You Have Superpowers

Your audience will leave with clarity, practical tools, and a new way of thinking about how they lead. I'm Kathie Rotz, a leadership speaker, coach, and author of Winners Are Quitters. I deliver an engaging, interactive experience that helps people slow down, cut through overload, and focus on what truly drives results.

Leaders today are overwhelmed. Distractions pile up, stress pushes the brain into habit mode, and people end up reacting instead of leading. My sessions tackle that problem head-on. Attendees learn why overload happens, how to regain focus, and how to intentionally use the strengths they already have.

POPULAR PROGRAMS
1. Focus on Your Ability to Lead
Overload is the problem. Focus is the solution. Attendees discover how distraction affects their decisions and learn how to lead with clarity, even under pressure.

2. Slow Down to Speed Up: The Surprising Science of Better Decisions, Stronger Teams, and Faster Results
Why pausing to think leads to better outcomes and faster progress for individuals and teams.

3. Winners Are Quitters: The Art of Thinking Differently
Based on my book, this program challenges the "never quit" mindset and shows how letting go of the wrong things creates space for what matters most.

WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU HIRE ME
- Content tailored to your audience, industry, and event goals
- An interactive session with relevant stories, real-time conversation, and group input
- Research-based ideas presented in a relatable, down-to-earth way
- Practical takeaways attendees can use right away
- Flexible formats: keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, and leadership retreats
- In-person, virtual, and hybrid delivery
- Content that works for emerging leaders through executives

WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
"I love how Kathie engages with everyone and how she places relevant stories, real-time conversations and group input to her lesson plan. It almost feels that she made her syllabus to fit every participant, specifically. Kathie makes every process very relatable."
– Sami M., Clinical Manager of Family Medicine, Dubuque, Iowa

You can count on a speaker who is easy to work with, well prepared, and committed to making your event a success. Whether your event is in person, virtual, or hybrid, your audience will walk away thinking differently and ready to lead, live, and work with purpose.

I grew up believing that success meant checking the right boxes - earn the degree, land the job, climb the ladder. And I did exactly that. With an accounting degree in hand, I built a career in corporate training, guiding professionals inside one of the world’s top accounting firms. From the outside, it looked like success.

But somewhere along the way, I noticed something most people miss: the faster we move, the more disconnected we become - from ourselves, from others, and from what actually drives results. I learned firsthand that real success doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from slowing down long enough to think differently - and then owning the choices that follow.

That realization changed everything.

I believe we are not just participants in our growth; we are the architects of it. Transformation doesn’t happen to us. It happens because we choose it. Ownership is the difference between reacting and leading, between burnout and impact. That belief is the foundation of my work and the heartbeat behind everything I teach.

Through leadership coaching, intelligence training, and the You Have Superpowers program, I help leaders recognize the strengths they already possess and learn how to use them intentionally. We all have five foundational superpowers. When leaders slow down to understand these abilities and focus on their ability to lead, they unlock clarity and sustainable results. Too often, those superpowers are present but untapped.

This passion for empowerment led me to write Winners Are Quitters, a book that challenges the traditional belief that perseverance at all costs is the answer. True success isn’t about sticking with everything. It’s about knowing when to let go, when to pivot, and when to move forward with clarity and confidence. Quitting the wrong things creates space for what matters most.

At the core of my work is a simple but powerful promise: THINKING DIFFERENTLY. As the creator of the ThinkDiff™ Model, Focus-Driven Leadership Academy, and Midwest Leadership Experience, I help organizations slow down to speed up - reducing distraction, easing leadership overload, and refocusing on people. Through Unity Consulting, LLC, I equip emerging through executive leaders with the mindset, tools, and strategies to own their growth, strengthen their teams, and produce meaningful, measurable results.

I’m also the host of the Thinking Differently with Kathie Rotz podcast, a keynote speaker, leadership retreat facilitator, and coach to individuals and teams who are ready to break old habits, shift their thinking, and elevate their impact.

So if you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or quietly aware that you're capable of more, you're in the right place. Let's slow down, challenge the way you think, and focus on your ability to lead so you can live and work with purpose.