Kelly spent twenty-one years as a regional executive with a global staffing organization where she was responsible for leading, hiring, developing, and building successful sales and operations teams. She knows that the secret of success is hiring good talent, which begins with identifying what people do best and aligning them in the right role for maximum impact.

She discovered her passion in life several years ago while attending a leadership conference where her soon-to-be mentor, Dr. John C. Maxwell, was the keynote speaker. It was there she became keenly aware of her interest and passion in helping other leaders discover their purpose in life. Since then, she became a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and faculty member of Maxwell Leadership, providing a wide variety of leadership and coaching programs to senior leaders and corporate clients, such as Louis Vuitton, HR Florida State Council, Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, UKG, Lennar Homes, and Carnival Corporation. Kelly Merbler is the founding Principal of The Kelly Merbler Company, LLC, which is a leadership consulting firm based in South Florida specializing in Strengths-Based employee engagement and retention programs, culture building, keynote speaking and leadership development programs.