About Kat Thorne

Kat Thorne has delivered keynote speaking, workshops and productivity programmes for organisations including the Ministry of Justice, IBM, Admiral Financial Services, McCann and Next plc.

Working across a broad range of industries including agriculture, farming, finance, banking, retail, technology and education, Kat helps businesses improve productivity, wellbeing and performance through simple, sustainable positive habits that create lasting change.

Today, Kat is an internationally recognised keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, serial entrepreneur and positive habits expert, helping organisations, leaders and individuals create healthier, happier and higher-performing lives through sustainable behaviour change.

Kat’s inspiring story, combined with her practical approach to productivity and wellbeing, has seen her work with global organisations, banks, IBM, schools, SMEs and leadership teams across multiple industries. Her mission is simple: improve performance by improving people first.

Through her Keynote Speaking, workshops and transformative Positive Habits for Performance programmes, Kat helps teams tackle burnout, distraction, stress and overwhelm in a way that actually creates lasting change. Her work focuses on helping people improve focus, resilience, energy and productivity – without adding more pressure.

Kat believes that happier people perform better, both at work and at home.

Alongside her speaking and consultancy work, Kat is also the co-founder of PLNGE in Portsmouth, a growing wellness and community movement designed to bring people together through connection, cold water experiences and wellbeing-focused events. PLNGE reflects Kat’s passion for helping people feel more connected, energised and alive in both business and life.

Kat is also the host of the Positive Habits Podcast, where she shares practical tools, honest conversations and simple habit shifts designed to help people create meaningful change in their everyday lives.

Whether she’s speaking on international stages, working with leadership teams, supporting schools or building communities through wellness experiences, Kat’s message remains the same: Small habits create big change.