About Kaila Colbin

Leadership and Courage

Kaila Colbin positions courage as the essential leadership skill for the future, emphasizing intentional, values-based decision-making over traditional competencies.[7][8][9] In keynotes and posts, she calls out 'bullshit' in leadership discourse, urging authenticity and relentless curiosity.[2][3][9] Through Boma, she co-founded a platform advancing global leadership, drawing from her experience organizing SingularityU events.[8]

Climate Change and Exponential Technologies

Early in her career, Colbin addressed climate change at TEDxAuckland in 2009, highlighting urgency and solutions.[1] She explores exponentials in food tech, predicting lab-grown meat as inevitable,[21] and warns of AI risks—not from machines overtaking humans, but from diminished human curiosity and agency.[20][27] Her work ties technology to sustainability, rejecting a return to 'normal' post-pandemic.[23]

High Performance and Obsession

Hosting the Hunger & Heart podcast, Colbin interviews elite athletes like Kieran Read, Marina Erakovic, and Hugo Inglis, extracting lessons on ambition, belonging, tough love, and internal success metrics.[10][12][13][14][15][16] She advocates 'sustainable obsession' for high performance, linking process goals to ambitious outcomes and emphasizing care alongside standards.[10][13][16]

Personal Growth and Vulnerability

Colbin shares raw personal essays on racism—acknowledging her own biases amid New Zealand's colonial history[18]—and grief, like the story of Jake's public shaming.[24] She reflects on family dynamics, communication miracles via Bruce Willis analogies,[25] and entrepreneurial mindset shifts.[17][19] These pieces reveal a commitment to self-awareness and societal truth-telling.[22]

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

As a dual US/NZ citizen and certified Dare to Lead™ facilitator, Colbin mentors entrepreneurs on life-changing practices.[17] Her Medium bio underscores making the world better through Boma.[17][20][26] She celebrates TEDx's decade of impact[19] and envisions post-normal futures shaped by bold innovation.[23]