About Cassandra
Public speaker, author, private executive coach and entrepreneur, Cassandra Kelly engages hearts and minds to inspire action.
Whether as advisor, thought leader, coach or board director, she is unapologetic in her choice to work with leaders who not only dare to lead but dare to care.
Her speaking engagements take her around the world to speak on many of our most pressing issues at forums including the G20, European Union, African Union, World Government Summit and NATO.
International Director & Advisor
Entrepreneur
Community Leader
Strategist & Tactician
Experienced advisor and international director with deep expertise in innovation, sustainability, technology and financial services.
Pottinger
Co-founded multiple award winning global corporate advisory firm working with corporate and political leaders to solve their most complex problems. Since 2003, they have advised multinational executives and boards in over 12 countries.
Philanthropist
Co-founded the Glass Elevator, an initiative that connects, engages and inspires women in industry and government. Most Top 100 multi-nationals in Australia have participated including Unilever, Microsoft, Kraft, Virgin, and BHP.
Cassandra is a highly regarded leader and continues to enjoy a global career advising, operating businesses and leading teams. She is a private coach to influential leaders, both corporate and political. Outside of working with large multinationals and advising on panels like the Global Tech Panel, she has her own experience as an entrepreneur as Co-founder of a multiple award-winning business, Pottinger.
Her cut through and commitment to action inspires the same in others.
Her speaking engagements take her around the world to speak on many of our most pressing issues at forums including the G20, European Union, African Union, World Government Summit and NATO.
She has never lost sight of the importance of accelerating the empowerment and success of women and has personally paved the way for hundreds of women from organizations like Unilever, Microsoft, Kraft, Virgin and BHP to take prominent roles in the workplace. She is very clear that her work isn’t done and continues her work with committed women through her WomanUp! program.
Expertise
Cassandra guides her clients as a peer. Her globally recognized expertise and thought leadership in the areas of strategy, policy, investment banking, entrepreneurship, and sustainability alongside her experience as CEO, director and entrepreneur, allows her to truly understand and empathize with the complexity leaders face.
Her clients regularly say that they value her enthusiasm, intuition, and insight.