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Dr. Kelly Théresa
Wellness Advocate.
Speaker. Author.
Media Creator.
Dr. Kelly Théresa explores how identity, transformation, innovation, and lived experience shape the lives and systems we create. Her work brings together over two decades of executive leadership, scholarship, and storytelling.
DR. KELLY THÉRESAWomen’s WellnessLeadership & InnovationBooks & ResearchMedia & Culture
My philosophy
The lives we build should make room for ambition, faith, joy, and the fullness of who we are.
The ethos
Live with intentionWork with purposeSelf-defined success
The work
The personal and the systemic belong in the same conversation.
Across stages, scholarship, books, media, and advisory work, Dr. Kelly Théresa explores both the lives we want to create and the institutions, technologies, and cultures shaping what is possible.
Speaking
Conversations that stay with people.
Drawing from more than two decades across technology, media, commerce, and executive leadership, Dr. Kelly Théresa creates thoughtful, actionable conversations about how we lead, live, innovate, and remain whole through consequential change.
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Media · Books · Projects
Ideas, stories, and worlds in progress.
Explore the writing, media, books, and research-informed projects taking shape across Dr. Kelly Théresa’s work.
Substack
My Mind. My Stack.
Personal reflection, cultural inquiry, and observation from Dr. Kelly Théresa.
Read on Substack
The Joy, Still Project
Joy, Still
Research-informed products, ideas, practices, and experiences for noticing and enjoying life, in full view.
Discover the projectResearch
Dr. Kelly Théresa’s doctoral research centers Black women executives’ perspectives on joy, agency, wholeness, and flourishing.
The work asks what systems must change so people can thrive.
Research-informed framework
Joy-Centered Leadership™
An emerging approach to creating the conditions for agency, connection, meaningful contribution, and wholeness at work. Organizational applications are provided through Joiemri Co.
Explore the frameworkAdvisory
Transformation and innovation, applied to organizations.
As a Business Transformation Scientist, Dr. Kelly Théresa applies over two decades of executive leadership, organizational insight, and human-centered innovation to complex business challenges.
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