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Real-World Leadership for Women Who Lead Where the Stakes Are High

Most keynotes give your audience a brief dose of motivation and then fade by Monday morning. Colonel Kimberly Boyd is not that kind of speaker.

She brings three decades of global command experience—from war zones, disaster relief operations, and billion-dollar logistics missions—into a direct, practical message for women leading in high-pressure environments today.

Her keynotes are candid, high-energy, and unapologetically focused on performance:

  • What it actually takes to lead when people and resources are on the line

  • How women build authority without watering down who they are

  • How to think strategically and act decisively when there is no playbook

If you want a safe, generic talk, she’s not the right person.
If you want your audience pushed—in a good way—to lead at a different level, you’re in the right place.

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Meet Colonel Kimberly Boyd

Colonel Kimberly Boyd, U.S. Army Retired, is the Founder and President of CKB Leadership Consulting and the creator of the Boss Women Warriors Leadership Development Program, a military-grade training experience that turns women into mission-ready leaders.

Over a 30-year military career, she:

  • Designed the Army Strong Operational Contract Support Training Exercise, reshaping how personnel managed an $89 billion contingency contracting enterprise under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program

  • Led multi-billion-dollar logistics operations across the Middle East and Africa, including disaster relief and humanitarian assistance missions

After her military retirement, she served as the highest-ranking civilian advisor for logistics policy for Army Forces Korea, supporting the readiness of more than 30,000 personnel.

She has been invited as a keynote and panelist for women’s leadership events in the UAE, including the “Dare to Be Different – Encouraging Unconventional Choices” Women’s Day seminar hosted by Lincoln University of Business and Management.

Her credentials include:

  • MBA in Strategic Leadership (University of Tennessee), with an academic excellence award in Finance

  • MS in Strategic Studies (U.S. Army War College)

  • BS in Business Administration (Lincoln University–Missouri)

Signature Keynote Topics

You can book Colonel Boyd for one of the signature keynotes below or request a tailored version aligned to your event theme, sector, and audience level.

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Leading Where There Is No Playbook

A hard-hitting keynote drawn from real crisis missions and operational command. Ideal for conferences and internal leadership summits where you want women to stop waiting for permission and start leading from where they are.

Audience walk-aways:

  • How to make decisions when information is incomplete and the clock is ticking

  • The mindset shift from “I hope I’m ready” to “I am mission-ready”

  • How to show up with command presence without becoming a different person

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Building High-Performing Teams

Drawing on years of leading multinational teams in complex operations, this keynote breaks down how to build teams that execute under pressure and stay engaged.

Audience walk-aways:

  • How to align talent to mission so the right people are in the right roles

  • How to create clear standards, honest feedback, and real accountability

  • How to lead diverse teams through change, uncertainty, and rapid growth

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Crisis Decision-Making

Leaders are judged by what they do in the toughest moments. This keynote translates military decision-making under fire into a usable framework for corporate and government leaders.

Audience walk-aways:

  • A practical decision-making framework they can use the next time a crisis hits

  • How to stay calm, clear, and credible when everyone else is rattled

  • How to balance speed, risk, and accountability in high-visibility situations

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Mission-Ready Leadership

Women are increasingly placed in roles where they must deliver results in environments built for someone else. This keynote focuses on how to build a leadership brand that is both effective and sustainable.

Audience walk-aways:

  • How to align personal values, organizational mission, and team performance

  • Practical ways to lead up, across, and down in complex organizations

  • How to build a leadership brand that is respected in rooms that weren’t designed for you

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