Kelly Oliver MBA, ACC
Succession Planning Advisor
Executive Coach
Kelly Oliver brings a consultative, strategic approach to executive advisory, operating at the critical intersection of business performance and leadership continuity. Serving as a trusted strategic advisor and thought partner to senior leaders, she guides organizations through intentional succession planning. By focusing on structured evaluation, high-impact culture building, and talent development, she helps organizations build long-term capacity, navigate growth, ensure smooth leadership transitions, and establish clear growth pathways for top talent.
As a strategic, people-first executive leader, Kelly brings extensive experience leading sales, operations, and talent across complex, matrix environments at top technology companies. Throughout her career, she has established a strong track record of creating scalable systems, driving operational excellence, and leading organizational transformations. Having built high-impact teams from the ground up, she has delivered measurable year-over-year gains in customer satisfaction, sales revenue, and employee satisfaction while handling delicate conversations at the top of an enterprise.
Beyond her advisory work, Kelly serves as an executive coach, where she combines her deep operational background with a coaching methodology that emphasizes courage, confidence, and character. She partners with leaders to navigate professional transitions, refine their executive presence, and achieve sustainable growth, ensuring they are well-equipped to lead with clarity and purpose.
Kelly lives in Napa Valley, CA, where she enjoys distance running, watching American football, and empowering others to build courage, confidence, and character.
- ACC - International Coaching Federation
- Wayfinder Coach - Martha Beck Coaching
- Facilitation Coach - Emerging World Experiences
- MBA, Information Systems - DePaul University, Chicago, IL USA
- BA, International Business & Spanish - Alma College, Alma, MI USA
- Head of Human Resources, Delinea
- Executive Talent Strategy & Development, Salesforce
- Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Salesforce