Meet Kate Isler
Speaker, entrepreneur, leader, risk-taker.
Kate Isler is a global entrepreneur, business leader, and advocate for gender parity, diversity, and equity. With a career that spans industries, cultures, and continents, she has built and led businesses while championing women’s economic empowerment worldwide. Kate thrives on creating new opportunities, fostering inclusive leadership, and sharing her journey to inspire others. Known for charting her own path, she brings audiences a unique perspective shaped by her entrepreneurial ventures, executive leadership, and her experience raising three sons alongside her husband while working across borders.
These experiences have uniquely equipped Kate to collaborate with transformational organizations and courageous leaders. those ready to take bold steps, pursue ambitious goals, and lead through complexity with purpose. Her work focuses on helping others unlock new possibilities—whether that means shifting direction, launching something new, or boldly embracing growth.
Kate’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and risk-taking. Her evolution fuels a deep passion for supporting others in motion. Through her writing, speaking, and consulting, she shares real-world lessons and encourages women to reimagine what’s possible—for their lives, their businesses, and their communities.
She shares this journey in her memoir, Breaking Borders (HarperCollins Leadership, 2021), a candid exploration of the challenges, mistakes, successes, and joy she experienced while navigating career, marriage, and motherhood—and the powerful lessons learned along the way.
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Kate is a contributing writer for Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine and Authority Magazine, where she regularly shares insights on leadership, gender equity, and the future of work. She’s also a recognized partner to government and private sector leaders seeking to create meaningful systemic change.
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Today, Kate lives in alignment with her purpose. She believes in the power of truth-telling, in forging new paths when the old ones no longer serve, and in the collective strength that emerges when women rise and respond—together.
