Hi! I’m Kalina, Founder of Big Talk – a video series turned global movement and social enterprise that inspires people to move beyond small talk and build deeper, more meaningful connections. I’m passionate about fostering community belonging, building empathetic bridges through storytelling, and combating modern-day loneliness. I achieve this by:1. Delivering keynote speeches and workshops for diverse audiences.2. Filming and producing heartfelt video interviews with people from all walks of life (check out @makebigtalk on Instagram, with 285k subscribers and over 60 million views).3. Creating and selling a card game and mobile app to help people connect through impactful questions (The "Big Talk Question Card Game").In 2018, as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Singapore, I researched cross-cultural communications and empathy through Big Talk. In 2019, I was honored to serve as a Fulbright Ambassador, and have since delivered Big Talk workshops to over 1500 Masters and PhD students from over 80 countries around the globe. Big Talk has been featured in major outlets like Forbes, USA Today, The Washington Post, NBC News, The LA Times, HuffPost, The Today Show, and Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper. My TEDx talk has garnered over 6.5 million views on YouTube.As a public speaker and team-building leader, I’ve presented across the globe to a variety of audiences, including entrepreneurs, city officials, venture capitalists, military veterans, university students (UCLA, USC, NYU, NUS, Northwestern), and employees at companies like Amazon, Adobe, Google, and Microsoft. Big Talk has been embraced by organizations such as Harvard Medical School, Universal Music Australia, and the City of Santa Monica, and has even inspired marriage proposals!Learn more at www.makebigtalk.com.Skilled in documentary journalism, social media, communications research, event facilitation, and public speaking, I’m open to collaborations in entertainment, education, healthcare, the arts, and international relations.I also love surfing, martial arts, tennis, painting, songwriting, and outdoor activities.