Karly speaks to founders and funders, helping them build, guide and launch businesses that are both viable and values-driven.

Karly cares about building businesses that benefit people and planet—not just profit. Your speaker for purpose-driven startup founders and investors, Karly is also passionate about connecting with government agencies, nonprofits, and the entrepreneur curious.

From incubation to inflection points, she shares how to make smart, intentional and timely choices around brand strategy, market research, and design.

Her style is irreverent & enlightening, speaking to the raw experience of entrepreneurialism with vulnerability, technicality and Buddhist philosophy.

PAST AUDIENCES

conversations she is known for

Karly isn’t a templated speaker. Her strongest work happens in conversation. She welcomes questions and interruptions, inviting honest conversation—fireside chats, panels, and interactive talks—where founders, funders, and visionaries can be real about what’s actually going on. Her perspective is grounded in a belief that a rising tide lifts all boats, leaving audiences feeling inspired and empowered.

Here are some of the conversations she’s best known for:

Who it’s for: Startup founders, investors, accelerators
Format: Fireside chat, panel, facilitated conversation
Karly’s goal is simple: get more capital into the hands of founders with world-changing ideas—for the better. Not more SaaS. Not more AI. Not more social media. Purpose-driven enterprise—and companies investors can still make money on.
She acts as a bridge between founders and funders, helping both understand the other’s side: risk, values, incentives, and impact. A talk designed to shift capital toward businesses that benefit people and planet without sacrificing viability.
Who it’s for: Founders, investors, mission-driven companies
Format: Talk, workshop, fireside
Karly speaks to how, when, and why organizations need to invest in evidence-based branding—especially at key moments of change. Her agency serves companies at year 0, 5, 10, 40, and 100: incubations, inflection points, and moments when a name, a story, or a strategy no longer fits.
This talk explores how to get unstuck, redefine identity, and break through to the next level—because your brand should grow with you, not hold you back. Particularly relevant for organizations doing meaningful work that need clarity, credibility, and momentum to scale.
Who it’s for: Purpose-driven founders, nonprofits, government agencies
Format: Talk, panel, workshop
From sustainable design and market research to communications and behavior change, Karly helps organizations make better decisions about how they show up in the world. This topic often resonates with government agencies and nonprofits tackling real challenges, from public transit adoption to housing access, where clear communication and thoughtful branding aren’t optional, they’re essential.
The throughline: a rising tide lifts all boats. Better systems, better businesses, better outcomes.
Who it’s for: Women founders, investors, masterminds
Format: Talk, panel, fireside
Less than 2% of venture capital goes to female-founded companies. Less than 2% of woman-owned companies break the $1M revenue barrier. Karly aims to change that.
Drawing on her experience running an all-female mastermind, building a WBE-certified business, and working closely with underrepresented founders at pivotal stages, she speaks openly about how women build differently—the challenges they face, the businesses they create, and what needs to change in the funding ecosystem.

PODCAST INTERVIEWS

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ACADEMIA

Karly also loves guest lecturing, speaking with students in the creative, sustainability and entrepreneurial spaces. She helps them develop constructive criticism and thoughtful inquiry, while sharing her story—that she is always learning, too. Changing direction and facing adversity is part of the journey.