Chelsey Paulson is the VP of Delivery Excellence at Keystone Group International, notorious for her dynamic and engaging presence. She excels in activating leaders and culture and aligning strategic people initiatives with business goals.

Chelsey’s impactful career includes 20 years of leadership experience, executive team coaching, leadership development, succession planning, moderating, speaking and workshops and optimizing organizations through leaders.

Chelsey has built her career around being a strategic partner to executive teams, helping them have courageous conversations to bust through growth ceilings. She has been involved on multiple boards and chairing two Boards of Directors, where she coached and mentored Presidents and CEOs. Her positive and optimistic perspective guides leaders in defining a customized playbook for growth, both for themselves and the future leaders they will cultivate. Chelsey believes that for leaders to grow their teams and organizations, they must first champion their own evolution.

Specializing in Culture and Leadership Activation and Strategic Growth, Chelsey is passionate about creating lasting impacts on leaders and businesses in those areas. She leverages her superpower as a constant learner to gain fresh perspectives, innovative strategies, and new skills. This allows her to challenge and inspire leaders to reach the next level, to do and be more than they thought possible.

Known for her high energy and ability to inspire transformative change, Chelsey thrives on motivating and empowering those around her. Whether on stage, in the boardroom, or working one-on-one with clients, she brings a contagious enthusiasm that drives extraordinary results.

What do you believe is a strength of Keystone as an organization?
We truly partner with our clients, we exist to help our clients solve their biggest problems with strategy, culture, and people. We genuinely want to help and make an impact.

What is your favorite past time?
Boating with my family in my hometown of Bemidji, MN and at my grandparents’ cabin on Rainy Lake in International Falls, MN. We grew up on a lake water skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, fishing, etc. I have such fond memories of being on the lake with my family that when my oldest child got up on the wakeboard for the first time I started to cry (happy tears of course)!

What’s your most used app?
Stitcher. Hands down. I am a podcast junkie, I listen to podcasts anytime I can get 10 minutes to throw in my AirPods or am in the car alone. Most of my conversations with my husband start with, “I was listening to a podcast and…”