Katie McKiever

Katie McKiever is a national award-winning thought leader with more than 20 years of experience in media. With a master's degree in English and a background spanning radio, print, broadcast news, magazine, digital and social media, she has established a reputation as a leading expert in the field.

Katie has managed social media teams and high-profile campaigns for multiple multimillion-dollar organizations and one multi-billion dollar organization. Her work has been recognized with a Ragan Communications national award for Content Marketing and Brand Journalism, along with multiple Public Relations Society of America awards for PR, digital, social, communications and brand journalism campaigns.

Her expertise has earned her features on national and international media outlets including NPR's Here & Now and the BBC, and she has interviewed high-profile figures such as Arianna Huffington. She has led national virtual and on-stage discussions with leaders from companies including Square, Starbucks and Sony, and has crafted tens of thousands of social media posts generating tens of millions of impressions and millions of dollars in earned media value.

Katie has trained hundreds of professionals in personal brand and social media strategy, with clients calling the training life-changing. She is the creator of the 3-2-1 G.O. Method for Personal Brand Success, a framework audiences put into practice immediately, and the founder of Leader WithIn, a group coaching program for leaders building thought leadership on LinkedIn and beyond. She also writes a weekly newsletter, "Social Media News to Use."