Katie Goodman

Speaker • Author • Comedian • Coach

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Katie Goodman

Speaker • Author • Comedian • Coach

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$20,001 - $30,000

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New York

Why Book

Katie Goodman uses her 8 Tools Of Improv Comedy to create fun, lively and interactive keynotes, leading the audience through creative and insightful exercises that inspire participants to connect, gain confidence, move away from fear, collaborate and adapt to change.
The skills of improv include: collaboration, not being “thrown” by the unexpected, using constraint to breed creativity, and adopting a culture of “yes, and!”
Attendees will learn how to excavate their authentic selves, cultivate flexibility and gain confidence. Improv teaches profoundly important skills in a fun and easy-to-learn way.

Biography

Katie Goodman is an award-winning musical comic, actress, director, writer, filmmaker, author, and speaker. She has been seen on Showtime’s The Green Room, on Current TV as a pundit, and on TruTV in one of the most watched Impractical Jokers ever. (And yes, she was in on the joke!) She is a member of SAG/AFTRA and Actors Equity Association, and is signed with Comedy Dynamics, North America’s largest independent record label, and her album “Halfway Closer To Dead” is available on Itunes. Her comedy music videos can be seen, having amassed over 3,000,000 hits online. As the creator and headliner of “Broad Comedy,” an internationally touring satirical musical show that she and her husband Soren Kisiel write and direct, she has raised over $2,000,000 for Planned Parenthood and The ACLU. Her solo show, The Mid-Life Crisis Tour, has played Off-Broadway in New York City where she received a Time Out New York Critic’s Pick for Best Cabaret. She performed at the prestigious Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where her show sold in the top 5% of ticket sales for the entire festival. Katie has directed and acted in over 125 plays and she and Soren were nominated for The EPIC Award from The White House Project and were also nominated for the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant for their extensive work in theatre.

Katie is the author of Improvisation For The Spirit and co-wrote the funny children’s book, The Night Our Parents Went Out with Soren, and she has been a featured writer for The Huffington Post and O, The Oprah Magazine. She is also a nationally touring keynote speaker on the topic of using the tools of improv comedy in everyday life. She leads corporate workshops and retreats that are smart, approachable lively and engaging. She is currently an EP on a TV pilot, and writing TV scripts.

Programs

The 8 Tools Of Improv Comedy

Katie Goodman uses her 8 Tools Of Improv Comedy to create fun, lively and interactive keynotes, leading her audience through exercises specifically focused on helping participants connect, gain confidence, and adapt to change. Skills of improv include: collaboration, not being “thrown” by the unexpected, discovering how constraint breeds creativity, and adopting a culture of “yes, and!” Attendees will learn how to excavate their authentic selves, cultivate flexibility and gain confidence.

Authentic Leadership

Have you ever had that moment when you’re laughing together at work and you think, “This is why I like working here.” As leaders, it’s our authentic moments of sharing and humor that make us relatable and allow us to build trust quickly and deeply with employees. These are the moments when they see who we really are. In this interactive keynote, you will learn to connect with the most authentic part of yourself so that you can better engage with people as a leader at work and in life.

Gag Your Inner Critic

Our Inner Critic keeps us from reaching our potential and living our best life. In a company, it keeps people from taking creative and innovative leaps, from supporting each other, and slows down progress. We can learn to transform our Inner Critic to a helpful Inner Coach that blazes the way for our personal growth and allows us to show up fully and reach our potential.

Ready, Go, Set: How To Use Creative Innovation For Success

Nothing exciting or new happens in business or life without creative risks. Improv games and exercises inspire teams to become people who are comfortable taking creative risks for our businesses and personal lives and to end up with something new and brilliant. We are all being called upon to work in new and innovative ways now. Katie will teach your employees how

Resiliency: How To Thrive In The Unknown

Adapting and innovating as you move forward is crucial for a business and for our personal lives in a quickly-changing world. Katie will lead you through learning how to actually love the stages of being lost and the thrill of coming out the other side with new ideas and ready for action.

Women Killing It: Now Is Our Time

For all women — leaders, employees, teams, and individuals — this is the time we’ve been waiting for. Katie will teach you How to Own Your Authentic Voice and support other women through collaboration, the “Yes And” Principle, and speaking up.

Books

Improvisation for the Spirit: Live a More Creative, Spontaneous, and Courageous Life Using the Tools of Improv Comedy

Topics

Corporate Culture Speakers, Communication Speakers, Virtual Keynote Speakers,

Katie Goodman Reviews

“If Steve Martin and Dear Abby had a baby and hired Tony Robbins to raise it, you might get someone as bright, funny, insightful, and inspiring as Katie Goodman.”

— Arianna Huffington

“Katie Goodman is spontaneous, creative and fearless. Filled with anecdotes and prescriptions for finding courage. Smart, wise and hilarious.”

— Lesley Stahl

“A winning and creative volume that will help the shy, the fearful, and the controlling to loosen up and enjoy life. Goodman provides anecdotes from her work and encourages self-exploration with writing, drawing and doing exercises. Goodman’s advice is even helpful for controlling self-doubt: “Our Inner Critic is trainable. Think Young Frankenstein singing ‘Puttin’ On the Ritz.’” Goodman’s quirky, thoughtful approach and breezy tone should give wound-up readers some new ways to relax, relate and think about their lives.”

— Publishers Weekly

“Bravo to Katie! She brings an amazing positivity to improv comedy. The bottom line: Katie is funny. She teaches you to live your life like an improv scene — no fear and fully committed.”

— Wayne Brady

“Katie Goodman is simply incredible. As the keynote speaker at our first national #NoMeanGirls Conference in Dallas, Texas, she ‘rocked’ the house. Through her beautiful use of improv comedy exercises and poignant commentary, this vivacious power-chick has an amazing ability to read and connect with your audience. You get 110% with Katie Goodman. She is the REAL deal.”

— CEO, #NOMEANGIRLS NATIONAL CONFERENCE

“Katie Goodman is the ONLY keynote speaker I have ever seen capture the attention of every single member of a 1300+ audience! I am so amazed that she has mastered the ability to energize a broad range of emotions, causing them to laugh while still pausing for reflection. If you are looking for a way to create engagement and energy amongst your group and gathering, Katie is perfect. With her, your audience becomes an interactive community.”

— PRESIDENT & CEO OF NEXTUP