Meet Kelly

Coach, contemplative, and cat lover. With four decades of experience transforming careers and developing exceptional leaders, Kelly partners with professionals ready to elevate their impact, navigate pivotal career transitions, and build better teams.

Transformational Leadership Development

As an ICF-certified executive coach, Kelly specializes in guiding senior professionals beyond transactional management into authentic, transformational leadership. Her approach integrates proven methodologies including StrengthsFinder assessments, Stephen Covey's 7 Habits framework, and Erin Meyer's Culture Map principles to unlock your highest potential.

Executive Coaching Services

  • One-on-One Executive Coaching: Personalized guidance for leaders navigating career transitions, organizational changes, or seeking greater purpose and impact

  • Team Development Programs: Comprehensive coaching for distributed and remote teams, focusing on collaboration, emotional intelligence, and effective communication

  • Leadership Training: Custom workshops and mentoring programs designed to develop next-generation leaders and create lasting organizational impact

Coaching Philosophy

Success begins with self-discovery. Together, we'll explore your core values, authentic leadership style, and professional purpose. This inside-out approach creates sustainable transformation by aligning your career decisions with your fundamental motivations and strengths.

Areas of Expertise

  • Career Transition Navigation

  • Executive Leadership Development

  • Remote Team Building & Collaboration

  • Emotional Intelligence Training

  • Cross-Cultural Leadership

  • Organizational Change Management

  • Mentoring Program Development

  • Professional Purpose Discovery

Working across corporate, non-profit, entrepreneurial, and academic environments globally, I help leaders create meaningful impact while building resilient, purpose-driven careers.

Get To Know Kelly

What are your Clifton StrengthsFinder Top 5?

Activator, Strategic, Maximizer, Individualization, Input. Bonus fact: my strengths-based leadership style is Influencing!

What other assessments do you like to use?

I love to use the VIA Chararacter Strengths Survey with new clients. My VIA top 5 values are spirituality, curiousity, creativity, humor, and bravery.

What’s a fun fact about that others might not know about you?

I have visited a national park every year since 1999! Some of my favorite spots include Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Zion!

Anything else I should know?

I’m an ENFJ (Myers-Briggs), Type 8 - Wing 9 (Enneagram), and my Gallup Builder Potential 10 top four talents are Selling, Distruptor, Confidence, and Knowledge (Role: Expert).

Kelly with her beloved kitty Otis.

Certifications & Continuing Education

Client Testimonials

  • Kelly’s professional consulting services have changed my life. Over two years, Kelly brought clear, honest conversation and a non-biased perspective into our organization, which has allowed monumental change to occur within our executive staff. Her kind yet direct approach, cuts to the heart of every conversation to leverage every opportunity resulting in success on every front. My only regret is that I wish I had hired her years ago to help navigate a few previous hires to avoid past disruption! However, I’m thankful more than ever to now have her by my side as a business coach, a mentor, and friend for life.

    Ryan Prahm, General Contractor

  • Working with Kelly is like finding a rare gem - a friend who offers eye-opening hints, profound insights, and emotional safety in your conversations. Her ability to understand my challenges, aspirations, and areas for growth is remarkable. I am beyond grateful for Kelly and her unwavering support that has been a constant source of encouragement throughout our sessions. She's been instrumental in my journey and remains my number one recommendation.

    Merima Burgić OKić, Director of Client Services, Jitasa

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