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Makes human value move.

Kate Dillon

Kate Dillon is a lawyer turned strategist and creator of Opportunity Architecture™ the discipline for how work moves, multiplies and regenerates into advantage.

Trusted by organisations including Westpac, Mercer, Lendlease, Medtronic, Bega, Lovisa, Netwealth and Pitcher Partners, Kate equips ambitious people and organisations to strengthen how value travels through their people, systems and decisions; turning capability into momentum and progress into advantage.

A dual qualified lawyer (Australia and New York), she built her career across two contrasting worlds: stewarding innovation and strategy portfolios at top tier law firm Gilbert + Tobin, while founding She Lion, a for purpose business scaled through The ICONIC, the Qantas Store and Wolf + Badger (UK). One system taught her structure, the other speed. Together, they revealed the real physics of progress: why performance isn’t the problem, movement is.

Educated at Harvard, MIT Sloan and Stanford, Kate has been recognised by the SBE Impact Awards and featured in the Australian Financial Review, BOSS Magazine and The Sydney Morning Herald. She is known for translating complexity into systems that move; grounded in lived experience, pressure tested in practice and built to create motion where others lose momentum.

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Kate has keynoted and delivered programs for:

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“Phenomenal. Your energy, insights, and practical tools left a lasting impression.”

Craig Mostyn Group - Ludmila (Mila) Holland

Helping organisations with:

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    Speaking

    From keynotes to multi-day programs, Kate equips teams to strengthen how value moves through their organisations.

    Keynote Topics
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    Advisory

    Strategic facilitation for corporate leaders and professional services firms  navigating complexity and creating competitive advantage.

    Strategic Facilitation
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    Mentoring

    1:1 Executive development that builds the relational intelligence, strategic awareness and higher resolution thinking that machines can't replicate.

    1:1 Mentoring

“The sessions were high energy and engaging! Walked away with fresh ideas and actionable tools.”

Meat Business Women - Alexandra L Harvey


“​​Kate’s presentation was brilliant and offered such a different take!”

Property Council of Australia - Adrian Byrt 


“The session was not only insightful but deeply impactful.”

CBA - Laura Henley


“Kate has a gift for making complex ideas feel actionable and empowering.”

Sister Works - Danielle Mannens

“Kate Dillon was such an inspiration. I absolutely loved having female leaders speaking at our conference.”

Lovisa - Chief people Officer