Kate creates entertainment that makes you fall in love with things you thought were boring
Currently, Kate is the Lead Producer of Wondery’s Diss and Tell podcast with hosts Matt Bellassai and Sydney Battle.
Previously, Kate produced Glamorous Trash with Chelsea Devantez and took the show independent, creating a self-sustaining listener-supported model and increasing episode releases from 2/month to 8/month. She also developed & produced the Glamorous Trash Party live events.
Kate specializes in live podcast events - she developed & produced Pushkin’s Revisionist History Live with Malcolm Gladwell and Mike Birbiglia, and Wondery’s Scamfluencers Live.
As Cofounder and Creative Producer at Caveat NYC, Kate established the Caveat Original production slate and developed over 25 original infotainment properties, all presenting new live shows monthly.
Among the live shows she created at Caveat, Why Your Train is F*cked, Nerd Search, and Doctors Without Boundaries were particular hits. She co-created Nevertheless She Existed, a live show and podcast, which was a finalist at the Yes, And Laughter Lab with Comedy Central.
Kate co-created the Underground Science Festival at Caveat, as featured in the New York Times, where comedians and storytellers celebrated women, LGBTQ, and POC scientists from history whose achievements often go unrecognized.
Kate has been a featured guest on Mysteries at the Museum, History Bitches, and Story Collider, and her opinions on New York City’s best butts have been published in the New York Post.
Kate has consulted with many brands and museums on audience engagement and events, including Nike, Club Med, The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum & Ghost Ranch, and the US Parks Department.
While Creative Lead at Museum Hack, Kate wrote and led the best-selling Bad@ss B*tches of the Met tour, as featured in NewsWire. She also created over 50 customized tours for corporate and private clients.
Previously, she was an Assistant Director at New York City Opera, and an Assistant Producer at the Public Theater.
She attended Northeastern University and studied Psychology, Shakespeare, and Directing.
Kate speaks frequently at audience engagement and science communication conferences.