Kelly Porter
Thrive From Campus to C-Suite with a Nasdaq Business Coach
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
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Let's make your 2026 goals a reality! I specialize in comprehensive, long-term coaching partnerships. If that's not your speed right now, no worries. We can revisit when you are ready. For intro/trial calls, you may confirm, reschedule, or cancel at least 24H ahead of the session to keep our slot. Otherwise, it will be automatically logged as coaching time/canceled. This helps me manage my calendar effectively and maintain my commitment to all clients. Thank you for your interest.
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Sissi is the former President of the Berlin Fashion Film Festival, showcasing motion pictures from luxury powerhouses like Bvlgari, Prada, and Hermès since 2012, under the esteemed patronage of the European Union and the city of Berlin. From the runway to the classroom and boardroom, Sissi stands at the vanguard of creative industries, commerce, and global cultural affairs. Her award-winning career weaves a tapestry of innovation across academia and industry. Sissi's acclaimed Luxury Brand Management MBA curriculum, taught at top institutions including HEC Paris and Yale School of Management, has even earned her a seat as Trustee at The Hip Hop Museum, a world-class $100M New York State Department of Education Board of Regents chartered institution, backed by JP Morgan Chase and Microsoft, opening in 2026. Airbnb, Disney, and LVMH seek her counsel to navigate the ever-shifting tides of global consumer behavior and cultural shifts, helping brands design experiences, products, and spaces that enhance how we live, learn, work, and play. Sissi's passion for culture has inspired her to live and study across five continents. Lauded as a global game-changer by Condé Nast and American Express, her work has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, echoed through CNN and The New York Times, and found a home in the hallowed halls of London's V&A Museum. • American Express Business, Entrepreneurship Honoree — 2020 • 2x Webby Awards Winner: Sports, Fashion & Beauty — 2021, 2024 • 5x Anthem Awards Winner: Education, Art & Culture, CSR — 2022,2024
Kelly also coaches for Luxury & Fashion, Non-Profit Leadership, Visual Arts, and Master’s Programs. View all.
Kelly’s Career Coaching Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Executive
500+ Career Coaching clients
Kelly has helped clients get into these companies:
Let's get you where you belong! Whether you are a student aiming for a standout first job or internship, an intrapreneur seeking to disrupt from within, an entrepreneur transitioning to the corporate world, or a professional looking to transfer skills to a new domain, I provide the blueprint for unprecedented success. As an award-winning Global Executive and Scholar, I specialize in engineering radical career transformations across industries and continents. My expertise lies in: • Student-to-Professional Transitions: Guiding students to secure impactful first roles in their chosen industries • Intrapreneurship: Cultivating innovation within established corporations • Entrepreneurship-to-Corporate Transitions: Helping founders leverage their startup experience in Fortune 500 roles • Cross-Industry Pivots: Translating skills between seemingly disparate fields • Re-entry Coaching: Empowering mothers returning to work and professionals re-entering after sabbaticals or extended career breaks • Global Mobility: Facilitating seamless career transitions across international markets My clients have secured roles at: • LVMH • Kering • Cartier • The New York Times • Hugo Boss • Netflix • Google • Boston Consulting Group • United Nations • ...and more! Industries I have successfully helped my clients navigate include: • Diplomacy • Academia • Luxury and Fashion • Media and Entertainment • Tech • Consulting • Advertising and Marketing • Hospitality • Real Estate • Non-profit My approach is rooted in: • Cultural Intelligence: Leveraging my experience across five continents to navigate global business landscapes and cultural sensitivities • Cross-Pollination of Ideas: Applying qualitative and quantitative insights from leading industry conferences I regularly speak at and exclusive trend reports • Future-Proofing Careers: Anticipating industry trends to position clients ahead of the curve
Kelly can help with:
Career Planning
Freelancing
Interview Prep
Job Search Strategies
Networking Strategy
Personal Branding
Professional Networking
Resume Review
Salary Negotiation
Skill Building
Why do I coach?
I am passionate about helping you adapt with agility, pivot with purpose, and reinvent with confidence. Whether you have had a linear path and want to shift, or you are a multi-hyphenate wanting to recalibrate....You have come to the right place.
Work Experience
Telly® Awards Judging Council
The Telly Awards
February 2026 - Present
Admissions Committee
Established in 1979, the Tellys honor excellence in video and television across all screens. Originally focused on TV commercials, the awards now encompass a wide range of categories including branded content, documentaries, and social media. With over 13,000 entries annually from 6 continents and all 50 U.S. states, the Tellys recognize outstanding work from advertising agencies, TV stations, production companies, and publishers worldwide. The awards have evolved with the digital landscape, celebrating the best in video media for both traditional and online platforms. Previous Telly Award Winners include: AirBnB, Adobe, BET Networks, Bloomberg, CBS Interactive, Comcast, Conde Nast, DigiDojo, Discovery Communications, ESPN, FleishmanHillard, Fox, Golden State Warriers, HBO, Hearst, HOBO, HuffPost, Indigo Films, IW Group, Media.Monks, Microsoft, MLB, NASA, Nathional Geographic, NBC, Ogilvy and Mather, Refinery29, SapientNitro, Story House, Team Coco Digital, The Guardian, The History Channel, Time Warner, Tiny Hero, Trailer Park, Paramount, Viacom, VML, WSJ
Member, Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence
Nasdaq
April 2025 - Present
Business Coach
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
March 2024 - Present
GNAM Executive MBA Visiting Faculty (in collaboration with HEC)
Yale School of Management
September 2023 - February 2024
Executive Jury
Global Footwear Awards (GFA)
2023 - Present
Admissions Committee
Celebrating footwear design from independent talents to legacy brands like Nike, Puma, Reebok, Adidas, Bottega Veneta - shaping global style, innovation and social impact.
Executive MBA Visiting Faculty
HEC Paris
September 2022 - April 2023
Member
The Global Network for Advanced Management
2022 - 2024
MBA Visiting Faculty / Academic-in-Residence
ESSEC Business School
April 2021 - June 2021
Academic Partner - Harvard Alumni for Fashion, Luxury & Retail
Harvard University
February 2021 - February 2024
Executive Education Entrepreneurship Fellow/Honoree
American Express
January 2021 - April 2021
Board of Trustees
The Hip Hop Museum
2021 - Present
Admissions Committee
Building Hip Hop's forever home opening 2026 in its birthplace of the Bronx, under the esteemed patronage of New York City ($100M+ venture) ➤ JP Morgan Chase backed, chartered by New York State Department of Education Board of Regents ➤ Board includes Microsoft, Warner Records, Mass Appeal, Reservoir Media, city officials, and the legendary Kurtis Blow
Academic Partner
Fulbright Association
2020 - 2024
Lead Educator
FutureLearn
2020 - 2024
Education
Yale School of Management
Executive Education Accelerated Management Program
2019 - 2020
Yale School of Public Health
Certified Adaptation Practitioner in Climate Change & Health, Research on the socio-ecological impact of global textile waste in Ghana
2019 - 2020
POLIMODA
MBA/MA, study abroad in China & Italy, Fashion Business
2010 - 2011
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