Kelly Landes

Kelly Landes is an executive coach, facilitator, and organizational development consultant with more than 20 years of experience helping leaders and organizations navigate change, complexity, and growth. Drawing on a unique background that spans psychotherapy, leadership development, business consulting, and emerging technologies, Kelly helps leaders strengthen their communication, expand their influence, and lead with greater clarity and confidence.

Kelly has coached leaders across more than 70 global organizations, partnering with directors, vice presidents, and senior executives at companies including Google, Amazon, Visa, Deloitte, Salesforce, BlackRock, Intuit, and American Express, as well as federal government agencies. She brings a practical, human-centered approach that helps leaders address real-world challenges while building the capabilities needed for long-term success.

As a facilitator and consultant, Kelly designs and leads executive offsites, leadership development programs, strategic planning sessions, and team effectiveness initiatives that create meaningful behavioral change. Her work helps organizations strengthen leadership pipelines, improve collaboration, navigate transformation, and accelerate performance. She also advises organizations on AI readiness and adoption, helping leaders leverage emerging technologies while thoughtfully managing the human side of change.

Known for her ability to build trust quickly and create space for honest dialogue, Kelly helps leaders gain greater self-awareness, navigate difficult conversations, and translate insight into action. Teams become more aligned, leaders become more effective, and organizations build the resilience needed to thrive in dynamic environments.

Kelly began her career as a licensed psychotherapist, a foundation that continues to inform her understanding of human behavior, leadership effectiveness, and organizational change. This perspective, combined with extensive experience in executive coaching and organizational development, allows her to bring both depth and practicality to every engagement.

Outside of her professional work, Kelly enjoys hiking, mountain biking, and trail running in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband Dan and their Australian Shepherd mix, Eli.