Kate Davis

Kate Davis has the unique ability to find humour in any situation and offers creative solutions to defuse frustrations in both the workplace and at home. A hit comedian, who has opened for the likes of Seth Meyers, Bill Clinton, and Barbara Walters, Davis’ generous insight and hilarious presence is a powerful combination that helps organizations empower their staff with effective tools for managing stress and sustaining motivation.

Through her interactive keynotes and customized workshops Kate teaches people how to lighten up so they can bring balance, connection and resilience into their busy lives. Speaking on stress management through stand-up, storytelling and practical techniques she has researched and developed. With over 2 decades of experience, thousands shows and conferences, this award-winning comedian leaves people feeling energized, optimistic and motivated. +

Theatrically trained in England, Davis went from a successful run on the Canadian stage to the many stages of motherhood, before she found her passion for comedy. Now she is a 12-time Canadian Comedy Awards nominee, including a nomination for the prestigious Phil Hartman Award, and the star of her own hour-long comedy special on CTV and the Comedy Network. In addition, Davis has appeared on Breakfast Television, Star TV, Toronto 1, Prime, WTN, TVO, and CBC Radio’s The Debaters. She also stars, writes, and produces the hit web series “Best Before”, which won at the Canadian Comedy Awards, and was chosen for “Standup and Pitch” at the Just For Laughs Comedy Pro. In 2018, Davis joined the Debaters Live theatre tour with Live Nation.

On stage, Davis has performed at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Hubcap Comedy Festival, and the Kitchener Waterloo Comedy Festival, while also headlining across the country. During the 2008 season of Last Comic Standing, Davis’ sense of humour endured and carried her into the finals in Canada.

As a writer, Davis has been published in Today’s Parent and Mom and Caregiver magazines. She is also the author of two books, The Breastfeeding Diaries, which won the iParenting media award, and Second Best Mom: Stories, Tips, and Okay Advice. In 2019, Davis released her comedy album, House Arrest. --

VIRTUAL / LIVE KEYNOTES:

CONNECTING THROUGH HUMOUR
Why Laughter Means Business In The Digital Age +

We’re living in an era of over communication. Between emails, virtual meetings, slack, social media, it’s never been easier to communicate and never been harder to connect. It’s no wonder that burnout, stress and loneliness are at all-time highs, and trust is at an all-time low.

So, we hire the latest strategic communications firm, or spend countless hours learning how to train AI bots to communicate for us all in an effort to break through the noise and actually connect with our customers and our employees.

Maybe we just need to lighten up.

Research shows that laughter and levity are some of the most powerful ways to build meaningful connections, increase trust, reduce stress, and enhance employee engagement and performance.

In this engaging and enlightening keynote, veteran comedian Kate Davis demystifies what makes us laugh and provides practical techniques for using humor to truly make an impression whether it’s with clients, customers, co-workers, family, or friends. Participants will laugh their way through lessons on bringing more levity into the workplace and using humor to build trust with clients and colleagues. Most importantly, they’ll better understand the power that humor has on human connection which inspires and motives people to truly live to their fullest potential. -- 

BALANCING LIFE WITH HUMOUR
We are all jugglers and the first ball to drop is usually our own. +

Kate has the unique ability to find humour in any situation and to offer creative solutions to defuse the frustrations in the home and workplace. Kate’s generous insight and outspoken character, provides a powerful combination to help organizations empower their staff with effective tools for managing stress and sustaining motivation.

Between our jobs, home, relationships with family, friends and co-workers learning how to balance our busy life demands a strong sense of Personal Development and most importantly a Sense of Humour. It’s not about the next best joke it’s about lightening up and not taking ourselves so seriously and bring that to every area of our lives.

People, who attend Kate’s “Balancing Life with Humour” lecture, leave with an understanding of practical techniques for refueling, rediscovering and reengaging their true selves. Learning to use humour as an instrument of communication creates an atmosphere of compassion, caring and productivity. --

OUT OF MY MIND… BACK IN 5 Minutes:
A Journey about resilience and perseverance +

Kate Davis explores techniques of managing our mental health and shares practical ways to stay healthy and positive even through the toughest times.  Her inspiring, humorous, and touching stories takes audiences on a journey from depression to expression. Davis shares how she found comedy and how it helped her discover self worth, confidence, and the ability to fight the negativity in her own mind that was keeping her from living the life she deserved.

“Out of My Mind” explores the way we feel about ourselves and others, as well as our ability to manage our feelings and deal with everyday difficulties. From practical methods like learning one-minute stress strategies that you can do at the office or home, or breaking up the monotony with Rejuvenation 101 (that’s a long list!), to the methods available that allows us to take charge our own mental health, including how we think about ourselves, being grateful, being in the present, sleep, diet, and exercise to name a few. All these methods can ultimately boost our mood, build resilience, and add to the overall enjoyment of our life.

Audiences leave this keynote with the feeling that knowledge is power and that we all play a role in our mental health. --

FUNNY MOMMY™ PARENTING WITH HUMOUR LECTURE AND WORKSHOP:
Your Leisure Time Should not be Folding Laundry +

This lecture/workshop gives parents, caregivers, educators, social service providers the tools to help defuse the chaos and stress of their lives through humour. Kate helps them to remember themselves, accept where they are and not feeling guilty about where they are not. It combines stand-up comedy with practical techniques to raise children.

“Fun cancels out stress and brings everyone into the moment.” This is the recipe for a healthy relationship when it comes to raising our children. Everything changes when we become parents, I think the show “Survivor” shouldn’t take place on an island but a new parents’ home. It’s challenging not losing yourself in the process but with a few techniques like being more playful and using your intuition, life can be more joyful and relaxing.

Discover the different ways that men and women deal with stress, techniques of dealing with sibling fighting and how to truly take care of yourself so you are able to be more present to the life you are living now.

This lecture blends techniques of improvisation, visualization and affirmations. Parenting is a great lesson in letting go. You give birth, you let go. You nurse, you stop, you let go. They start school you, let go. They move out, you let go. That lesson of “Letting Go” is way easier with you in tacked. -- 

Comedy +

30-60-minute stand-up show. --

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