Kelli Y. Stonework is Founder of KYS Solutions, a training company specializing in helping business professionals develop effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Since speaking and listening are an everyday occurrence, Kelli believes we owe it to ourselves to invest in strategies that will help enhance these communication skills that greatly impact our business and personal relationships.
Having over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, Kelli has been known to assist new hires as well as executives prepare and deliver impactful and engaging presentations. A Communication Strategist, TTI Success Insights Certified Assessments Partner and Women Speakers Association Premier Member, Kelli has been featured in various publications and conferences; Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, American Bar Association GP Solo Magazine, Blacks In Government National Training Institute, and Working Mother Multicultural Women’s National Conference.
Kelli is the author of The Ultimate Presentation Roadmap: How to Write for the Right Audience and Present with Confidence. She is also an author of two devotions for Mothers and Women in Business. Being a mother and business owner herself, Kelli has a special passion for helping women find their ultimate voice and thrive. Kelli created the Permission Granted to S.T.A.Y. #StartThinkingAboutYOU® movement to give women the tools to channel their inner drive to achieve.