Kelly Mitchell

Kelly Mitchell

Leadership Keynote Speaker | Founder, One Toolbox Leadership™ | Clare, Nova Scotia

Leave them with more than applause.

Most keynotes are forgotten by the coffee break. Kelly Mitchell's keynotes give your audience practical leadership skills they can use the same day, at work, at home and in their community.

Kelly is the right fit if:

• Your audience is tired of hype, slogans and "just stay positive"

• You need a talk that lands with executives and front-line staff in the same room

• Your people are carrying too much and running out of room to breathe

• You want them using what they heard long after the event

Why audiences connect with Kelly:

Kelly doesn't speak from a pedestal. For 30 years she held everything together, as CFO of her family's lobster and seafood business at 25, and later from the owner's, CEO's and executive director's chairs. She thought control was leadership. It took burnout, loss and a hard look in the mirror to learn a different way.

Today she's a recovered control freak and the founder of One Toolbox Leadership™, built on four skills people already use every day: Boundaries that Protect, Communication that Connects, Consistency that Builds Stability and Resilience that Carries You. No new model to memorize. No switching personas for every role. Keep your standards. Lighten your grip.

Her talks are honest, funny and interactive. She shares her own most embarrassing leadership moments so people see themselves in them. It feels like coffee with a friend, even in a room of 200.

Your audience leaves with:

• A shared leadership language at every level

• Practical tools they can use the same day

• Permission to put down what was never theirs to carry

• A steadier way to lead when the pressure is on

Keynotes

One Toolbox Leadership™ (flagship)

Leadership stripped back to four foundational skills, so people can lead as one person everywhere.

Say the Hard Thing

The conversation you're avoiding is costing more than the one you're dreading.

Pick Your Battles

Letting go of perfectionism and the stress it runs on.

Stop Bossing. Start Leading.

Having every answer keeps everyone else small. Stepping back builds people who step up.

Who Looks After You When You're Looking After Everyone Else?

Resilience for the people everyone leans on.

Positivity Fatigue

"Just stay positive" isn't a resilience plan.

The Cost of Costume Changes

Why switching personas between work, home and community burns so much energy, and how to stop.

Life After Death

Kelly's personal story of losing her daughter, Aidaen, to suicide in 2019, and how it changed the way she lives and leads. For audiences ready for an honest conversation about mental health, grief and hope.

Built around your audience

Every keynote starts with a conversation about who's in the room and what you want them to walk away with. When scope allows, Kelly talks with a few attendees beforehand hand so the talk meets them where they are. Custom keynotes are available to fit your event theme.

Event details:

• 15 minutes to 3 hours, or a custom length

• In person across Atlantic Canada, with virtual available

• Travel included in your quote

Past audiences include:

• Health Association of Nova Scotia

• NSCC Early Childhood Educators

• Women's Wellness Expo

• Suicide awareness and prevention organizations

• Addictions and recovery groups

• Corporate leaders and teams

• Nonprofit and community organizations

Credentials:

ICF Credentialed Coach (ACC) · Certified Resilience Coach · Certified Youth Wellbeing Coach · safeTALK Facilitator · Founder and Executive Director, Aidaen's Place Youth Support Hub · Member, Speakers Nova Scotia

Plan your keynote kelly@onetoolboxleadership.com · 902-740-5633 · onetoolboxleadership.com

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