Leadership

Kelli Williams speaking about authentic leadership, personal storytelling, and building a professional brand rooted in lived experience.

How Your Personal Story Shapes Your Professional Brand

08/06/2026

For a long time, I misunderstood what an authentic professional brand actually was. I thought keeping my personal story separate from my work was the professional thing to do. It turned out to be the most limiting thing I ever…

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I’ve Sat at Many Tables. Here’s What I’ve Learned About Who Actually Belongs There.

07/09/2026

Lessons on leadership, belonging, and the value of lived experience in executive coaching and strategic consulting. In the the first article in this series, I talked about the difference between a coach, a consultant, and a trusted advisor, and how…

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The Difference Between a Leadership Coach, a Business Consultant, and a Trusted Advisor 

05/08/2026

What’s the difference between a leadership coach, a business consultant, and a trusted advisor you ask? Well, I have a conversation fairly regularly that goes something like this.  A leader reaches out. She is smart, accomplished, navigating something real. A…

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