Kathy Buckley is a motivational speaker and best-selling author who uses comedy to help audiences understand their gifts, their peers, and their choices. A five-time American Comedy Awards Nominee for Best Stand-Up Female Comedienne, Kathy’s keynote speeches about her challenges interweave humor and storytelling to help people bring more compassion to others—and to themselves.

With decades of experience motivating millions of people around the world, Kathy has been a featured speaker at Tony Robbins’ Life Mastery classes, where the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army formally recognized her outstanding efforts toward disability employment awareness. Recently, one of Kathy’s speeches recently went viral—64 million views and counting!—for its refreshing message about human connection and forgiveness.