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June 19, 2025 35 mins

When your calendar is packed and your mind is spinning, the answer isn’t to do more… it’s to focus on what actually matters.

In this episode of The Trailblazer Chronicles, I sit down with Kelley Bonsall, a powerhouse leader who believes that simplification isn’t just a strategy…it’s a leadership superpower.

We dive into: 

💡Why saying no is a bold leadership move

💡How to clear the mental clutter and lead with intention

💡The difference between being busy and being impactful

Whether you’re running a business, leading a team or managing your life, this conversation will help you cut through the noise and get back to what truly matters.

Listen now and reclaim your focus.

#TrailblazerChronicles #WomenInLeadership #BoldMoves #SimplifyToAmplify

Bio

Kelley Bonsall started her career in communications, coaching Senators and CEOs on messaging and storytelling. She has built teams with dynamic communications professionals for companies such as Yahoo! and Levi Strauss.

For almost a decade, Kelley led communications and marketing for the Port of Portland, shepherding the storytelling for the most ambitious public works project in Oregon’s history – the new PDX airport.

Kelley’s superpower is taking complicated things and making them simple. As a certified leadership coach, she helps people get to the heart of what matters and what’s in their way. Kelley helps people create simple, actionable plans to achieve their goals and message platforms that are unique, memorable and effective. Kelley lives in beautiful Portland, Oregon with her husband and two daughters. She loves reading, hiking and women’s soccer. Coffee is her love language.

https://www.threethingscollective.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelley-bonsall-a51a312/

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