Kelly Sargeant

Global Head of Compliance Training & Comms, Ericcson

Kelly Sargeant is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional and Effective Communications Coach with 20+ years in Entertainment, Legal, Engineering, Energy and Telecommunications industries. She enjoys collaborating with global stakeholders working on initiatives that aim to transform employees’ perspectives of compliance training; from required - to desired. Kelly is also an accomplished public speaker who has been invited to deliver keynotes for Fortune 100 companies, financial industry regulators, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, and to speak on leadership at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development headquarters in Paris, the Library of Congress, and The Pentagon. Kelly credits her successes to overcoming her fears of public speaking, which was the catapult to her passion for mentoring other individuals on effective communication. In 2014, she earned the title of 2nd Runner-Up in the illustrious Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking competition after surpassing over 32,000 contestants worldwide. Since then, Kelly’s been coaching leaders on becoming comfortable and confident with oral presentation. As effective communication is the cornerstone for building meaningful connections and developing impactful teaching initiatives, Kelly’s career evolved to designing innovative training methods. Her niche has become nailing that sweet spot in content creation where she transforms dull and monotonous topics to relatable and memorable learnings that captivate audiences and leave them eager for the next training.


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