Biography of Kelly Welch, MHRM, GPHR, ACC, CPBS, CCMC, CLTMC, COIS, CPRW
Kelly Welch combines personal branding and corporate human resources expertise plus best-in-class certifications, and helps professionals develop courageous strategies for new career heights. Her clients benefit by maximizing their strengths, understanding their unique value, and attracting the opportunities they deserve.
Business Background and CredentialsWith more than fourteen years in the field of corporate strategic human resource management, Kelly possesses core competencies in coaching, recruiting, talent management, leadership development, and as an HR Business Partner. Her clients value her keen sense for providing unique and creative eye-opening perspectives and insights, which propel them forward and upward as they conquer business and other professional challenges. Through her work, Kelly is firmly committed to enabling the success of her clients. It is her business savvy, flexibility, integrity, and sense for assessment and strengths of her clients and which has contributed to her track record of being a sought after leader and advisor, professionally and personally.In addition to customized individual executive coaching, Kelly creates and delivers workshops for corporate and university graduate and postdoctoral clientele. As a subject matter expert in personal branding and the use of social media for expressing online identity, she is often tapped to showcase her work in online and print publications.About KellyA self-proclaimed ‘learning and research aficionado and “Googleholic”’, Kelly thrives on industry research and information about latest trends and topics on strategic positioning and branding for career advancement. She upholds a strong belief in the Reach methodologies for personal branding and works with various psychometric assessment tools to determine and support strengths. these include: 360°Reach™, Clifton StrengthsFinder 2.0 and the newly released, StandOut, by Marcus Buckingham, and for a comprehensive, ‘whole person’ approach to sustained behavioral change and organizational health, she loves to work with the Tilt360° Leadership assessment tool.
Growing up in New Jersey, Kelly earned her Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations. She also holds certification as a Global Professional In Human Resources (GPHR), and as a certified coach by the International Coach Federation. In addition, she is certified as a Leadership and Talent Management Coach (CLTMC), Career Coach (CCMC), Online Identity Strategist (COIS), and as a professional résumé writer (CPRW). Her work is is featured in the upcoming book, Personal Branding for Dummies. She currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Personal Brand Statement
I am passionate about revealing the professional uniqueness and strengths of others; I coach and inspire high achievers to understand their brand and apply it strategically to achieve ‘bold steps’ in career and self fulfillment.
