Free to register
The number one indicator of a lack of courage is an inability to have hard conversations.
Hard conversations are scary. Our hearts start pounding, our tummies clench, our mouths go dry.
Hard conversations feel dangerous. If I say this thing, he’ll be offended! She’ll be angry! I’ll get in trouble!
Hard conversations are tempting to avoid. Nobody else is mentioning these elephants. Why should I?
But what if you were great at them?
What would it mean for your relationships?
What would it mean for your career?
What would it mean for your life?
This free 1-hour interactive introduction to Courageous Communication™ is your ideal starting point for getting great at having hard conversations.
In this info session, Kaila will lay the foundations of her Courageous Communication framework and cover:
The five types of hard conversations
When it's worth it — and when it's not
How to define success
See this page to learn more about Courageous Communication™.
Join us at 9:30 a.m. NZST on Friday, 19 Sept 2025.
Register for this free session:
“EXACTLY what the Dr ordered… I’m not scared anymore.”
-Clare Bradley, CEO, AgriSea New Zealand
About Kaila Colbin
Kaila Colbin is a founder and CEO of Boma, the 2022 Kea WCNZ Friend of New Zealand award winner and a certified Dare to Lead™ facilitator. She is a renowned and sought after international public speaker, having presented to more than 25,000 people about the exponential technological trends coming our way and how we can be more intentional, intelligent and courageous about the future.
A serial entrepreneur since the age of 22, Kaila has dedicated more than 15 years to enhancing Aotearoa’s global connectedness and championing Aotearoa on the world stage. She spearheaded the hugely successful SingularityU New Zealand and Australia summits and was formerly the curator and licensee for TEDxChristchurch in New Zealand and TEDxScottBase in Antarctica.
She is a co-founder and trustee of the non-profit Ministry of Awesome and has extensive governance experience, including serving as chair of the New York-based Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts, and deputy chair of ChristchurchNZ and CORE Education Ltd.
Kaila became a certified Dare to Lead™ facilitator after training with Brené Brown and has worked with thousands of people to increase courage as a core competency. She is also a certified ExO consultant, a Climate Project Ambassador who trained with Al Gore, and a project management professional.
A native New Yorker, Kaila speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian. She holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Cornell University. Her purpose in life is to be an uplifting presence.
