Excellevate Masterclasses
Disrupt the status quo. Redefine business excellence in action.
What Is Excellevate?
Excellevate is a series of transformative masterclasses where globally acclaimed leaders move beyond buzzwords to deliver practical strategies that create real impact. Expect bold ideas, proven tools, and actionable frameworks designed to reshape how you lead, manage, and grow—starting from the very first session.
Our masterclasses dive deep into cutting-edge concepts, equipping you with the tools and knowledge to drive change.
Join us for these exclusive sessions that redefine business excellence. Discover actionable insights, learn from global leaders, and reshape how you approach innovation and leadership.
Meet the speakers
Globally acclaimed trainers will guide you through each session, sharing practical insights and actionable strategies.
Kat Thorne
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Kat is a positive habits international keynote speaker, teacher and consultant. Her life story of workaholism, breakdown and burnout inspires global audiences to make one small habit change. After losing everything in 2016, she had no choice but to start again. With ONE SMALL HABIT CHANGE.
Former Global Commercial Director & CEO, Kat now works with organisations, leaders and individuals around the world to create one small positive habit change that actually results in increased wellbeing & resilience.
Kristijan Matijasevic
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- 20+ years of marketing, sales & commercial experience across industries with a focus on FMCG
- Ex Coca-Cola Marketing Director, CEE region
- P&L responsibility with YoY business targets growth
- Launching, Reviving & Extending Brands and Categories across the region
- Relevant experience across the CEE region and with more than 20 of the world’s best-known brands
- Leadership of Coca-Cola’s world’s best practices with clear success records
- Result oriented & budget-conscious
Andrea Krkac

- 30 years of experience in brand & trade strategic marketing
- Corporate and entrepreneurial environments
- Organizational & people development
- Equipped with a superpower called "thinking differently" and design thinking tools for complex problem-solving
The Official Host of Excellevate
About the speakers
Kat Thorne
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Kat is the №1 positive habits international keynote speaker, teacher, and consultant.
Her life story of workaholism, breakdown and burnout inspires global audiences to make one small habit change. After losing everything in 2016, she had no choice but to start again.
With ONE SMALL HABIT CHANGE.
Former Global Commercial Director & CEO, Kat now works with organisations, leaders and individuals around the world to create one small positive habit change that actually results in increased wellbeing & resilience
Kristijan Matijasevic
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ex Coca-Cola Marketing Director | 20+ years into business growth
With over 20 years of expertise in marketing, sales, and commercial leadership across diverse industries, particularly in the FMCG sector, he has demonstrated exceptional capabilities in driving business growth and achieving YoY targets.
As a former Marketing Director for Coca-Cola in the CEE region, he has been instrumental in launching, reviving, and extending brands and categories across multiple markets, leveraging P&L management skills to deliver consistent success. His experience spans working with more than 20 globally recognized brands, applying Coca-Cola’s world-class best practices with a proven track record of success.
Andrea Krkac
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She specializes in helping brands and businesses grow in creative ways!
- 30 years of experience in brand & trade strategic marketing
- Corporate and entrepreneurial environments
- Organizational & people development
- Equipped with a superpower called "thinking differently" and design thinking tools for complex problem-solving