Kate Gardner
Where eternal perspectives meet relational encouragement and hope-filled vision.
Kate Gardner | Next-Generation Investor, Philanthropist & Stewardship Advocate
Kate Gardner has a passion to spread encouragement and Christ-centered connection, especially around stewarding abundance. As a “Next-Gen” inheritor, she has close-up experience of wrestling with purpose, identity, and faith in the context of opportunity and resources. She seeks to mobilize a new generation of believers, no matter their experience, resources, or time-limitations, to live their best lives in light of eternity.
Kate inherited significant personal finances at 21 years old, and soon after felt called to focus on cultivating a creative life of giving and impact. She earned her B.A. in English from Princeton University in 2016, and spent a season working in the Christian ministry space. Her resources opened up many amazing possibilities, while also creating unique complexities to personally navigate. Through highs and lows in the journey, she developed vision and grit to pioneer a unique vocational path of service alongside holistic financial independence. Profound experiences with philanthropy and prayer led her to catalyze Greenhouse Group, a personal ministry that supports over 60 missions teams, a handful of organizations, and many women of God in pursuing their dreams. She loves seeing generosity holistically, not only with finances, but also extending to avenues like hospitality, coaching, and media.
After sensing a call to uniquely tell her inheritance story, she has stepped up as a speaker to seek to bring freedom and encouragement to those who feel the weight of multi-generational legacy. She has built out a community called Magnify for fellow inheritors seeking to empower each other in wisdom and values. She co-hosts a podcast called Ascendants, interviewing inspiring Next-Gen inheritors, as well as co-authored a book with a stewardship framework for families entitled Becoming Ascendants. Most recently, she is also developing her personal single family office framework of practical money management that creatively aligns her faith with her finances.
Kate delights in imparting hope and joy to those who want to live out the scripture "to whom much is given, much is required" (Luke 12:48). Her unique personal narrative, empathy, as well as contagious passion and sharp communication allow her to shine light into families, wealth management practices, philanthropic organizations, and groups of any type who longs to live in alignment with their values.
Speaking Topics Include:
Living a Legacy
How do you intentionally build a life that leaves an impact beyond wealth? Through encouraging testimonies and practical wisdom, learn what it means to cultivate a legacy that extends beyond financial inheritance—one rooted in purpose, faith, and relational investment. Your audience will gain wisdom on making values-based decisions that honor both past generations and future ones by:
• Understanding the weight and privilege of generational wealth
• Aligning financial decisions with faith-driven purpose
• Shifting from passive inheritance to active, intentional legacy-building
• Practical steps to invest in relationships, philanthropy, and community impact
Stewarding Your Story
Everyone has a story, but not everyone knows how to steward it well. Kate helps audiences embrace their personal journeys—especially those who have inherited wealth or influence—and equips them to navigate identity, purpose, and faith with confidence. She shares lessons from her own path and provides tools for using resources in a way that fosters personal and communal growth by:
• Embracing personal identity beyond financial status
• Overcoming the unique pressures of being an inheritor
• Developing a healthy relationship with wealth, work, and purpose
• Turning challenges into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth
Holistic Abundance
True abundance isn’t just about financial resources—it’s about cultivating a life that thrives spiritually, relationally, and missionally. In this talk, Kate challenges conventional ideas about wealth and encourages audiences to see generosity as a multi-dimensional practice that includes time, wisdom, hospitality, and leadership:
• Redefine abundance beyond financial metrics
• How to cultivate generosity in relationships, mentorship, and hospitality
• Practical ways to align finances with faith and personal values
• Create an abundance mindset that leads to joy, not isolation