Kathy Stroh, MSS, captivates and motivates audiences through her high-energy presentations, and she incorporates stories to illustrate the concepts. She is a theorist and practitioner in the area of conflict theory and management. In the past 21 years of studying conflict, she has presented over 1,500 workshops everywhere from board rooms to prisons. Her knowledge of conflict is firmly established through a strong academic background accompanied with years of experience working with a wide variety of clientele. Kathy is the author of Growing Wings, a book about interpersonal conflict. Participants not only enjoy her presentations, but they leave with insights and relevant tools to manage important issues in their lives.

Kathy's clients have included: Kaiser Permanente, Invesco Funds, Geneva Pharmaceutical, Hewlett-Packard, Amoco, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, City and County of Denver, Chipotle, McDonald's, Denver Public Schools, Denver Police Dept., Adams County Mental Health Center, Martin Marietta, U.S. Department of Education, University of Hawaii, Federal Penitentiary (Denver), and Colorado Women's Correctional Facility.

Kathy's Masters of Social Sciences from the University of Colorado strictly addressed conflict management. In 1992 she received University of Phoenix's top award, The Director's Award, for outstanding job in teaching adults.

Presentations and Workshops

• The Gift of Conflict - Conflict provides information that enables us to make powerful and crucial changes necessary for growth, and knowing how to deal with conflict appropriately is one of the most important interpersonal skills that a person can possess. (Keynote or 1/2-day to 2-day workshop)
• The Greatest Place to Work - Kathy shows that the amount of time, money and energy spent on negative situations could be turned into positive outlets such as creativity, quality production, pleasant environments, and better customer relations. (Keynote or 1/2-day to 2-day workshop)
• Violence and Butterflies - This program is focused on looking at violence in perspective and preparing people to more effectively deal with it. (Keynote or 1/2-day to 2-day workshop)
• Thinking Like Einstein! - In this program, participants will learn different ways to think about conflict and their approach to it. (Keynote or 1-day workshop)
• The Way I See It Is... Participants will develop the critical skills of negotiation to reduce conflict, enrich relationships, and create pathways for positive solutions. (Keynote or 1-day workshop)
• The Myths of Conflict - Participants will be awed and even inspired by how myths have given conflict its poor reputation. (Keynote presentation only)
• Juggling Master - This workshop uses juggling as a metaphor for life, and, yes, participants actually learn to juggle. (Keynote or 1/2-day to 3-day workshop)