Keynote Speaking
Kristin delivers powerful keynotes that help organizations navigate change, support teams facing burnout, and guide leaders through self-doubt and performance pressure. Her talks inspire real action and provide clear frameworks for long-term success.
About Kristin
Kristin Gustafson is a keynote speaker who doesn’t just inspire audiences—she recalibrates them.
A former Ironman World Championship competitor with a Master’s in Exercise Physiology & Science and a certified health and wellness coach, Kristin’s story took a sharp, unexpected turn when she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and Dystonia.
Rather than break her, it sparked the creation of The GPS Mindset®, a transformative framework built on Grit, Purpose, and Strength.
Kristin’s talks are anything but surface-level.
With a rare mix of science-backed insight and soul-level storytelling, she connects deeply with high achievers who feel like they’re “doing everything right” and still burning out.
Whether she’s on stage at a corporate leadership summit or a wellness conference, Kristin leaves audiences with more than motivation.
She equips them with practical, proven tools to challenge the false stories in their minds, lead through adversity, manage change, and redefine what real strength looks like.
Event organizers book Kristin because she delivers emotional connection, lasting impact, and a roadmap for transformation.
Her audiences leave energized, grounded, and ready to move forward, no matter what life throws at them.
Because sometimes, the most powerful message doesn’t come from someone who had it easy… it comes from someone who had every reason to quit , and didn’t.
Why Organizations Love to Book Kristin
1 / Authentic Credibility
From Ironman finisher to fighting MS and Dystonia, Kristin’s journey resonates with high achievers facing their own “invisible battles.”
2 / Science With Soul
Certified in health & wellness coaching with a Master’s in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, and Cardiac Rehabilitation, her work blends research and heart.
3 / The GPS Mindset
Her signature framework gives audiences a powerful system they can apply immediately to lead, adapt, and thrive.
4 / Storytelling That Sticks
Her raw, relatable narrative turns complex ideas into “aha” moments that linger long after the applause.
5 / Tailored to Your Team
No cookie-cutter content, every keynote is personalized to your audience’s goals, challenges, and culture.
6 / More Than Motivation
Kristin doesn’t just uplift, she equips. Audiences leave not only inspired but empowered to take action.
Featured Keynotes:
The GPS Mindset: Navigating Life’s Challenges with Grit, Purpose, and Strength
When external pressures, self-doubt, and unexpected challenges push off course, our Internal GPS -powered by Grit, Purpose, and Strength -becomes our most valuable navigation tool for staying on track.
Kristin shows audiences how to access their internal compass, empowering them to silence limiting beliefs, overcome obstacles, and move forward with confidence and clarity toward their best self.
- Practicable techniques designed to recalibrate resilience, empowering individuals to face adversity with courage, flexibility, and a clear internal compass.
- Clearer alignment with your personal "why" that strengthens your connection to core values and motivations, empowering purposeful action and confident decision-making.
- Tools to turn obstacles into stepping stones by reframing challenges as opportunities for growth and using them to fuel progress.
- Confidence to rewrite the stories you tell yourself by overcoming self-doubt and gaining clarity when the path feels uncertain.
- Actionable strategies for sustained momentum to build mental toughness, emotional endurance, and a resilient mindset that drives continuous forward movement.
Fuel Your GPS: The Foundations of Whole-Person Health
Health is more than one dimension. In this keynote, Kristin explores how nutrition, physical activity, stress management, mental health, and sleep all work together to create lasting wellbeing.
Through practical tools and inspiring stories, she helps audiences unlock simple, sustainable ways to live and lead with energy and balance, offering insights into how nutrition and movement fuel resilience and performance, strategies to manage stress and restore clarity, tools to strengthen mental health while building grit and purpose, and a framework for creating sustainable wellbeing in daily life.
- Discover how nutrition and movement fuel resilience, energy, and high performance in every area of life.
- Learn practical stress management strategies to restore clarity, focus, and stay calm under pressure.
- Strengthen mental health while building grit, purpose, and emotional resilience.
- Apply a simple, sustainable framework to create lasting wellbeing in daily life.
- Feel inspired to take small, intentional steps that lead to significant, lasting changes in your health, mindset, and life.
Confidence Unlocked: Conquering Imposter Syndrome and Owning Your Worth
In this empowering keynote, Kristin reveals how to silence the inner critic, overcome imposter syndrome, and replace self-doubt with confidence.
Through her personal story and proven strategies, she equips audiences with techniques to quiet negative self-talk, tools to reframe false stories and embrace confidence, and a mindset shift that empowers leaders and professionals to own their worth.
- Practical tools to silence the inner critic and replace self-doubt with self-belief.
- Proven strategies to reframe false stories and build lasting confidence from within.
- A mindset shift that empowers professionals to own their worth and show up authentically.
- A clear understanding of how grit, purpose, and strength drive confidence and resilience.
- The inspiration to lead boldly with clarity, courage, and a deep sense of self-worth.
Ready to Equip Your Audience With Resilience?
Your audience doesn’t need more hype.
They need a roadmap.
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