Kat Mahoney is a Creative Visionary, Content Creator, and Edutainment Speaker for Work+Life Balance with an impressive career spanning over 25 years for personal and professional goals. She has over 40 years in a rapidly changing environment from the military lifestyle and mompreneurship to Autism and Disabilities. She has served as a speaker at Mental Health America, Advisor on the Google Health & Technology Team, Keynote Speaker at the Governors Military Mental Health Conference, and Founder of Mindfulness Gaming. Her focus is to align people and companies from all generations to think, play, and create together utilizing technology and games for better Mental Health in Education and Business.
40 YEARS MILITARY LIFE
As a military brat turned spouse whose husband served 25 years as a C-130 Flight Engineer and deployed 9-months each year, Kat identified emotional and physical changes in her special needs kids that affected their educational and communication growth. She Founded Kids of America's Heroes (KOAH) to connect counselors and military children in an educational setting and utilized Gamification as a extention to learning and socializing.
Beause of KOAH and her military children's books, Kat has been recognized for her outstanding contributions as a military spouse and community leader. Awards such as the National Military Spouse of the Year and the US President's Recognition for Outstanding Military Spouse reflect her unwavering commitment to support and uplift those around her. She is also a well-acclaimed author of children's books and parenting guides.
Kat attended Hawaii Pacific University for Computer Science and Gamification marketing. As a gamer herself, she understands the appeal of video games and their power to connect people worldwide. With her multifaceted talents and unwavering passion for creating, Kat Mahoney continues to make an indelible mark in the world of technology and gamification.
