Founders’ Stories - Cathy Ngo, Founder of Keynoteworthy

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Founded by Cathy Ngo, Keynoteworthy was created to make it easier to introduce great speakers to the world. It is a platform connecting diverse thinkers and speakers with event organisers. And it is based on the belief that representation on stage matters because impact does not end on stage – it’s where it begins. Authentic speakers are featured — both emerging and experienced, who are passionate and ready to challenge ideas.

Cathy says we’re seeing the same old line-up of speakers. Celebrities, cheesy motivational speakers and an all-male line-up just to name a few. People need fresh ideas and perspectives. That’s why we go to events and conferences right? Let’s find out more and discover from Cathy Ngo what makes a great speaker and how this demand gave rise to her business.

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Cathy Ngo is an entrepreneur, writer, presenter, speaker and thrives at the intersection of tech, comedy and activism. She’s the founder of Keynoteworthy, a challenger speaker agency and social enterprise focused on bringing diversity and inclusion. Cathy has a degree in Business, majoring in Human Resources because she didn’t want to be an accountant, lawyer or doctor. Much to her parents' dismay, they still don’t know what she does for a living. She’s spent more than ten years climbing and playing ‘snakes and ladders’ in Australia’s top listed companies before hitting the ‘bamboo ceiling’ several times (it’s like the glass ceiling but thicker). Entrepreneurship has always been in Cathy’s blood.

Outside of work, she dabbles in stand-up comedy at random Covid-safe bars and restaurants and mainly jokes about being positively discriminated against for being Asian-Australian. She is also an obsessive indoor plant collector and has a hard time trying to keep them alive.

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