ABOUT
"It might be that you have this epiphany over time, like I have, that one of the greatest blessings you’ve been given on this earth are little people to be responsible for, to mold, to help them dream, and to support them... "
Bio
Kelli K. Fisher was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey and a proud graduate of Florida A&M University’s School of Business and Industry (SBI) in Tallahassee, Florida. After college, Kelli enjoyed an award winning career as she worked her way up from entry level, to Manager, Director, and ultimately Vice President of Business Development increasing the company’s bottom line and interfacing with C-Level executives of many top Fortune 100 companies. After her life took a drastic turn, Kelli took a hiatus from the business world to help her daughter fight an arduous battle with pediatric cancer and then a painful divorce. After her daughter’s remission Kelli was now a solo mother of 3 daughters (then all under the age of 7) and many watched as she embarked on a personal and professional journey of rediscovery.
As an Executive who has mastered being a solo parent both in corporate America and as an entrepreneur, Kelli is now an internationally renowned Certified Life and Relationship Coach, Speaker, and 2 time critically acclaimed author. As a motivator and subject matter expert, Kelli has appeared on countless television networks, magazines, and radio shows as her goal is to help leaders (women and men) who are solo parents thrive in their careers and personal life by teaching how to succeed at both.
A Personal Reflection
I believe in the happily ever after but what many of us have discovered is that sometimes our path requires a different journey to get there and sometimes the happily ever after might look different than we envisioned. It might be that you have this epiphany over time, like I have, that one of the greatest blessings you’ve been given on this earth are little people to be responsible for, to mold, to help them dream, and to support them with a firm foundation they’ll use when they’re ready to fly and start their own journey.
This is not exactly the life I pictured and to be quite honest, I was really angry when I began my life as a single parent. How did I end up here? My parents have been married for over 50 years and I just believed when I walked down the aisle that I would have my fairytale life from the time I was a little girl and old enough to dream. But what happens when the “fairytale” doesn’t quite end up as the typical Mom and Dad in wedded bliss with 2.5 children in a beautiful home and the Labrador retriever running in the wind? That scenario is awesome! But if we look around there are so many outcomes of life and many single Moms and Dads living a different reality. For me, I found myself living as a progressive professional, still with lofty goals and dreams but also a single parent of 3 daughters and I thought, “Now what?” Can we agree, as a single parent there are days that are extra challenging especially when you have a business or a career, have aspirations,
and just believe in your heart you are destined to have more out of life?
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Whether you arrived as a single parent by choice or as a detour of life, how do we manage this lifestyle that was never part of the fairytale movies we saw growing up where this strappingly handsome, chiseled faced and chivalrous Prince Charming kissed the girl, they instantly fell in love, had a family and they lived happily ever after?
I’ll share with you what I’ve discovered and believe me it’s been a process. I’ve learned over time that I don’t have to sacrifice my wildest dreams just because I have children. Will living your best life and climbing higher require a lot more sacrifice, flexibility, and sleep (definitely sleep) than the average person? Yes, most likely it will; it has for me. But now as an accomplished author, keynote speaker, successful business owner, certified life coach, mentor, sister, daughter, Mom and friend, I can say with authority that it can be done; and guess what the biggest AHA has been for me? It can be done with no apologies! It can be done still enjoying life and having fun. It can be done with confidence and my head held high recognizing that my fairytale might look different but I’m proud of the blessing and fully equipped for the task. I’ve realized at this time in my life, my job is to help others go from “Woe to WOW! “ So who am I you ask? I am a single parent and (AND not BUT) I AM PHENOMENAL!!