Katie Hilborn keynote speaker
- Purpose Architect
- The Change Compass
Katie Hilborn is a 7x award-winning humanitarian, keynote speaker, and Anthem Awards Leader of the Year, renowned for transforming adversity into purpose and inspiring heart-centric leadership. Born into adversity and adopted after being abandoned at birth, her journey of resilience and purpose exemplifies heart-centered leadership—aligning actions with impact and turning challenges into transformative growth.
Katie has lived an extraordinary life—delivering disaster relief during the Nepal earthquakes, living with the Maasai Tribe, and walking pumas through the Bolivian jungle. Her efforts include founding children’s charities that successfully reduced child trafficking cases to zero, proving that meaningful impact begins with courage, intuition, and adaptability. Honored alongside the Dalai Lama for her global humanitarian work, she has raised over $1 million to support her causes and mobilized 70,000+ volunteer hours to bring her mission to life.
As the founder and Executive Director of Compass Rose International, a nonprofit combating child trafficking and advancing mental wellness, Katie delivers keynote presentations that blend her extraordinary experiences with actionable, relatable insights. A master story weaver, she introduces the concept of following the breadcrumbs of intuition, illustrating how small, seemingly insignificant moments can guide heart-led decisions that reshape careers and entire organizations.
Katie empowers leaders and teams to embrace heart-centric leadership and demonstrates how organizations can place purpose at the core of their culture. By aligning individual goals with organizational vision, they can boost engagement, enhance productivity, and build a resilient, future-ready workforce.
With her powerful storytelling and proven strategies, Katie leaves audiences inspired to navigate uncertainty with clarity, courage, and purpose. She has been the keynote speaker for 15+ major events, including the Real Estate Investor Summit, Northern Illinois University, and the PTA Convention, leaving a lasting impact wherever she speaks.
“Really enjoyed the presentation that Katie provided today to offer inspirations to Real Estate Investors and how they can change the world and her world travels have really painted a picture of how people need help in the world.”
– Travis Spencer, Organizer, Denver Real Estate Investor Success Summit
“Katie was very inspiring and a master storyteller. I really feel like we’re leaving better people with a plan of how to get started in making our dreams come true.”
– Ami Orchard, Colorado PTA President, 100th Annual PTA Convention
