Kelly has more than 35 years in the insurance industry focused on agency M&A, financing, and strategic growth. Kelly has facilitated countless insurance agency acquisitions and sales with a keen focus on success for buyers and sellers. She has long-standing industry relationships with agencies, MGAs and carriers. With more than $1B in insurance industry transactions spanning retail to reinsurance, she enjoys collaborating with industry partners.

As an instructor for various classes, professional development courses, and learning modules, Kelly enjoys sharing her passion of the insurance industry with like-minded professionals and is a frequent presenter at industry events. Kelly is a faculty member for The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research. She has served in various industry trade association committee roles. She was instrumental in founding Insurance Networks Alliance, an industry group of insurance networks. Kelly is a graduate of Kansas State University, and has been a broadly licensed agent for P&C and E&S. Kelly is an active angel investor and has participated in several panels and educational angel investing activities. She is a board member of OssiFi, Inc.