Biography
Kathleen Griffith is an award-winning, self-made serial entrepreneur, business strategist, bestselling author, TV producer, and keynote speaker. She is a business tour de force, on a mission to help women claim their best life using business as the vehicle to get there. Her passion is to further the next generation of women entrepreneurs and help them architect the life of their dreams.
She works with Fortune 500 brands, directing more than $500M in marketing dollars and generating more than one billion dollars on behalf of clients ranging from NIKE to NBC Sports to Hugo Boss to Verizon.
Kathleen is the creator of BUILD, a proven method for women to break ground in business and break through in life, which has been hailed by Barbara Corcoran as the "no-nonsense roadmap you need to get your business off the ground and thriving." This global platform includes a digital course in over 125 countries, a video series that highlights the work of exceptional builders like Eva Longoria, Jessica Alba, Arianna Huffington (& more) and a book titled Build Like A Woman under St. Martin's Press, a USA Today national bestseller and a Next Big Idea Book Club Pick featuring "the most important non fiction books of the year" curated by Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Grant.
Kathleen has been recognized as a "Top 40 Disruptor" by ADWEEK, "Leading Woman in Business" by Fast Company, "Creative Innovator" by Condé Nast, "Most Powerful Woman" by Fortune, "Power Player" by Marie Claire and "Business Leader Of The Year" at Harvard Club.
She has been featured in TIME Magazine, Forbes, Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, Good Morning America and by Oprah. She was part of the Fast Company Executive Board and Entrepreneur Magazines Advisory Board (Women Entrepreneur).
A dynamic, in-demand, and compelling public speaker, Kathleen has spoken globally at Forbes Power Women's Summit, Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen, Newsweek, Cannes Lions, Davos, Dubai Lynx, Women In Cable Telecommunications, Hello Sunshine's / AT&T's Shine Away, Samsung, Google, McDonald's / Coca-Cola, Bacardi, IBM, Bath & Body Works, LinkedIn, Facebook, Harvard and Yale.
Kathleen produced and guest starred in business competition TV series 'Side Hustlers' with Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine. The show was the #1 on demand title for S1/S2, following female entrepreneurs looking to quit their day jobs. She also appeared as a judge/investor on Elevator Pitch.
