Kelly Youngs is a the founder of global women’s network She Is Fierce!, a sought-after speaker, and an Emmy-nominated Executive Producer and a Brand Development Consultant. 

She has worked with Fortune 500 companies and individual professional clients - and has helped thousands of women (and some fierce men) in nine countries to find a greater sense of purpose, and increase their impact and influence.

Before founding She Is Fierce!, she was the creative and strategic lead on many award-winning TV, digital, and press projects, including as the VP of Legacy Events & Entertainment. There, she helped develop and bring to life Glory Days, an Emmy-nominated TV program featuring legendary professional athletes from the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears teams.  

She has also been a Senior Producer at CNN International’s London Bureau where she oversaw digital engagement pursuits; innovation with new technologies and social media on TV and online, development and editorial management of the CNNMobile.com site, management of CNN’s video syndication in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and built yearly strategies and roadmaps for new media development.

Prior to those roles, she held a number of media positions on three continents, including Product Development Manager at Sky Broadcasting UK, Online Manager for the bestselling BBC documentary series Long Way Down, starring Ewan MacGregor, and TV & digital producer in the US, Australia and the UK.

She has a Master’s Degree in Media Practice from Sydney University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Stetson University. In academia, she taught Communications at Flagler College for five years. 

She is currently working toward a Ph.D. in Communication at the University of Florida.