Ep. 11 | Finding Your Voice with Kelsey Brennan

Update: 2025-03-09

Description

In this episode, Sara welcomes Kelsey Brennan, a certified Executive and Performance Coach, for an enlightening conversation on the power of our voices in shaping our careers and workplace experiences.

Together, Sara and Kelsey explore the importance of authenticity, effective communication, and strong presentation skills. Kelsey shares expert advice on how individuals and organizations can cultivate inclusive cultures that champion diversity in leadership, foster psychological safety, and empower women to use their voices with confidence in the workplace.

About Kelsey:

Kelsey is a certified executive coach with the International Coaching Federation as well as a Performance Coach with Stand & Deliver, a global leadership and communications consultancy. She has coached teams from industry-leading organizations such as Google, Cisco Systems, Genentech, Caterpillar, and UCSF Radiology. Her approach helps leaders find the curiosity and clarity necessary to bridge the gap between a powerful idea and its impact.

Kelsey is also a facilitator and coaching consultant for the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego where she applies her diverse background to improve communication between physicians and patients, inform medical training, and bolster empathy among healthcare teams.

Outside of the business world, Kelsey spent over 15 years as a professional theatre actor, most notably as a Core Company Actor at American Players Theatre where she appeared in over 30 productions.

Kelsey holds a BFA from the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University and trained in the Certified Professional Coach program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She lives in LA with her partner, her golden retriever, Grizzly, and she can crochet just about anything.