The Work
Her clients are often capable, responsible people navigating complexity. They may be stepping into a more visible role, leading through a business or team transition, facing a difficult decision, preparing for an important conversation, or sensing that the way they have succeeded so far may not be the way forward.
How I work
Kelly’s work gives clients a safe, objective space to sort through what they are carrying, hear their own thinking more clearly, and determine what needs to happen next. She brings deep listening, honest reflection, practical perspective, and a grounded ability to help people reconnect with their judgment, self-trust, and agency.
Her approach is both spacious and direct. She creates room for people to pause, think, and tell the truth about what is happening. She also challenges assumptions, names patterns, offers insightful perspectives, and helps clients move from stillness into meaningful action.
Lead with more clarity directly from Kelly.
Experience and Credentials
Kelly has been coaching since 2006 and brings nearly two decades of experience working with founders, CEOs, executives, partners, professionals, boards, and leadership teams across entrepreneurial ventures, nonprofits, and publicly traded companies. Her work spans executive coaching, leadership development, team effectiveness, strategic planning, and facilitation.
She holds an MBA from Cornell University and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach. She is also a certified Leadership Circle Profile Practitioner and has trained in solution-focused coaching, emotional intelligence, leadership assessments, team development, yoga, and mindfulness.
Across her work, Kelly is especially interested in the moments when the old playbook is no longer enough. These moments can feel uncertain, but they can also become openings for clearer judgment, more honest leadership, and a grounded way forward.
Representative Work
Kelly’s work includes supporting clients and teams through moments such as:
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A senior leader stepping into greater visibility and responsibility, working to strengthen executive presence, communication, and stakeholder trust.
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A founder or CEO carrying the weight of business growth, team dynamics, and consequential decisions, needing a clear place to think and prioritize.
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A leadership team navigating strategic planning, trust, communication, and alignment so they can make decisions and move forward together.
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An accomplished professional at a career crossroads, sorting through what no longer fits and clarifying the next chapter with greater self-trust.
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A leader facing a difficult relationship, values mismatch, or high-stakes conversation, working to separate facts from fear and choose the next honest step.
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A team or organization in a season of change, using facilitated conversations to surface what matters, build shared understanding, and turn complexity into action.
Hosted Conversations
Life from Within
Kelly also created and hosts Life from Within, a podcast about the wisdom, growth, and transformation that emerges through real business and career challenges. Through the podcast and her broader body of work, she explores the relationship between clarity, agency, self-trust, and meaningful change.
At the center of Kelly’s work is one question:
When the old way is no longer working, how do we see clearly, recover our capacity to act, and move toward what is next without abandoning ourselves?
