"Kelly has been thinking out of the box her entire life."

-Bob Bowman, 5X Olympic Swim Coach, Michael Phelps’ Coach, ASU Head Coach

“I’m Kelly Palace.  My favorite definition of “champion” is to support others or a cause.“

I’m the  host of the Champion’s Mojo podcast, a mental performance coach and author of Take Your Mark, LEAD! 

Kelly’s Bio:

Leadership and Experience:

  • Author of the best selling book on leadership, “Take Your Mark, LEAD!”

  • Pfizer Pharmaceuticals: Senior Manager, Writer, Corporate Trainer, Sales Rep

  • NCAA Div-1 Head Women’s Swim Coach and All-American Athlete

  • Current host of the award-winning podcast, Champion's Mojo

Impact and Advocacy:

  • Certified health and leadership coach

  • Works with top-level executives, medical experts, entrepreneurs, elite athletes, and coaches

  • Shares strategies for self-leadership through coaching, book and podcast

  • Co-founder/Former President of ITSAN.org (international charity), safer medication choices advocate

  • Founder of Swimming Through Breast Cancer Awareness and Support website

Personal Journey and Passions:

  • Survivor of breast cancer, 9/11 in NYC, divorce, Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome (TSWS)

  • Elite level Masters Swimmer and Mental Performance Coach

  • Caring for and losing her Mother to Alzheimer’s Disease Kelly is passionate to help others

  • Raising awareness and empowering patients to choose medications wisely, after a grueling 10 year battle with TSWS

Education and Expertise:

  • Master's in Education, emphasis on Sports Psychology (University of Arkansas)

  • Bachelor's in Communications (NC State University)

  • Completion of Women in Leadership program (Harvard Extension School 2020)

  • Accredited Health and Life Coach (Health Coaches Institute 2019)

Others’ Insights :

  • "Kelly is an incandescent light that cuts through the fog limiting your potential. Get ready for your life and leadership skills to level up!"

    -Peter T. Yu, MD, MPH, FACS, FAAP , Pediatric general & thoracic surgeon

  • “When Kelly and I worked together in Pfizer she was a leader that always found a way to get the job done. Since then she has added more rich experiences to her leadership portfolio and brilliantly shares these pragmatic strategies that will inspire and embolden you on your life and leadership journey.”

    -Everton Cranston, Former Pfizer VP, Co-Founder and CEO, diversitypop

  • “As a leader, Kelly is someone who's been bloodied in the ring and triumphed, making her insights valuable and enlightening. You'll be inspired by Kelly's upbeat approach of, ‘Here's how you get it done, and yes, you can get it done!’"

    -Dr. Kellie McElhaney, Executive Director, Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership, University of California, Berkeley, Business School

  • “Kelly knows the roadmap, the granular details to achieving the Champion inside you. Kelly brings real world experience to her conclusions on leadership and performance”.

    -Mel Stewart, Olympic Champion, SwimSwam News Co-Founder

  • “Kelly’s keynote speech for our annual honors and awards banquet was right on target and Kelly might have been the best speaker we’ve had in a decade.”

    -Barb Protzman, President, Florida Gold LMSC

  • “Kelly Palace and her charity, ITSAN, deserve the Good Neighbour Award. This charity serves an important and worthy cause. Kelly has helped thousands of TSWS sufferers around the world and shows great empathy and commitment to helping others.”

    -Karen Holland, TSWS Patient and ITSAN Community Member, Queensland, Australia