Talks about power, leadership, and what changes when the room sees you differently.

Katrina Renée King is a writer, speaker, and former technology executive whose work explores gender, power, credibility, vulnerability, and the hidden rules that shape who gets believed.

Before turning her attention to these questions full time, Katrina spent more than two decades at the intersection of technology, media, and leadership. She served as a public-facing executive and spokesperson for Amazon Web Services, sat on the board of directors for AWS's Speaker Bar Raising Program, co-hosted the AWS Global All-Hands, and represented the company on international stages.

She has spoken at the Royal Albert Hall as part of CogX, the Global Female Leaders Summit in Berlin, the Cannes International Film Festival, the National Association of Broadcasters Convention, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Summit, the International Broadcasting Convention, the Hollywood Professional Association Tech Retreat, and other major industry events around the world.

Today, Katrina brings that experience together with the unique perspective gained from transitioning in the middle of an established career. Her talks blend executive leadership, technology, feminist analysis, and lived comparison to challenge audiences to think differently about power, workplace culture, credibility, safety, and the systems that shape our lives.

Thoughtful, direct, and deeply human, Katrina's presentations leave audiences with both a new lens through which to understand the world and practical insights they can carry back into their organizations and communities.

Speaking Topics

The View From Her Side

What transitioning in the middle of an established career revealed about power, credibility, leadership, safety, and the invisible rules that shape whose experiences are taken seriously.

The Adaptation Mechanism

Why women are so often expected to adapt to men's behavior—from the boardroom to public spaces—and what those hidden expectations reveal about the systems we call normal.

The Boyhood Problem

How the way we socialize boys shapes misogyny, loneliness, homophobia, transphobia, and the emotional lives of men themselves.

Being Believed

An exploration of how gender influences authority, expertise, and whose voices carry weight in workplaces, institutions, and everyday life.

Technology, Storytelling, and Culture

How emerging technologies transform the way stories are told, made, and experienced, and why the future of media still depends on understanding the humans behind the tools.

Book Katrina:
Katrina is available for keynotes, panels, podcast appearances, corporate events, leadership programs, and moderated conversations.

For speaking inquiries, event requests, or media appearances, please use the form on the Book Katrina page.