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Wise people always say, “Never be the smartest person in the room,” so we’ve got that covered!! I’m not an industry expert.
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The blogs blend humor, storytelling, and insightful commentary to make complex topics approachable. I attend events and document what is said (and not said).
“What they said” is written in WHITE and “what I’m thinking” in PINK/PURPLE. You can read the full blog, just the white, or just the pink. Boom!
Hickies for the Bank’s V.P. + Pre-FIFA Economic Rundown (w/ Remote Viewing… 13/16 Accuracy)
TLDR: A bank-hosted small business panel covering FIFA World Cup economic preparation, access to capital, scaling strategies, and workforce development, combined with Kelly's "remote viewing" experiment where 13 of 16 predictions came true.
Can’t Stop Being Obsessed with GameStop: 2025 Awards Show Reaction Blog
TLDR: Kelly watches GameStop's earnings call via YouTube livestream, reacting in real-time to strong financial results including record net income, a special dividend of warrants to shareholders, and significant operational improvements.
Theorizing Global Logistics: One Law-Led Maritime Panel at a Time
TLDR: Notes from maritime law panels covering global shipping investments, US-China shipyard competition, tariffs, trade wars, and long-term infrastructure planning, connecting it to Kelly's theories about e-commerce and global trade futures.
Hour You Justifying Your Fee? (Webinar Attendance, Not Whether We Attend Dance)
TLDR: A short Dress for Success webinar on salary negotiation and defending your hourly rate, with the key advice being to research thoroughly using websites and AI before interviews, and to aim high on wages because showing up happy and motivated is hard to replace.
Flustered with Finance + Neurodivergency (E. Week, Day 3)
TLDR: A double-feature day where Kelly passionately challenges a financial influencer's ETF-heavy advice as systemically harmful to retail investors, followed by an empowering neurodivergency workshop exploring empathy types, sensory experiences, and self-advocacy.
BioFi Event Planning
TLDR: A planning session for an upcoming bioregional finance conference aimed at regenerating the toxic Duwamish River by cutting waste from investment flows and connecting disconnected community groups, where Kelly contributed marketing ideas like river tours, awards, and storytelling strategies to amplify the mission.
City Council Discussion over Annexing the Fire Service Vote
TLDR: Kelly attends a heated local city council debate about whether to annex fire services into a regional authority, with citizens questioning a 70% cost increase, lack of transparency, a secretly hired PR firm, and whether 80% of firefighter calls being EMS justifies the expense.
How to Found a Life-Science Startup
TLDR: Detailed notes from a life-science startup conference featuring panelists who founded billion-dollar companies, covering conviction to start, fundraising strategies, grant writing, AI in drug discovery, and advice for female founders in biotech.
Demystifying Grant Applications, Lunch & Learn
TLDR: A webinar workshop led by an experienced NIH grant reviewer covering SBIR/STTR funding phases, applicant eligibility, team building, budgeting basics (including the flexible 7% profit rule), and how tailoring every detail of your application to evaluation criteria can make or break your score.
Navigating Clinical Data to Avoid Insider Trading Illegally Lunch and Learn
TLDR: A lunch-and-learn panel on how biotech and pharma companies can strategically share clinical trial data without crossing into insider trading territory, covering blackout periods, SEC/FINRA compliance, selective disclosure rules, and the importance of documenting who knows what and when.
Retail Investors IRL: Activism for a Transparent Stock Market
TLDR: Kelly flies to Ft. Lauderdale for Bill Pulte's retail investor conference, documenting the GameStop/BBBY/MMTLP community's fight against naked short selling, market manipulation, and regulatory failures while building real-world activist connections.