Kelly Charles-Collins, Esq., MBA

🌟Keynote & TEDx Speaker | Corporate Trainer | Attorney | Author | Mediator🌟 Conversations Change Things. One thing I know for sure is that open hearts, change minds; one convo at a time. However, too often, managers and employees lack the skills to effectively listen, communicate, and ultimately lead. This is bad for business. Let's face facts ... ⚠️70% of employees avoid difficult conversations in the workplace (Bravely) ⚠️53% of employees handle “toxic” situations by ignoring them (Bravely) ⚠️The average cost to defend an employee lawsuit through trial is $250,000 (Workforce.com) ⚠️Turnover due to bad work culture cost American businesses $223 billion (SHRM) It's time for change. 🎯I work with organizations looking to cultivate safe, inclusive, and accountable cultures where every person & every voice matters. 🎯I work with experts to position them to land corporate training contracts. As a speaker and trainer, I show up and show out delivering engaging, enlightening, practical, and actionable programs that activate, shift, and transform. Audiences agree: 💥“True takeaways that can help everyone.” 💥"Enlightening! A lot of different things I can take back to my team!” 💥“Useful content that you can apply to our roles in HR.” 💥"Guidelines for having crucial, valuable conversations for positive culture shifts." 💥"Incredibly insightful, thought provoking, and not ‘the same old” DEI conversation.” As a trial attorney, I honed my ability to analyze and synthesize information, actively listen, formulate and ask the right questions, and communicate effectively with people of all cultural and socio-economic levels. However, after 24 year and aware of the pervasive internal silence in workplaces - the unsaid, the wrongly said - and otherwise intentionally destructive behavior, I felt called to pursue my purpose. Now, my commitment to respect, equity, accountability, and women's empowerment guides me as I leverage my “Un”factor - the analytical skills of a seasoned lawyer and the heart of an advocate for change – and my proprietary frameworks to: ✅ Equip leaders and employees with the skills and tools to drive transformative conversations and disrupt toxic and biased cultures; and ✅ Empower subject matter experts to distill their brilliance into a transformative message. As a skilled speaker, attorney, trainer, arbitrator, and mediator, I deliver solutions that activate, shift, and transform. Want to learn more? Let’s connect! For meeting planners & corporations: www.bookkellytospeak.com For experts: www.getknownandpaid.com