stronger than ever.
Available as a 60-minute keynote, a 90-minute interactive experience, or a 1–3 half-day workshop.
TO THRIVE YOU MUST REIMAGINE:
- Your Work – from routine to remarkable: Learn how to harness AI to elevate your daily tasks and performance.
- Your Path – from reactive to resilient: Map where your role is headed — and where you want to go next.
- Your Development – from uncertainty to evolution: Shift from fearing AI to using it as your personal coach, co-pilot, and career catalyst.
Why Attend?
Insight: Understand how AI is reshaping industries and what it means for your role.
Strategy: Walk away with a proven framework to enhance your career today — and evolve it for tomorrow.
Momentum: Leave with practical next steps you can take in the next 90 days to stay ahead.
Your future isn’t something to fear.
It’s something to build — starting now.
WATCH KIM IN ACTION
Bringing the Future of Work to You - Anywhere in the World.
Kim delivers high-impact, engaging virtual presentations that feel just as dynamic as being in the room with her. Whether she’s speaking to a global audience or an intimate leadership team, Kim’s virtual sessions are interactive, insightful, and packed with actionable strategies.
From keynotes to workshops, she seamlessly adapts to online platforms, ensuring every participant stays engaged, inspired, and ready to take action. No matter where you are, Kim brings the future of work straight to your screen.
“The Best digital speaker session I’ve been a part of. Kim managed to get the same level of engagement as she would standing in front of us.”