She Built an International Brand on Gut Instinct.
Now She'll Show You How to Trust Yours.
As seen and heard on: ABC's Shark Tank · TEDx · People Magazine · New York Times · LA Times
Keynote speaker to Fortune 500 companies, universities, and conferences across North America
Kiersten Hathcock left a television marketing career at A&E and The History Channel, taught herself carpentry, and built an internationally recognized kids' furniture company out of her Los Angeles garage — with no funding, no formal training, and no blueprint.
Then she went on Shark Tank and won.
What she discovered along the way — about intuition, resilience, reinvention, and the voice inside you that knows before your brain does — is what she brings to every stage she stands on.
She is a bestselling author (Post Hill Press/Simon & Schuster), a TEDx speaker, a CMO, a nonprofit co-founder, and one of the most unexpectedly compelling keynote speakers working today.
What a self-taught furniture maker who won Shark Tank learned about building — not furniture, but a life, a business, and an unshakeable sense of purpose. This is the talk audiences don't stop talking about.
Her Most-Requested Keynote:
"Build Anyway"
"One of the best presentations in recent years."
Katie Hatch, VP, Rooms to Go
Former VP, American Society of Furniture Designers
"We can't get over how many students asked questions. They are never this engaged with a speaker."
Amanda Hubbert
Director, Business Week Program, Lewis County, WA
"Kiersten is a superb speaker with the ability to connect with an audience and deliver a meaningful message.
Theresa Bierer, Professor of Practice, MBA Program, Northern Arizona University
“In twenty years of organizing economic development events, I have worked with a lot of speakers. Kiersten Hathcock is the one I keep calling."
Barbra Coffee, Former Director of Economic Initiatives, City of Tucson, AZ and Former Director of Economic Development & Tourism, City of Henderson, NV
100+ Keynote engagements delivered
20+ Years inspiring audiences across North America
17 Countries where her work has been recognized
500 Largest single audience addressed
2 Television projects currently in development
1 TEDx talk that started a movement
By the Numbers
Ready to bring Kiersten to your stage?
Kiersten is selectively booking keynotes, corporate events, and conference engagements for 2026 and 2027. Speaking fees begin at $7,500.
→ Send a Booking Inquiry by filling out the form.
Full speaker site — including sizzle reel, and press kit — coming soon.
*Header Photo Credit: Ashley Darling