About Kirryn Zerna
Connection-Driven Keynote Speaker | The strongest brands of the future will be experienced through people.
The Strongest Brands Are Experienced Through People
CSP | LinkedIn Top Voice | GAICD | Trusted by Westpac, Woolworths, Wella, Carsales and Thermomix
Kirryn Zerna is a Connection-Driven Leadership keynote speaker and creator of The Connect Effect (Trust → Tribe → Thrive), a practical framework that helps leaders build trust, strengthen alignment and create high-performing cultures that drive results.
In a world of increasing change, complexity and digital distraction, organisations are facing a common challenge: performance is often slowed not by capability, but by disconnection. Trust erodes. Communication becomes fragmented. Teams lose alignment. Customer experiences become inconsistent.
Kirryn helps leaders make the invisible human dynamics of performance visible.
Her keynotes show audiences how trust is built, where connection breaks down, and how everyday leadership behaviours shape engagement, collaboration, customer loyalty and organisational performance.
With more than 20 years of experience across corporate communications, leadership and large-scale transformation, Kirryn has advised executive leaders through organisational change, mergers and engagement initiatives impacting more than 40,000 employees across corporate, government and SME environments.
She also brings a governance perspective as a Non-Executive Director on two boards and People + Culture Chair, providing practical insight into how leadership, culture, trust and risk are shaped inside complex organisations under pressure.
Kirryn is regularly booked for leadership conferences, sales kickoffs, customer experience conferences, women in leadership events, association events, and on programs where organisations need to strengthen trust, improve collaboration, increase engagement and create cultures that perform.
Trusted by global brands including Westpac, Woolworths, Wella, Carsales.com.au, Thermomix, SoftwareOne, Aussie Home Loans and the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia, Kirryn has delivered keynote presentations across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Argentina.
A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), LinkedIn Top Voice in Communications and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), Kirryn has shared stages with global leaders including Hillary Clinton and former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
Known for her warmth, humour, commercial depth and memorable storytelling, Kirryn creates highly engaging keynote experiences that are practical, energising and immediately actionable. Audiences leave with a shared language, practical tools and a clearer understanding of how trust, connection and belonging influence leadership, culture, customer experience and performance.
Credentials & Highlights
- Certified Speaking Professional (CSP)
- LinkedIn Top Voice in Communications
- Postgraduate qualifications – University of Sydney & Macquarie University
- Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
- Non-Executive Director (2 boards)
- 20+ years’ corporate communications, leadership and transformation experience
- Delivered keynote presentations across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Argentina
Next Steps
Book a discovery call → 1300 751 883 or email info@kirrynzerna.com.
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