Meet the team ready to redefine your future of work

Coaching isn’t therapy or mentorship. It’s product development, with you as the product.

Kelly Meerbott

AUTHOR | TEDx SPEAKER | KEYNOTE | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT​

“I know what it’s like to leap into the unknown and take charge of my success. It was challenging, it kept me up at night, left me feeling anxious and it was often overwhelming — but it is the best thing I ever did, and the most rewarding thing anyone can do.”

Kelly Meerbott is a sought-after keynote, TEDx speaker, author, podcast host, teambuilder, facilitator and an award-winning leadership expert.

Growing up as the daughter of a professional golfer on the PGA Tour with 80 top 10 finishes George Burns III, she learned early on how powerful a great coach can be — while her dad had all the talent, it was his coach who taught him how to harness it. So it’s not surprising that she found her calling to coaching and training early on while working for a Fortune 500 company. As a natural mentor and educator, her coaching significantly impacted peers, supervisors, and across the organization. Morale improved, politics disintegrated, and productivity soared.

As a leadership coach, Kelly has worked with senior executives, the C-suite, and more than 400 high-ranking officers in the US military. Her customized strategies have demonstrated and measurable results, and her trauma-informed approach and PTSD training makes her unique in the industry. Combined with her coaching experience, Kelly creates a psychologically safe space for confidentiality where clients can be honest and truthful so they can break through their worst roadblocks. Kelly has multiple coaching certifications in Human & Organizational Transformation, Unconscious Bias, Leadership, cognitive therapy, improv, and communications. She is a certified clinical trauma specialist. Kelly earned her undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross.

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Meet The Team

Innovation doesn't happen in a vacuum. That's why I've built an experienced, smart and creative team of staff and strategic partners to support these programs.

Cecily
Kellogg

Chief Communications Officer

With a background that includes roles as influencer, PR pro, salesperson, marketer, writer, and graphic designer, Cecily brings a unique, multidimensional approach and growth mindset to her work. With a comprehensive skill set and ‘roll-up-the-sleeves’ attitude, Cecily crafts end-to-end marketing strategies that elevate brand identity while boosting the bottom line. With her experience ranging from SMBs to Fortune 100 companies, wicked humor, and purple hair, Cecily doesn’t just create content—she leaves a lasting impact.

Laura
Pirmann

Chief of Operations & Marketing

Laura brings over 10 years of experience in Marketing and PR to our organization. Her outstanding skills in client relations, marketing strategy, digital marketing, account management and process management supports our strategy and operations, allowing You: Loud & Clear to continue to grow and improve. Laura’s exceptional organizational skills keep the entire team on track and allow us to offer our white-glove service to all. Laura’s degree is in Business Management & Marketing from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Jesmae Anne
Jimenez

Director of Business Development & Executive Assistant

With her international, multidisciplinary background, Jesmae Anne brings extensive business development knowledge to You: Loud & Clear. Raised in an entrepreneurial family, Jesmae Anne’s powerful business growth strategies and cross industry experience are matched only by her relentless passion for excellence, always seeking to learn how to do things more efficiently and with better results. Her degree is in civil engineering from the University of Cebu.

We Work With The Best

Meet our dynamic and innovative strategic partners.

Sharon Hodges

Jackie Linton

Bernard Mendez

Gayle Newcomb

Michael Valentino

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Sharon Hodges

Strategic Partner

Sharon Hodges has been a CPA for 27 years and has experience in tax preparation for over 30 years. Her company, S.D. Hodges & Associates has vast experience in corporate and personal needs allowing her to focus on making financial life easy for businesses and individuals alike. Ms. Hodges also serves on the board of a charitable organization and works with banks and professional service businesses to provide financial education for existing businesses as well as workshops for individuals looking to start a business.

Jackie Linton

Strategic Partner

Jackie uses a systems approach to structure programs and solves problems grounded in thorough research and best practices. Her enterprise-wide solutions for companies and non profits have significantly improved operating results. She offers training programs for diversity, equity and inclusion, soft skills training, women as leaders, change management, and talent management strategies. She coaches executives in the implementation of organizational improvements and the enhancement of their leadership capabilities, and is the Immediate Past President of Philadelphia’s SHRM Chapter.

Bernard Mendez

Strategic Partner

We help people use AI to turn challenges and new ideas into success stories. Interco specializes in high-tech engineering and AI for mobile apps, video games, virtual production, AR/VR, data dashboards, websites and enterprise software. Backed by experience at Amazon and Microsoft, our team delivers end-to-end project management and development services including custom AI, full stack development, and UI/UX design, ensuring exceptional results for all types of clients. Find out more today by visiting www.interco.ai to see how we can help.

Gayle Newcomb

Strategic Partner

Known as Your Business Expert, Gail has over thirty plus years’ experience in procurement, negotiations, mediation and conflict resolution, economic development strategies and training. In addition, she has experience in project management, public forum coordination, community outreach, and research/project reporting. Ms. Newcomb currently serve as President of Women’s Innovation Group (WIG) and is a member of the Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce and the Asian American Business Expo.

Michael Valentino

Strategic Partner

Michael Valentino is an engineer, computer builder, and cybersecurity expert. He has certifications as an AWS Cloud Practitioner; Comptia Security+; Comptia Network+; Comptia Secure Infrastructure Specialist; Comptia IT Operations Specialist; and Comptia A+.