United States Leadership Training Expert
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 30,000 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.
Featured Webinar
Empower to Engage – Why Empowerment is the Missing Performance Link
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Empowerment is a Competitive Advantage
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Featured Resources
The Art of Self-Leadership
Many leaders feel pressure to always have the answers. Strong leadership begins with self-leadership. Learn how leaders overcome doubt, make better decisions, and guide teams through uncertainty.
How Understanding Leadership Communication Styles Transforms Team Performance
Understanding Leadership Communication Styles with Jeremie Kubicek Leadership often breaks down in moments that seem small. A missed expectation. A frustrating conversation. A team member who just doesn’t seem to “get it.” But what if the issue isn’t effort or intent?...
Essential Leadership Skills for New Leaders with Bruce Mayhew
New to leadership? Learn the essential leadership skills to build confidence, earn trust, and lead your team effectively from day one.
AI and Leadership Responsibility with Sylvie di Giusto
AI and leadership are evolving together. In this episode, Sylvie di Giusto shares how leaders can adapt, build trust, and focus on the human skills that matter most in an AI-driven world.
"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 LEADER 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 LEADER 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



