Member since July 2026
Kay Kirkman is an insightful speaker who speaks regularly about career change, happiness, and personal fulfillment in the workplace. As the Founder and Chief Consultant of Kirkman Communications, she specializes in facilitating innovative learning experiences that empower employees to thrive in engaging and productive environments. With extensive expertise in learning and development, Kay is dedicated to guiding individuals and organizations through transformative career journeys.
What drives Kay is her unwavering commitment to fostering happiness and fulfillment in the workplace. She believes that a satisfying career is not just about job titles or salaries, but about aligning one's work with personal values and passions. Kay is dedicated to creating environments where employees feel valued, engaged, and motivated, and she takes pride in her ability to facilitate meaningful conversations that lead to positive change.
One of Kay's most memorable speaking experiences was speaking at the "A Women's Narrative" event in Paris France. This event was hosted by Cheryl Wood. Cheryl created the event to showcase stories of triumph, challenge, and resilience from a group of diverse women speakers. I spoke on the topic: Fired from My Dream Job: How a Closed Door Led Me To a New Career.
Kay's journey began with her passion for helping individuals discover their true potential and navigate the complexities of career transitions. Inspired by her own experiences in the corporate world, she recognized the need for effective career coaching and development programs that cater to the unique challenges faced by professionals. This realization led her to establish her consulting firm, where she combines her knowledge and skills to spearhead impactful workshops and training sessions.
Changing jobs after 50 comes with a fear nobody talks about openly: am I too old for this. Meanwhile, companies are sitting on decades of experience they're quietly letting walk out the door, or never hiring in the first place.
In this talk, career coach [Your Name] tackles the job change after 50 head-on, both the real barriers and the outdated assumptions driving them. Drawing on real stories from coaching clients navigating this exact moment, this talk breaks down how to reposition experience as an asset instead of a liability, compete in a job market that's changed since the last time you looked for work, and move forward with confidence instead of apology.
Audiences leave with a practical path forward, whether they're the one navigating the change or the leader deciding who gets the opportunity.
Five generations are working side by side right now, and most managers were never trained for it. The result: miscommunication, mentorship breakdowns, and quiet friction that drains teams without anyone naming it out loud.
In this talk, career coach Kay breaks down what actually happens when Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers try to work together, and why the usual generational stereotypes miss the real problem. Drawing on real coaching conversations across every age group, this talk gives leaders a practical way to close the gap: build mentorship that flows both directions, stop assuming age tells you someone's skills or work style, and turn generational differences into an actual advantage instead of a source of tension.
Audiences leave with a clear way to manage across generations without relying on outdated assumptions, and a workforce that works better together instead of around each other.
In this talk, career coach Kay Kirkman breaks down what actually makes a pivot work. Drawing on her own experiences navigating multiple career changes throughout her life, this isn't theory. It's a repeatable pattern anyone can use, and a wake-up call for organizations quietly losing their best people to pivots they never saw coming.
Audiences leave with a clear framework for navigating change, whether they're pivoting themselves or trying to keep their best people from pivoting out the door.
One of Kay's most memorable speaking experiences was speaking at the "A Women's Narrative" event in Paris France. This event was hosted by Cheryl Wood. Cheryl created the event to showcase stories of triumph, challenge, and resilience from a group of diverse women speakers. I spoke on the topic: Fired from My Dream Job: How a Closed Door Led Me To a New Career.
Kay's journey began with her passion for helping individuals discover their true potential and navigate the complexities of career transitions. Inspired by her own experiences in the corporate world, she recognized the need for effective career coaching and development programs that cater to the unique challenges faced by professionals. This realization led her to establish her consulting firm, where she combines her knowledge and skills to spearhead impactful workshops and training sessions.
Changing jobs after 50 comes with a fear nobody talks about openly: am I too old for this. Meanwhile, companies are sitting on decades of experience they're quietly letting walk out the door, or never hiring in the first place.
In this talk, career coach [Your Name] tackles the job change after 50 head-on, both the real barriers and the outdated assumptions driving them. Drawing on real stories from coaching clients navigating this exact moment, this talk breaks down how to reposition experience as an asset instead of a liability, compete in a job market that's changed since the last time you looked for work, and move forward with confidence instead of apology.
Audiences leave with a practical path forward, whether they're the one navigating the change or the leader deciding who gets the opportunity.
Five generations are working side by side right now, and most managers were never trained for it. The result: miscommunication, mentorship breakdowns, and quiet friction that drains teams without anyone naming it out loud.
In this talk, career coach Kay breaks down what actually happens when Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers try to work together, and why the usual generational stereotypes miss the real problem. Drawing on real coaching conversations across every age group, this talk gives leaders a practical way to close the gap: build mentorship that flows both directions, stop assuming age tells you someone's skills or work style, and turn generational differences into an actual advantage instead of a source of tension.
Audiences leave with a clear way to manage across generations without relying on outdated assumptions, and a workforce that works better together instead of around each other.
In this talk, career coach Kay Kirkman breaks down what actually makes a pivot work. Drawing on her own experiences navigating multiple career changes throughout her life, this isn't theory. It's a repeatable pattern anyone can use, and a wake-up call for organizations quietly losing their best people to pivots they never saw coming.
Audiences leave with a clear framework for navigating change, whether they're pivoting themselves or trying to keep their best people from pivoting out the door.
