SPEAKING
The talk people are still quoting on Thursday
I speak about storytelling, positioning and AI, for audiences who are brilliant at their work and want the words for it.
You get one idea, told well enough that your audience repeats it.
Tell me about your event
On stage at LinkedIn with People Like Us, September 2026.
TALKS
What I talk about
Every talk is tailored to your audience. These are the threads I pull on most.
01
Your track record is a shop window
Most senior people built the shop and stocked it, then left their CV in the window. On why public profiles fall behind the work, and how to fill the window with what's next.
02
Keep your light on
Visibility without posting every day before breakfast. Reach and reputation are two different jobs, and my most-read post ever (206,495 impressions, 0 clients) is the proof.
03
Storytelling when AI can write the first draft
What stays human when anyone can generate words: noticing the throwaway line, finding the thread, and still sounding like yourself.
Ways I can show up
01
Keynotes. One idea for a conference, a company-wide event or a calendar moment like International Women's Day.
02
Lunchtime workshops. 60 to 90 minutes on storytelling for a team or network, in person or online. A simple way to try the work before committing to anything bigger.
03
Panels and conversations. As a panellist, in a fireside chat, or moderating and asking the questions.
04
Leadership sessions. Longer storytelling sessions and programmes for leadership teams.
WHERE I'VE SPOKEN
Recent and upcoming stages
COMING UP · THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2026
The #OpenToWork Debate
On the panel, hosted by the #OpenToWork crew with Little Dot Studios. 6pm to 8pm at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London.
COMING UP · MARCH 2027
The Marketing Meetup conference
Citymaking Sessions, Open City
Panellist at Bold Tendencies, Peckham, on how practices can use social media to tell stories of place. With Marcus Fairs (Dezeen) and Peter Griffiths (ING Media), chaired by Sven Muendner.
LinkedIn, with People Like Us
On stage, September 2026
BBC Breakfast
On automated hiring rejections, with People Like Us, September 2026
The Marketing Meetup
Live sessions, in conversation with James Sandbrook
"The way someone turns up and the energy they bring to our talks is half the job, and Vivi was fantastic. She came with genuine knowledge, generosity and humility. The community loved her and I can't wait to have her back again."
James Sandbrook, Co-founder of The Marketing Meetup
Who's on stage
I'm Vivi Koroma Kala. I've spent 16 years in marketing, 5 of them growing the Squiggly Careers podcast from 100,000 downloads to 5.6 million, across 411 episodes.
These days I help senior people find and tell the story of their work, through Your Story Edit and leadership sessions for organisations. What I bring to a stage is the same thing I bring to a 1-to-1: noticing the throwaway line, and pulling on it until there's a story an audience can take home.
I'm based in London and speak in person and online.
ENQUIRE
Let's talk about your event
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