Marketing expert
& Endurance Athlete
Kelly’s current location is Truckee, CA, but she has lived in over 10 different cities and was born in Sacramento, CA. She has worked for big brand companies including Sony, GoPro, Nest, and currently Google and is also a certified Professional Career & Life Coach (CPCC).
She’s completed 5 full marathons, 12+ half marathons, one 50K, 4 Ragnar Relays, and 50+ obstacle course races (OCR) across the globe. Check out more fun facts about Kelly below…
Work Fun Facts
21
The number of Google offices Kelly has visited worldwide, including:
San Francisco, CA, San Bruno, CA, Redwood City, CA, Mountain View, CA, Playa Vista, CA Boulder, CO, Austin, TX ,Chicago, IL, Nashville, TN, Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, Miami, FL, Mexico City, MX, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Australia, Oslo, Norway, Paris, France, London, UK, Madrid, Spain, Dublin, Ireland.
27+
The number of retail partners that Kelly has worked with in her career, including:
Best Buy (US, Canada & Mexico), Walmart, Target, Home Depot (US & Canada), Lowe’s (US & Canada), Ace Hardware, Verizon, AT&T, Telus (Canada), Costco (US & Mexico), Sam’s Club, Bed Bath & Beyond, Bass Pro Shops, Dick’s Sporting Goods, REI, Sports Authority, AAFES (Military), Macy’s, John Lewis (UK), Corte Ingles (Spain), Media Markt (Germany), Liverpool (Mexico), El Palacio de Hierro (Mexico), JB Hi-Fi (Australia), David Jones (Australia), Officeworks (Australia).
40+
The number of consumer hardware products Kelly has helped launch. Favorites include:
Play Fun Facts
Favorite Half Marathon
The Prague Half Marathon is Kelly’s favorite international race to date. There’s nothing quite like the streets of Prague that showcase the beauty of a part of Europe less affected by the World Wars. Other international races include: Vienna Half Marathon, Iceland Half Marathon.
Favorite Trails
The Marin Headlands, north of San Francisco, is Kelly’s favorite place to jump on some trails. The miles and miles of trails take you through diverse habitats and climates with no lack of views. This is where she trained for her first 50K ultra marathon organized by The North Face.
I’d go there Again
Iceland is the one location that Kelly would go back to again and again. She’s been twice already, once for New Year’s and again for the Prague Half Marathon and to explore the waterfalls and dive the Silfra Divide. She has ambitions of going back again either for a long backpacking trip and/or an ultra marathon.
Favorite Backpacking Trip
This may be the toughest decision to make, but the Grand Canyon is Kelly’s favorite (and first!) overnight backpacking trip. She completed a 3-night, 4-day route from the North Rim to the South Rim and it sparked future trips to Havasupai Falls, The Lost Coast, and Trinity Alps.
Toughest Spartan Race
Don’t let the smile fool you, the Tahoe Spartan Race has nearly brought Kelly to tears due to the challenging altitude, elevation gain, and fiercest obstacles. Nonetheless, she’s completed this course four times, and can’t wait to do it again!
First Surf Lesson
Not everyone gets to surf for the first time in Nicaragua, but that’s where Kelly caught her first wave. She loved it so much that she went back again the next year and has since also taken lessons in Hawaii and Mexico. You might not find her in the cold water, but if a wetsuit isn’t required, she’ll grab a board!