About
Brings 20-plus years of experience in organizational development, change management, and leadership coaching. Founded SparkShift and held roles as Regional Head of People and Organizational Development and Global Head of Change Management at Heineken. Specializes in transformative coaching and uncovering organizational barriers to growth.
Experience
- SparkShiftFoundercurrent2014 — presentNew York
- ZipariAdvisory Board Member2016 — 2017Brooklyn, New York
- HeinekenHead of People and Organizational Development2012 — 2014New York, NY
- Heineken NVGlobal Manager Organisation Development2011 — 2012Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Heineken USASenior Director, Human Resources2006 — 2011
- Levy RestaurantsDirector of Human Resources2001 — 2006Los Angeles and Chicago
- IAAONational Eduation Manager2000 — 2002
Skills & more
Talent Management26Organizational Development28Succession Planning33Policy3Employee Relations28Leadership Development11Change Leadership1Executive Coaching6Performance Management23Deferred Compensation6Recruiting9Change Management7
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Human ResourcesInternal CommunicationsKey Account DevelopmentLabor RelationsEmployee BenefitsCoachingEmployee EngagementEmployment LawHRISStrategyLeadershipManagementLanguages English
From Kelley's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sana Capital
Ayana Qasim
Executive Assistant at Sana Capital
Beto Pallares
Founder at Joseph Advisory Services
Dr. Rosa M. Gil
Investor at Sana Capital
Jason Torres
General Partner at Sana Capital
Jonathan Diaz
Firm operations at Sana Capital
Karl White
Breakthrough Energy Ventures at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Xavier Gutierrez
Investor at Sana Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kelley Amadei?
- Brings 20-plus years of experience in organizational development, change management, and leadership coaching. Founded SparkShift and held roles as Regional Head of People and Organizational Development and Global Head of Change Management at Heineken. Specializes in transformative coaching and uncovering organizational barriers to growth.
- Where does Kelley Amadei work?
- Kelley Amadei is Portfolio Management at Sana Capital.
- Where did Kelley Amadei go to school?
- Kelley Amadei studied at Northern Illinois University (Bachelor of Arts, Communication); North Central College.
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Also attended Northern Illinois University30
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Also attended North Central College1
Shared employers
Also worked at Zipari3
Also worked at Heineken25
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