CEO, UpLevel Strategies
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- President at The UpLevel Agency
- Owner, Chief Strategy Officer at UpLevel Strategies
- Past
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- VP of Public Relations at Morpheus
- Director of Corporate Communications at eVoice, Inc.
- Senior Specialist of Public Relations at Intuit, Inc.
- Education
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- Christopher Howard Companies
- San Jose State University
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Kelly O'Neil’s Summary
Business and Marketing strategist, Kelly O’Neil, helps entrepreneurs and start up companies put their companies on the map. An award-winning author, speaker, and “coachsultant,” she is the owner of UpLevel Strate-gies, Inc., The UpLevel Agency, and Bow Wow Bootcamp, LLC.
As a National Award-Winning Marketer and Business Strategist, Kelly has given more than 10,000 media interviews to outlets that include The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg, Associated Press, The New York Times, USA Today, Time, Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, and even MTV. She also appears regularly as a speaker at companies and professional associations, as well as national and international conferences.
It was through her over 15 years of experience working in leading marketing agencies, emerging technology companies, and Fortune 500 companies (including Epson America, Hitachi Data Systems, Kingston Technologies, and Intuit) where Kelly developed her widespread expertise in advanced business and marketing strategy. At Intuit, she was responsible for launching Quicken 98, 99, and 2000 personal finance software, as well as managing multiple brand building corporate and product public relations programs.
During the dotcom boom, Kelly was recruited by eVoice, Inc, where she successfully repositioned the company to be acquired by Time Warner AOL in 2001. It was at this time that Kelly went out on her own to form the company now known as UpLevel Strate-gies, where she became the driving force behind the publicity campaign for the P2P com-pany Morpheus in their battle to legalize digital music.
Known for her devotion to excellence, Kelly’s company has won a multitude of awards, including the PR Compass Award for Outstanding Public Relations and The ADDY Award for Branding. In addition, her company was named one of the 500 most innova-tive companies in America, for which she was awarded a 2004 Purple Cow Innovator award, by NY Times best selling author, Seth Godin.
Kelly O'Neil’s Specialties:
Business and Marketing Strategy, Strategic Business and Marketing Plans, Guerilla Marketing, Internet Marketing, Public Relations, Brand Building, Consumer Technology Marketing and PR, Performance Coaching for Entreprenuers, Public Speaking
Kelly O'Neil’s Experience
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President
The UpLevel Agency
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
The UpLevel Agency, founded by award-winning marketing strategist Kelly O’Neil, offers marketing strategy and communications services that achieve buzz-building results for entrepreneurs and emerging start-up companies. Our approach offers your company the flexibility to elect the level of communication services you deem necessary at the pace you desire to achieve your business objectives. Services include strategic marketing plans, positioning and brand development, marketing communications campaigns development, guerilla & internet marketing and public relations and range from short-term consulting and project-based work to long-range alliances. The outcome is cost-effective, strategic marketing services that build credibility, visibility and ultimately…your bottom line.
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Owner, Chief Strategy Officer
UpLevel Strategies
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2001 — Present (8 years )
UpLevel Strategies, Inc. is a strategic business and marketing coaching and training company for entreprenuers and small businesses looking to go to the next level.
Kelly O'Neil’s Education
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Christopher Howard Companies
Master Results Coach , NLP, Hypnosis, Advanced Neurologic Repatterning
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San Jose State University
BS , Advertising
- Activities and Societies:
- Delta Zeta
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Kelly O'Neil’s Interests:
personal and professional development, wakeboarding, dogs, wine tasting and visiting great spas
Kelly O'Neil’s Groups:
Leadership Team, Saratoga Country Club BNI
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Kelly O'Neil’s Honors:
In 2004, Kelly's company was named a Purple Cow Innovator by NY Times best selling author and marketing pioneer, Seth Godin. The award recognizes UpLevel's sister company, Journey Avenue as one of America's Most Innovative Companies.
Also in 2004, Kelly received an Addy Award from the American Association of Advertisers for its outstanding Brand Identity of UpLevel's sister company, Journey Avenue.
In 2003, Kelly O'Neil was recognized by the Public Relations Society of America for outstanding achievement in public relations excellence with the coveted Compass Award.
