Public Speaking

Katie Willcox provided an engaging one-hour multimedia presentation that explored the history of media advertising, the distortion of health, and the promotion of the “skinny beauty ideal” in the media. She also highlighted how the beauty industry exploits emotions to sell products. With the release of her book, Katie invited event attendees to delve deeper into these topics and address the body image issues that were preventing them from becoming the healthy, happy individuals they were meant to be.

female empowerment

Female empowerment is Katie’s number one focus, and that is why she makes time to work with as many girls and women's groups as possible. Katie recently hosted the first ever, Escape with Shape at Miraval Resort and Spa getaway, as well as leading intmate workshops at Wanderlust Festivals around the country. Katie was a presenter at the Girl Scouts National Conference and continues to bring the message of Healthy is the new Skinny to local community events like, "Girls Night Out" in Agoura Hills, Be Bona-Fide Hollywood event, and a "Self-Love Celebration" with Ivviva to name a few. Katie was selected to showcase her presentation at the 2018 Naca West Convention and was the only female to land a place on the stage, further proving the work that needs to be done to build the self-esteem and confidence of young women in our communities.

School presentations

Katie's one-hour media presentation has been well received at junior highs, high schools, and universities across the country. With social media being a major influence on younger generations, there is a lack of education on how companies manipulate self-perception to sell products. Katie empowers students to recognize how they’re pressured to sacrifice their well-being for beauty ideals. Her talk equips them with tools to fight media manipulation targeting their self-esteem—especially crucial for tech-savvy youth, who often outpace adults in navigating the latest apps and platforms.

Festivals & Seminars

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Festivals, seminars, and CORPORATE meetings

Katie was the keynote speaker for Wanderlust Festivals in Hawaii, Tahoe, and Hollywood. In the years before COVID, she also hosted workshops at some of the largest Wanderlust Festivals in the U.S. and internationally. In addition to festivals, Katie was invited to speak at events like the AWE (Amazing Women Entrepreneur) seminar and had the opportunity to share her message at corporate meetings, where she highlighted how self-perception and self-esteem affect all areas of life, including the workplace.

Panel Participation

Old Navy X CurvyCon

Katie joined Old Navy in NYC at the Curvy Convention 2018 to give a short workshop on body image and self-love. She also joined a panel to discuss ways women can build self confidence through repeated acts of self-care each day.

Watch Old Navy Panel here

WELLSPRING

THE CHANGING FACES OF WELLNESS PANEL

Katie joined Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts, Dan Nevins, Michael James Wong, at the Wanderlust Wellspring Festival for “The Changing Faces of Wellness” Panel discussion lead by Kerri Kelly.

Panel Discussions

Adidas

Katie moderated the first #TLKS event with Adidas Origonal on the west coast at Coachella to launch "Arkyn" a new shoe for women designed by women that aims to start a conversation around creativity and culture. Watch this video from Refinery 29, get inspired to live in a more authentic way, and put yourself in a position to join coversations like this one.

BooHoo

Self Love Panel

Katie and Head Booker at Natural Model Management, Nikki Mann, joined Boohoo for a girl power event in Hollywood to discuss social media pressure and the ways it effects our ability to love who we are, as we are.

Becca Swim

An All-Inclusive Brand for All Bodies Panel

Katie joined Becca Swim for an interesting panel discussion on size, fit, and the harmful effects of using your body to build a social media presence.