Kelley Chisholm

Kelley is a speaker, author, business leader, aid and development specialist, mother, and grandmother. She is deeply committed to empowering women both locally and globally. In 2010, she founded the Foxglove Project to help women in developing nations become entrepreneurs and community leaders. Its flagship, Grassroots Rwanda, has supported over 20,000 women in establishing microbusinesses through self-help groups, creating a significant impact in a small rural district in southern Rwanda.

In Australia, she co-founded Kinwomen, an online network inspiring women to live their best lives, and the Grassroots Women program in partnership with Business Station, which won the 2022 WA Telstra Award for Accelerating Women. Kelley tirelessly advocates for women’s leadership, enterprise, and remarkable potential.