Kelli Christina

Guest Speaker at Saturday Nights Gala

Kelli Christina is a bestselling author, public speaker, CEO, entrepreneur, and coach who transforms personal battles into powerful lessons on leadership, resilience, and integrity. With more than 30 years in business, including 25 years as a medical recruiter and staffing executive plus 10 years in hospitality management, she has built companies, led teams, and stood her ground in the face of corruption. As CEO of KD-Staffing and founder of KDC-Making a Difference, LLC, Kelli has dedicated her career to ethical business practices and empowering professionals to thrive.

Her bestselling book, Riding the Executive Roller Coaster: Medical Staffing Cases, established her as a bold voice in her field. Her newest book, In Good Faith: A Whistleblower’s War Against a Broken System, takes readers inside her fight to speak truth to power and exposes the cost and courage of standing up when systems fail. Dynamic, candid, and unflinching, Kelli brings honesty, passion, and conviction to every stage, panel, podcast, and conference—challenging audiences to rethink what it means to lead with courage.

Learn more about Kelli and her books here: Kelli Christina