Beatrice Kabutakapua is an international keynote speaker and the founder of The Business Storytelling Centre. As the founder of The Business Storytelling Centre, Beatrice supports organisations in engaging, retaining, and attracting talent using business storytelling. Alongside her work in business, Beatrice is also a passionate advocate for LGBTQIA+ leaders, women from the Global Majority, and leaders living with a disability. As a speaker, she shares detailed talks on leadership, organisational strategy, and the power of storytelling. Ideal for keynotes, leadership summits, DEI conferences, and talent pipeline events, Beatrice is a fantastic addition to any event.
Beatrice gained a strong academic foundation after she graduated from Sapienza Università di Roma with a BA in Literature, Music and Performing Arts, Cardiff University with a Master of Arts in International Journalism, and later Harvard University with a certificate in Public Narrative: Leadership, Storytelling, and Action. She began her career in journalism, holding roles such as Executive Producer and Journalist for (IN)VISIBLE CITIES. During this time, she was also recognised for her creativity and impact, winning the Nilde Iotti Foundation Award for Intercultural Projects and the 1st Journalism Prize (Premio Multietnicità e Intercultura) from the Rome Municipality.
In 2016, Beatrice founded and served as the CEO of Balobeshayi, where she produced migration-related videos as part of an EU-funded academic research project. She later began hosting the 'thank god it's monday' podcast to explore business storytelling and creating positive company cultures. In 2023, she also founded and acted as CEO of The Business Storytelling Centre, a leadership development company designed to help organisations retain and attract staff. Most recently, Beatrice shared her valuable insights on business storytelling in her Amazon bestseller, 'Lead With Your Story: How to Turn Your Lived Experience Into Your Leadership Superpower,' and at the Omek Bicultural Summit in Amsterdam.
Beatrice Kabutakapua is an experienced keynote speaker whose talks go beyond buzzwords to share practical strategies and frameworks that work for audiences. Her tools encourage leaders to embrace their identity rather than shy away from it and leave listeners feeling energised and empowered. Having worked with global organisations such as WPP Media, Aviva, Save the Children, Booking.com, and Holland & Barrett, Beatrice's expertise is a valuable asset to any event. To hire Beatrice Kabutakapua for your next event, contact Champions Speakers today!
Books
Lead With Your Story: How to Turn Your Lived Experience Into Your Leadership Superpower
Beatrice Kabutakapua's official speaking topics are listed below:
From Invisible to Inevitable
What to expect from this keynote:
When attending this keynote, your audience will leave with:
- a clear understanding of why visibility is not vanity but a leadership responsibility;
- the personal story framework to move from conditioned invisibility to deliberate, grounded presence;
- strategies to dismantle the five most common patterns that keep talented leaders unseen;
- a proven method for using their own lived experience as the foundation of their leadership authority
Your Story Is Your Superpower
What to expect from this keynote:
When attending this keynote, your audience will leave with:
- an understanding of why generic leadership frameworks fail the leaders who need them most;
- the complete FOCUS™ framework to locate, own and use the authority already embedded in their story;
- strategies to navigate the five most common barriers to showing up fully as a leader;
- a proven structure for crafting and sharing a leadership story that changes how they are seen in the room
The Organisational Strategy You’re Not Using
What to expect from this keynote:
When attending this keynote, your audience will leave with:
- a compelling case for story as the most underused infrastructure in their organisation;
- a practical framework for building a story-led culture from both the top down and the bottom up;
- strategies to address the five most common storytelling failures that drain trust, engagement and retention;
- a proven approach to using narrative to communicate change, develop leaders, and build a culture people do not want to leave
Official Feedback From In-Person & Virtual Events:
"I wasn’t confident in my ability in storytelling, but now I feel like I am able to do so and advise others on how they can also use storytelling to help them communicate across the business." - IOIC Workshop Participant
"She is a genius at this." - THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION
"I had used stories in my work and was looking for new ways to approach this, think differently about it and take it up a notch to get more colleagues involved in using stories." - NATIONAL GALLERIES
"After the programme, the cohort rated the usefulness of both Beatrice’s workshops at 87%, being some of the highest scoring elements of the programme." - MEDIA TRUST
"I plan on using the SHAPE framework for my next client presentation in a week. Think the things I learnt were invaluable!" - WPP MEDIA
- 2026 - Spoke at the Omek Bicultural Summit: The Power Within in Amsterdam
- 2025 - Published 'Lead With Your Story: How to Turn Your Lived Experience Into Your Leadership Superpower'
- 2023 - CEO and Founder of The Business Storytelling Centre
- 2022 - Awarded a certificate of completion for the Public Narrative: Leadership, Storytelling, and Action Program from Harvard University
- 2021 - Host of the 'thank god it's monday' podcast
- 2019 - Business Storytelling Coach and Trainer
- 2017 - MSc in Social Research Method from the University of Sussex
- 2016 - CEO and Co-Founder of Balobeshayi
- 2014 - 1st Journalism Prize - Premio Multietnicità e Intercultura
- 2013 - Executive Producer and Journalist for (IN)VISIBLE CITIES
- 2013 - Nilde Iotti Foundation Award for Intercultural Projects
- 2010 - Master of Arts in International Journalism from Cardiff University
- 2009 - BA in Literature, Music and Performing Arts from Sapienza Università di Roma
How to hire Beatrice Kabutakapua
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