Kathleen Cooke is an award-winning producer, actor, international speaker, writer, and co-founder of the multi-award-winning media production company Cooke Media Group and the nonprofit The Influence Lab. She is the Founder and Global Director of Influence Women, an initiative of The Influence Lab, with multiple chapter groups in U.S. cities and one online international chapter offering career development and support to women involved in media and entertainment.
Kathleen is the author of Hope 4 Today: Stay Connected to God in a Distracted Culture and has appeared on national and international radio, podcasts, and television shows, with articles published in numerous leading magazines regularly. Kathleen has been an adjunct professor for Biola University and Asbury University and served on the National Salvation Army, Courage for Life, 4WordWomen, and Hollywood Prayer Network boards. She was awarded a U.S. National Congressional Award in 2022 and a State of Tennessee Award of Distinction in 2025 for leadership.
Kathleen is the wife of Phil Cooke and the proud mother of two artistic daughters, one son-in-law, and two grandchildren.