Our Team
Kelly Ramon
Founder and Executive Coach
Kelly Ramon is a certified transformative coach and strategic sounding-board to executives, senior-level leaders and entrepreneurs. She launched Kelly Ramon & Associates in 2012 and since then has supported hundreds of leaders and teams in communicating and operating more effectively in their businesses, careers, and lives. In 2022, her husband JP, a former HR executive, joined her as co-owner as they expanded the business as The Ramon Group.
Kelly is regarded for her genuine nature and warm, direct approach, addressing complex dynamics with understanding and compassion, guiding her clients to own their strengths and address their blind spots to meet their business and leadership goals. She is a quick study on organizational and business structure and dynamics, allowing clients to hit the ground running with her. Kelly’s clients include C-suite senior executives and growing senior leaders at a wide range of Fortune 500 and private companies across a variety of industries and a specialty in media & entertainment. Kelly spent the first decade of her career in leadership roles at NBCUniversal (then part of General Electric).
Kelly is the proud mom of four teenaged boys and has a first-hand understanding of what’s required of leaders who intend to be fully engaged and fulfilled in their work and their personal lives. Living out her mission to create opportunities for all individuals to reach their potential, she pledges up to 5% of The Ramon Group’s profit annually to qualified organizations dedicated to youth development. Former beneficiaries have included The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition of St. Louis and Connections to Success.
Kelly holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Central Florida and a Master’s in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She enjoys new adventures, spending time being active and outdoors and cheering on her boys at their many sporting events. Read what her clients have to say
ON WORKING WITH KELLY:
“The clarity I get after speaking with Kelly is profound. I am not only a better leader from our work together, but I’m a better person.”
John P. Ramon
Co-Founder and Executive Coach
John “JP” Ramon is an executive coach with deep experience and an appreciation for the complexity and impact of decision making at the highest level. For 20 years his strong and steady presence, encouragement, and precision have helped businesses and employees succeed through high and low business cycles and significant global and regional events.
JP has spent his career as an HR executive at companies like NBCUniversal/GE, Motorola, and Citibank. Most recently he served as the global head of human resources for Digital & Connected Technologies, a $900M+ business group within Emerson (NYSE:EMR) with 5,000 employees spread across North America, Europe, and Asia. It was here he served as a member of the core leadership team and was responsible for all facets of human resources including talent management, talent acquisition, diversity/equity/inclusion, compensation, and HR operations.
In 2022, JP joined The Ramon Group, increasing the firm’s capacity to serve emerging and established corporate leaders. He believes to his core that a company’s culture is a reflection of its leadership and that leaders at all levels send continuous messages through their words and actions on how to behave throughout the organization. He supports clients across sectors to develop their own leadership style and approach difficult situations with integrity.
JP holds a J.D., Master’s in Human Resources, and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana, where he was also selected as the convocation speaker for the College of Labor & Employment Relations in 2014. As the father to four boys, he understands parenthood to be one of the most challenging and gratifying leadership roles out there. Adventurous at heart, he loves biking & skiing with his family and spending time outdoors.
ON WORKING WITH JOHN:
“You make everyone feel seen and heard and lead with a genuineness that is hard to come by.”
The Ramon Family
Testimonials
Former President at USA Network
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal
Emerson ComRes – Digital & Connected Technologies
DreamWorks Animation
Hussmann
Fox Entertainment
Fox Corporation
Emerson ComRes – Digital & Connected Technologies
Synchrony Financial
Fox Sports Ad Sales
Universal Pictures
MilliporeSigma
NBC Universal
Fox Corp
Former Senior Vice President, Digital at USA Network & SYFY
Core Digital Media
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal
Logan University
Synchrony Financial
Emerson ComRes – Digital & Connected Technologies
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