United States Leadership Training Expert

Kelley Connell
Rancho Cucamonga, United States

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Kelley is president of Chayah Leadership and a partner with Crestcom Southern California. She leads a talented team of professionals who provide outstanding quantifiable results in leadership development and behavioral change. Kelley is a professional facilitator, trainer and accountability coach.
Just two years out of college Kelley was promoted to a Vice President position at Pacific Plastic Technology in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. She has worked for both small and very large companies including General Electric and Clariant Corporation. She has received several awards, including three GE Leadership Awards, The Clariant Presidents Club award for top sales in the US. She’s been on several boards in Southern California including SPE, SPI, ASSE and the Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce. She chaired the Manufactures Counsel in Rancho Cucamonga which has now become the Manufacturers Council of the Inland Empire.
Passionate about people, she is a mentor for those seeking to overcome obstacles in their lives both professionally and personally. Her company has a sound ‘pay it forward’ philosophy and supports local non-profits, ministries and a Christian safe house for kids in the slums of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
For more than 27 years, Crestcom International has trained business people across the globe in the areas of leadership, management, and sales. Today, Crestcom has grown to become one of the most successful and widely used training programs among Fortune magazine’s Top 100 Companies. We've helped thousands of managers make the transformation from employee to leader. In 60 countries, touching more than 25,000 companies, we've seen managers develop insight and experience major breakthroughs. We've celebrated with them as they return to the next session with stories of applying their new skills on the job and how they produced tangible results.

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Leadership Presence – Projecting Confidence with Authenticity

How do you define leadership presence? Is it defined solely by what you wear and how you look? Or is it the ability to exude confidence and authenticity in any environment? Leadership presence accounts for 26% of what it takes to get a promotion. However, many people struggle to understand how to enhance their presence to stand out as talented leaders within an organization. Join host Jenn DeWall as she looks at leadership presence in the new hybrid workplace and how leaders can show up authentically while projecting the confidence and charisma needed to lead successful teams today. 

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The Productivity Edge: Strategies for Getting More Done in 2024

Unlock the secrets of supercharged productivity! Dive into our eBook to discover the transformative power of mastering the four critical components of productivity. In a world brimming with distractions and endless to-do lists, learn how top leaders triumph over time constraints and interruptions – which can devour nearly 5% of your workday. With insights from a pivotal University of California Irvine study, this guide is your key to understanding and conquering the common hurdles in today's fast-paced workplace. Whether you're setting ambitious new year goals or striving to elevate your team's performance, our eBook offers groundbreaking strategies to amplify efficiency and achieve more in less time. Get ready to turn every hour into a powerhouse of productivity!

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Featured Resources

How Reading Fiction Makes You a Better Leader with Melanie Bell

How Reading Fiction Makes You a Better Leader with Melanie Bell

How Reading Fiction Can Make You A More Effective Leader On this week’s episode of The Leadership Habit podcast, we explore a unique perspective on leadership with Melanie Bell, the founder of Leaders Who Fiction. Melanie shares how reading fiction can make you a...

Conflict Management in Leadership with Carol Bowser

Conflict Management in Leadership with Carol Bowser

In this week’s episode, Jenn Dewall talks to workplace conflict expert Carol Bowser about how leaders can get comfortable handling conflict. Most people would rather avoid conflict than manage it! However,  part of leadership is learning to have difficult...

How to Overcome Fears to Build a Growth Mindset with Dominic George

How to Overcome Fears to Build a Growth Mindset with Dominic George

On this week's episode of the Leadership Habit Podcast, Jenn has a conversation with Dominic George about overcoming your fears to build a growth mindset. Dominic will share four common fears that hold us back and share five strategies for overcoming them to find...

"“Crestcom knows people and how to bring out the best in people. Our team at ForensisGroup is even more empowered now individually and collectively as a result of the Crestcom L.E.A.D.R. program. Kelley Connell is an excellent and most inspiring trainer who cared deeply about the people and the learning..." Read More

--Mercy Steenwyk , President and CEO
ForensisGroup

""TMCS entered the program with intelligent and dependable candidates, but inexperienced leaders, and the Crestcom L.E.A.D.R. program graduates increased their communication skills, found the confidence to speak publicly, accepted the accountability to improve workplace performance through effective leadership, mastered techniques to problem solve with teamwork, and were introduced to the..." Read More

--Tim Doonan , Vice President
TM Claims Service Inc.

""Kelley, your passion for personal development is contagious. I'm sure it's frustrating for you at times because you get a lot of "I'm too busy". But we totally get it."" Read More

--Christopher Murphy , President and CEO
Materia, Inc

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"“Crestcom knows people and how to bring out the best in people. Our team at ForensisGroup is even more empowered now individually and collectively as a result of the Crestcom L.E.A.D.R. program. Kelley Connell is an excellent and most inspiring trainer who cared deeply about the people and the learning process. She nurtured our growth mindset every step of the way!”"

--Mercy Steenwyk , President and CEO
ForensisGroup

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""TMCS entered the program with intelligent and dependable candidates, but inexperienced leaders, and the Crestcom L.E.A.D.R. program graduates increased their communication skills, found the confidence to speak publicly, accepted the accountability to improve workplace performance through effective leadership, mastered techniques to problem solve with teamwork, and were introduced to the power of understanding emotional intelligence (EQ) which can lead to high level performance breakthroughs from leadership! They were introduced to skills to last them a career as they continue the lifelong learning process!""

--Tim Doonan , Vice President
TM Claims Service Inc.

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""Kelley, your passion for personal development is contagious. I'm sure it's frustrating for you at times because you get a lot of "I'm too busy". But we totally get it.""

--Christopher Murphy , President and CEO
Materia, Inc

Contact Kelley Connell

Contact Info

  • , Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
  • (626) 823-6512
  • (626) 823-6512

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Leadership Presence – Projecting Confidence with Authenticity

How do you define leadership presence? Is it defined solely by what you wear and how you look? Or is it the ability to exude confidence and authenticity in any environment? Leadership presence accounts for 26% of what it takes to get a promotion. However, many people struggle to understand how to enhance their presence to stand out as talented leaders within an organization. Join host Jenn DeWall as she looks at leadership presence in the new hybrid workplace and how leaders can show up authentically while projecting the confidence and charisma needed to lead successful teams today. 

June 27th, 2024 at 12:00AM ET

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