Krisztina 'Z' Holly
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- Engineer & Tech Entrepreneur
- Curator of First Ever TEDx Event
- Founder, MIT & USC Innovation Centers
- Operating Partner, Good Growth Capital
- SXSW
- Milken Institute
- NBC Universal
- Etsy
- TEDx
- Young Presidents Organization
- International Women's Forum
- United States Conference of Mayors
- The White House
- World Economic Forum
Hosting & Emceeing
KRISZTINA “Z” HOLLY has emceed numerous events, often with over 1,000 attendees, including curating and hosting the first-ever TEDx event (TEDxUSC) for four years. Whether guiding a panel discussion or leading an awards ceremony, Z’s professional touch is her ability to make surprising connections, harness the audience's curiosity, and ask tough questions respectfully. With her charismatic presence and extensive experience, Z excels at hosting and emceeing events of all sizes.
Build Beyond Yourself: A Better Path to Growth, Innovation, & Impact
Innovation is a fundamentally social act, and KRISZTINA “Z” HOLLY provides her behind-the-scenes stories of growth and innovation. Through surprising stories—including the origins of the shipping container, skateboard culture, TEDx, and the most active seed investor in the world—you’ll learn:
- How new technologies are changing the way we innovate—and how to stay ahead of the curve
- Why we must stop growing—and start replicating and sharing—to achieve maximum impact and agility
- How mass tinkering, not crowdsourcing, can enable you to unlock innovation your organization could never achieve by itself
If you are seeking influence and impact in a time of rapid change, join Z for this thought-provoking and entertaining session, and get ready to question your assumptions about scale.
The Future of Creativity: How to Innovate in a Time of Rapid Change
In this inspiring presentation, KRISZTINA “Z” HOLLY explores how it’s not just great ideas that will drive significant impact across industries and society, but how we innovate that matters most. Z shares entertaining examples—not only business and tech, but also robots and rockets, artists in the desert, and 7,000 physicists looking for the secrets of the universe—to illustrate how to harness others’ imagination. You’ll learn:
- What a collective, distributed, and iterative future means for your business strategy
- How to collaborate with new technologies to unlock your organization’s full innovative potential
- How to reinvent your innovation process to stay competitive, no matter what the future brings
Drawing from her extensive experience with startups and technology, Z provides actionable insights on fostering a culture of creativity to turn visionary concepts into reality.
Designing Eureka: Harness Your Inner Entrepreneur
In this interactive engagement, KRISZTINA “Z” HOLLY busts myths about entrepreneurship and innovation, including fun puzzles and games to help illustrate her takeaway lessons. You’ll learn:
- Principles of entrepreneurial thinking—and why it isn’t always the answer
- Why thinking outside the box is the wrong paradigm for coaxing the most innovation from your team
- Why imagination is more important than creativity—and how to unlock it in others for maximum impact
- How to learn from success rather than failure
Aimed at making teams more innovative, this session is a good warm-up for a conference where leaders are looking for the audience to be more open-minded and ready to participate.
