
Khrys Vaughan, PMP, SCSP
Catalyst-in-Chief
For two (2) decades, Khrys Vaughan has worked to harness the power of women to be their own solution. She enjoys disrupting status quo by bringing women together to challenge ‘impossible’, and utilizes her unique experience & insights to weave dissimilar objects into the one-of-a-kind solutions her clients have grown to expect, yielding the outcomes they seek.
Khrys’ own journey off-path has included:
- #StrongWomenWrite, a unique literary group for female authors wanting to write fight scenes worthy of their strong female characters & take their projects beyond the book.
- The first Women in Green Technology panel (Kathleen Rogers, Ingrid Vanderveldt, Mara DeFilippis, Sally Dominguez, & Mariana Gerzanych, panelists).
- Racing an Enduro at Langley Speedway; the only woman out of 43 drivers.
- Not Just Tea Panel, Rui Liu & panelists (Lisa See, Linda Louie, Elyse Petersen) from different parts of the tea industry, exposed injustices threatening ancient traditions & 5,000 year-old tea trees in Guizhou.
- The Red Umbrella Society, her first novel, which won 2nd place in the Missouri Writing Guild’s Fall Fiction contest.
- An industry-first webcast, pilot for internet television, & weekly radio show featuring diverse women in business that reached over 16,000 listens.
Khrys previously served on various boards/committees including SBA/Small Business Week-St. Louis, JCI International, Women Build/Habitat for Humanity-St. Louis, the Hampton Roads Civic Ballet, and The Bread Ministry, an organization that fed 18,000 families from the East Coast through the Midwest.
Recently, Khrys was an inaugural participant in the Fearless Fund/Steve Madden Get Venture Ready program, featured in Authority and Southern Woman Magazines, and Ticker News-Australia. Khrys is adventurous, spends downtime in nature or with family, & enjoys delicious vegan dishes.

In Her Words…
Khrys’ outstanding ability to relate, inspire and support has not only helped my organisation to grow with clarity and vision, but also rooted me deeply as a woman to grow towards the light of my true self. Finding alignment between self-identity and businesses we create is what the world needs, and Khrys does it so effortlessly and gracefully.
~ Rui Liu, Founder, Grass People Tree
Media
Southern Woman Magazine – May/June 2022 Issue p78-79
Essential Shift/Essential Alchemy, Guest Speaker – You: Identity, Vision & Business
The Courage to Lead – Courage to Create the Future
Circle Around – 3 Simple Tips Any Womenpreneur Can Use to Bolster Her Success
Thrive Global – Women Founders Series
Authority Magazine, Medium: Why We Need More Women Founders & What We’re Doing to Make that Happen
Ticker News Australia – Business & Leadership: Empowering Women During the Pandemic
CEO Blog Nation: Entrepreneurs Reveal How Much They Work in a Week
Beer & Business Podcast Interview
90 Days to Launch (Her Startup, Creator and Facilitator)
Women in Green Technology Panel
Sub-Committee Chair, SBA/Small Business Week-St. Louis
Marketing Co-Chair, Women Build/Habitat for Humanity (Anti-Trafficking event with IJM)
JCI, Social Responsibility Committee Member, Project Advisor
Highly Empowered Women Conference
Urban League Empowerment Summit Speaker (2007, 2009)