"What draws us back prepares us for what’s next."
- Kellie Yackley
Keynote Speaker Kellie Yackley Helps Organizations Navigate Change
Every experience can become an arrow.
Every challenge can add something to the quiver you carry forward.
Through refreshingly authentic stories and hard-earned perspective, Kellie helps organizations, leaders and teams navigate change, adversity and what comes next with greater resilience and perspective.
As a keynote speaker, Kellie brings experience-backed perspective to audiences navigating change, uncertainty, adversity, and what comes next.
She speaks to:
• Associations and member organizations
• Nonprofits and community organizations
• Healthcare organizations
• Leadership teams and professional conferences
• Schools, athletic programs, and student groups
A Keynote Speaker for Organizations, Leaders and Teams
20+ Years in Leadership, Philanthropy & Strategic Communication | Master’s in Organizational Leadership | Fundraising Campaigns That Raised Millions
Kellie's Featured Speaking Topics
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The Arrows in My Quiver
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Drawn from Experience
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Choosing Direction
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Finding strength in the seasons and setbacks you never choose.
Leading with perspective, purpose and humor.
When intention is the only guide you need.
The Story Behind Quiver Collective
The arrow became a symbol long before it became a logo.
During one of life’s most difficult seasons, Kellie was reminded an arrow must be drawn back before it can move forward.
After leading the fundraising efforts to build a cancer center in her hometown, Kellie returned just ten months after it opened—not as a fundraiser, but as a patient facing triple-negative breast cancer.
She then realized that no single experience defines us.
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Not success.
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Not failure.
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Not loss.
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Not even a journey through cancer.
Every experience can become an arrow—carrying wisdom, perspective, resilience, and strength into whatever comes next.
Some arrows come from seasons of joy.
Others come from seasons we would never choose.
Together, they create the quiver we carry forward.
Kellie works to help her audiences use what they have lived through to navigate change, lead with perspective and move forward intentionally.
That is the belief behind Quiver Collective.
What Organizations
Say About
Quiver Collective
Kellie shares her own stories, but the meaning belongs to each individual in your audience.
Here’s what organizations and leaders have shared about the connection, perspective, and lasting impact she brings to the room.
Trusted by organizations including:
associations, nonprofits, schools, healthcare organizations and leadership teams.
Hoven School District
“Kellie’s presentation helped our student athletes understand the power of perseverance, resilience, and maintaining a positive mindset when facing adversity.
What stood out most was her authenticity and vulnerability. By sharing her personal journey through cancer, she connected with students on a deep level and delivered a message that was both powerful and impactful.
I highly recommend Kellie because she brings a unique combination of inspiration, credibility, and real-life experience.”
Jonie Abler
Athletic Director
Hoven School District
South Dakota Retailers Association
“Kellie gave a fantastic, high-energy presentation to our regional representatives on the power of sales preparation.
Long after the presentation, representatives continued discussing concepts such as the ‘suit of armor,’ strategies for handling rejection, meaningful follow-up after a ‘no,’ and practical approaches to strengthening donor and customer relationships.
I highly recommend Kellie for her expertise, energy, and ability to make professional development both fun and impactful.”
Seanna Regynski
Membership Director & Education Coordinator
South Dakota Retailers Association
Trusted by organizations including…
Hoven School District
South Dakota Retailers
Association Of Fundraising
Professionals
Rising Hope Together, Inc.