Kelly Ryan Bailey
Kelly Ryan Bailey is an entrepreneur, speaker, advisor, investor, and mama of three. She is on a mission to change the world through life skills. Kelly believes we learn skills throughout all our life experiences, not only formal work and education experiences. These life skills (formerly referred to as soft skills) are not only the most sought after by employers, but they also help us as we navigate challenges during our personal and professional journeys. Kelly is committed to empowering individuals and organizations to find fulfilling ways to work and live.

Kelly Ryan Bailey
Speaking:
Keynote, Event Host, Moderator
- Virtual starting at $5,000
- In-person starting at $10,000
Custom Workshop:
- Virtual starting at $15,000
- In-person starting at $25,000
Collaborate with our brands:
- Convenings, events, and innovation retreats
- Research and innovation labs
- Podcasts, publishing, and multimedia channels
- Other content creation and distribution
Consulting or Strategic Advising:
- Pricing based on project scope
*Please contact us for more details or additional bespoke offerings
Work Samples
Videos
Articles
- Life Skills for the Win
- Instead of Back to Normal, Forward to Better
- Kids Are More Resilient Than We Think
- Shift From Degrees to Skills
Podcasts
Her almost 20 year professional journey has focused on building and advising startups, creating talent ecosystems between companies, educators, and governments, fostering innovative skills-based hiring and learning technology solutions, enabling organizations to build more equitable hiring practices, and evangelizing skills as the currency of the labor market.
Her current projects include:
- Co-Founder – FΩS Universe + World in 2050
- CIO – Diplomatic Courier
- Podcasts – Let’s Talk About Skills, Baby! + Got Skills? + Future Tense
- Advisor – BastAI + AdeptID + The Adecco Group’s Innovation Foundation
- Ambassador – Mother’s Monday + Careforce
- Fellow – Salzburg Global Seminar
- Investor – Readocracy
- Founding Partner – Equity Cities
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