Kelly Swanson, CSP. CPAE – Funny Motivational Speaker

336-880-7086

Contact
Funny motivational speaker teaches you to laugh in the face of change.
Funny motivational speaker makes you laugh in the face of change.
Funny motivational keynote speaker on change
speaker demo reel
special womens program
Request Kelly's Availability
Funny motivational speaker and storytelling speaker
Speaker Hall of Fame
Award-Winning Storyteller
Clean, Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy
Customized for Every Audience
Choose Your Keynote

Big laughs. A message that matters. A story they’ll remember.

Kelly combines hilarious comedy, masterful storytelling, and practical tools to help people navigate change, strengthen connection, and see their life and work in a whole new story.

CHANGE + RESILIENCE

Flip Your Script

See Your Life & Work in a Whole New Story

The stories people tell themselves shape how they respond to change, challenge, and uncertainty. Kelly helps audiences recognize the scripts holding them back and rewrite what happens next.

AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS

  • Recognize the hidden stories driving decisions and behavior.
  • Reframe setbacks and uncertainty with a more useful perspective.
  • Replace limiting scripts with language that builds courage and momentum.
  • Leave energized, hopeful, and ready to act.

Best for: Change, resilience, motivation, confidence, women's leadership, and personal growth.

LEADERSHIP + ENGAGEMENT

Connection Is Currency

Why Human Story Matters More Than Ever

In a world of automation, distraction, and constant change, people still want to feel seen, heard, and part of something that matters. Kelly shows leaders how story creates the trust and connection information alone cannot.

AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS

  • Understand how everyday stories shape trust, culture, and engagement.
  • Communicate change in a way people can connect to and remember.
  • Strengthen relationships across teams and generations.
  • Create a greater sense of purpose, belonging, and shared direction.

Best for: Leadership, employee engagement, culture, association conferences, and organizations navigating disruption.

INFLUENCE + COMMUNICATION

Story Wins

Make Story Your Superpower

Facts inform. Story moves people. Kelly reveals how the right story can cut through noise, make ideas memorable, and help leaders influence without pushing harder.

AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS

  • Turn information into messages people care about and remember.
  • Use simple story structures to increase clarity and influence.
  • Connect the organization's message to what matters to the listener.
  • Lead, sell, serve, and communicate with greater authenticity.

Best for: Leadership, sales, customer experience, communication, persuasion, and business storytelling.

— THE KELLY SWANSON EXPERIENCE

Not just a speech. An experience they'll keep talking about.

Kelly lives in that rare space where comedy, masterful storytelling, and meaningful transformation meet. Audiences laugh hard, lean in, and leave seeing themselves, their work, and each other differently.

✓ Clean, laugh-out-loud comedy
✓ Cinematic stories with heart
✓ Practical tools, not empty inspiration
✓ Deep customization for your audience
✓ A message that continues after the applause

— WHAT CLIENTS SAY

Funny enough to be unforgettable. Powerful enough to make a difference.

"We booked her for 36 events."

SVP Events, e.Republic

"Over 2,000 members were mesmerized."

Executive Director, American Payroll Association

"The highlight of the convention."

Chairman & CEO, Auto-Owners Insurance

— BRING KELLY TO YOUR EVENT

Let's give your audience a story they'll never forget.

Tell us about your event, your people, and what you want them laughing about, thinking about, and doing differently when they leave.

Funny. Fierce. Full of Heart.
Funny is the doorway. Story is what stays.

Kelly Swanson blends Southern sass, laugh-out-loud humor, and powerful insight to create keynote experiences people remember long after the event.

She doesn’t just deliver a speech. She creates connection, shifts perspective, and leaves audiences laughing, thinking, and ready to see their story in a whole new way.

Audiences Love Kelly Swanson

Jack Mortimer, SVP Events, e.Republic

“We booked her for 35 events. Kelly has the perfect blend of talent, energy, insight and humor to inspire audiences. Her message of the power of storytelling is desperately needed in our field (government IT officials).  I highly recommend Kelly without hesitation for any type of event in which you want your audience to be motivated, educated, enlightened and entertained”

Sherry Brisson-Jones, Event Coordinator, Vidant Health

“Having Kelly Swanson as our featured speaker for our Pink Power Speaking Tour was….a true pleasure, a riot, a lot of fun and a just a hoot! Whatever happened during, she adapted and just rocked with it…nothing seemed to phase her! She immediately connected with our event attendees, our volunteers and our staff and made us laugh til we cried – and still made us think and connect.”

Dan Maddux, Executive Director, American Payroll Association Maddux

“I had already heard Kelly was an amazing humorist, and she exceeded my expectations. Her program was masterfully crafted and outrageously entertaining. Kelly is an artful storyteller! APA’s members were mesmerized as she took over 2000 people on a journey, which was more relevant to our theme than I could have imagined. We look forward to having Kelly back in the near future!”

Built into the keynote experience
The keynote ends. The momentum doesn’t.

Audiences leave with Kelly’s 30-Day Flip Your Script Challenge, a simple follow-through experience that helps them catch the story holding them back, rewrite it, and practice a better one.

Catch it. Notice the story shaping the moment.
Flip it. Replace the old script with a better one.
Practice it. Turn one keynote insight into a daily habit.
A keynote they remember. A habit they can actually use.
Kelly Swanson's Flip Your Script Challenge

Perfect Women's Event Speaker