Kathryn Cloward

Kathryn Cloward is an entrepreneur, media executive, and creator with more than 26 years of entrepreneurial business development experience, including over two decades of launching, leading, and scaling bootstrapped companies. She is the Founder and CEO of Kandon® Unlimited, Inc., an independent media production and publishing company specializing in audio, visual, and digital storytelling. Her leadership is defined by disciplined execution, strategic vision, and the conviction that wisdom is earned through building.

With 16 years in book publishing and media production and over a decade as a performing artist, songwriter, and music producer, Kathryn operates at the intersection of business and art. She has authored 32 published books and released more than 250 songs, leading projects from concept to launch to long-term growth.

A #1 best-selling author and award-winning songwriter-artist, Kathryn is a Voting Member of the Recording Academy and a multi-time GRAMMY®-balloted artist. Her work has earned more than 70 regional and national honors across family media, women in leadership, and the arts.

As a keynote and session speaker on entrepreneurial business development, creative leadership, and purpose-driven work, Kathryn mentors and advises women founders building sustainable companies of their own. Many of the leaders she has guided now run thriving ventures, extending that legacy of disciplined, values-driven entrepreneurship.

Through her Kathryn the Grape® series, she channels her executive experience into purpose-driven media that equips children and families with social-emotional character development tools. Her work is anchored in one clear objective: build enduring companies, create meaningful art, and cultivate wisdom that ripples across generations.