October 21, 2025

From Luxury Corporate Leader to Business Owner - Maria Kelly

On today's episode of The Going Long Podcast, Billy welcomes Maria Kelly, an optimist and a determined problem solver who uses her twenty-five years of corporate leadership and self-owned business experience to inspire other leaders and business owners to do better - and shows them (and, today, you) how to do it!
Billy Keels
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Going Long Podcast Episode 570: From Luxury Corporate Leader to Business Owner - Maria Kelly

 ( To see the Video Version of today’s conversation just CLICK HERE. )

In today’s episode of The Going Long Podcast, you’ll learn the following:

 

  • [00:24 - 02:07] Billy welcomes and introduces today’s special guest, Maria Kelly.
  • [02:07 - 08:54] Billy asks Maria to explain more about herself in her own words, including what steps she took to get to this point in her journey.
  • [08:54 - 12:04] Maria shares insights into the role and benefits of mentorship.
  • [12:04 - 18:42] Billy asks Maria to recall the period of her life when she was holding a down a successful corporate role but was also starting to see that there was something else that she wanted in addition.
  • [18:42 - 23:16] Maria describes the process and journey of starting her own business.
  • [23:16 - 28:43] Billy asks Maria about the transferable skills she took from corporate into entrepreneurship, and ways to get over analysis paralysis. 
  • [28:43 - 31:32] Maria talks about the importance of helping others and paying forward.
  • [31:32 - 33:40] Billy asks Maria to explain exactly how she is serving people through her business today.
  • [33:40 - 37:40] Maria gives some advice on how to move past setbacks based on her own experience.
  • [37:40 - 38:30] Billy asks Maria to share the message that she would like to hear from herself three years from now.
  • [38:43- 40:40] Billy sums up what we learned today from Maria and asks her to share the best ways you can contact her.
  • [40:40 - 41:26] Billy wraps up the show

 

How best to get in touch with Maria Kelly:

Website: https://askmariakelly.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://es.linkedin.com/in/askmariakelly 

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Billy Keels
Strategic Advisor, Entrepreneur, and Investor
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