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"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful

than the risk it took to blossom."
Anais Nin


 
Coach Kelly, LLC
6947 Coal Creek Parkway SE | Suite 230
Newcastle | Washington | 98059 | USA
T: (425) 970-3552

F: (801) 684-1176
 
 
Kelly L. Holm, Principal, Coach Kelly, LLC

Kelly is a professionally trained certified executive coach with over 25 years of corporate business experience. An award-winning leader, she has performed in a wide variety of roles and industries, including regional Director of Operations for the digital media division of an international Experiential Marketing (branding & events) company, regional Program Manager for an international Management Consulting firm, Director of Core Services (Finance, IT & HR)  and most recently as President of a national, employee-owned Government Contractor and Technology Services firm. She has also served on the boards of both non-profit and for-profit organizations. Based on the moniker earned during her in-house coaching work starting in early 1999, Kelly founded Coach Kelly with the goal to serve more leaders, teams and organizations as an independent coach. The result is a powerfully authentic blend of in-the-trenches leadership experience, professional coaching presence, and the foundational desire to help her clients achieve sustainable leadership excellence.

 
Position Experience Includes:
  • Executive Board President, Non-profit Organization
  • Executive Board Member, Non-profit Organization
  • Board Member, Tribal-Owned Enterprise
  • President, National Information Technology Services Firm (ESOP)
  • Director of Core Services (IS, Finance & HR), National Government IT Contractor
  • Regional Program Manager, International Management Consulting Firm
  • Director of Operations, Western eLearning & Digital Media Division, International Marketing Firm
  • Account Service Group Manager, Award-winning Branding & Graphic Design Firm
  • Graphics Department Supervisor, National Communications Equipment Company

 
Awards, Certifications & Education Include:
  • Puget Sound Business Journal "Top 40 Under 40" Honoree (2005), article
  • Employee-Owner Reliance Award, n-Link Corporation (2006), www.n-link.net
  • Certified Hudson Institute Coach (CHIC), www.hudsoninstitute.com
  • Federal Secret Security Clearance (2004)
  • Graduate, B.A. in Communications, University of Washington, www.washington.edu
  • Graduate, "The Pursuit of Excellence", "The Wall", "The Advancement of Excellence"
    Context International, www.contextinternational.com
  • Graduate, "Value2 Management Growth Program," Balance Point International, www.balancepointinternational.com

 
Assessment Instrument & Training Certifications

Certified to administer the following assessment and development instruments:
  • Behavioral Styles Profile (Effectiveness Institute)
  • Conflict Dynamics Profile (Center for Conflict Dynamics)
  • ECI & ESCI 360 (Hay Group)
  • EQ in Action Profile (Learning in Action Technologies, Inc.)
  • Extraordinary Leader 360 (Zenger Folkman)
  • Leadership Architect 101 & Voices Multi-Rater Profile (Lominger, A Korn/Ferry Company)
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)(CPP, Inc., September 2011)
  • Team Building "Planning for Change" workshop (The Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara)
    Additional Assessment Instrument Experience Includes: Keirsey Temperament Sorter II, Core Values Index (CVI), DISC, Insights, Gallup's Strengths Finder, The Birkman Method, FIRO-B, Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI), Personnel Decisions International (PDI) and a variety of client-proprietary multi-rater assessment and development programs.


    Industry Experience:
    Please click on the image at right to view a chart of examples spanning small, medium, and large, private, employee-owned and public companies in over 30 industries.

     
    Personal Interests Include:
    A wonderful partner and family, two beautiful Godsons, amazing friends,
    music (former drummer and singer in multiple Seattle-area rock and pop bands), cycling, hiking, boating, photography, reading, movies, writing (published contributor to one book and several articles), road trips and long-distance travel (lived in Europe as a child and continue to visit, including bi-annual European cycling trips with dear friends to Italy, France and beyond). Following is a sampling of Kelly's profile:
    • Myers-Briggs (MBTI) & Keirsey Temperament Sorter II: INFJ "Counselor"
    • Gallup StrengthsFinder 2.0: Strategic, Learner, Achiever, Individualization, Connectedness
    • Effectiveness Institute Behavioral Style: (1) Analyzer (2) Stabilizer (3) Controller (4) Persuader

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