Kristina Karlsson Travels from Melbourne, VIC

Her real-life experience and the learnings she has made is what sets her apart - and what connects with audiences around the world.  Much loved the world over, Swedish born Kristina was the Founder of kikki.K, and more recently Dream Life (an inspiring and empowering brand turned global movement).

After growing up on a small farm in Sweden, aged 22 she found herself in Australia, half a world away from family and friends, with little money and no idea what to do with her life.

So, what was a girl to do?  Imagine what her dream life could look like - write her dreams down on paper - and then make them happen.

Kristina sold all she owned to create and build globally loved Swedish design and stationery business, kikki.K - from the ground up, to have: 120 award winning retail stores in 5 countries; a passionate team of ~1,500; a reputation for innovation & service excellence; an online store serving stationery & design lovers in over 150 countries ...and total revenue of around $650m.

For over 20 years from start-up to mid 2021, Kristina won the hearts and minds of millions the world over, as the creative force and personality behind what was an authentic, founder and purpose led brand.

After a tumultuous experience thru the Covid pandemic - with forced closures of her stores - Kristina lost control of kikki.K and parted ways in heart-breaking circumstances. A riveting story with many learnings.

She has since bounced back - on a mission to inspire and empower 101 million people the world over to discover and chase their dreams.  Kristina can tailor her keynote and workshop presentations to suit your audience and connect in a unique and powerful way for you. Provoking thought, providing insights and stirring action.

Her specialty is inspiring and empowering people to dream big - and chase their dreams. Be they business, team or personal. In good times and in bad.

She’s deeply passionate about it - with a best-selling book, three million podcast downloads, and thousands of speaking gigs, and coaching clients as proof it resonates.

Her relatable approach will inspire and empower your audience in practical ways. Using real life experience sharing and story-telling to deliver immediate take-home value that can be applied to any industry. Any organisation.  Any level - from C-suite to front line.