Kelly Mooney and Katy Mooney Share UP! For Women On The Rise!
About this Event
Meet the co-authors of , Kelly Mooney and Katy Mooney, at their exclusive Columbus appearance, in conversation with Kelley Griesmer, President and CEO of The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio. The book, a 2026 Axiom Business Book Awards Medalist, offers practical wisdom and infectious optimism for women’s careers and life.
The admission fee is waived when registering with the pre-purchase of UP!
The Women’s Fund and the Drexel Theater are Gramercy’s Community Partners for this program.
Organized in six easily digestible sections, is a modern playbook for women who want careers and lives with more meaning, power, and possibilities. The book is for women who are starting, stuck, stalled, spinning, or soaring and it offers proven strategies, practical tools, and step-by-step guidance.
Kelly Mooney called Columbus home for nearly four decades, building a career that took her from design intern to CEO of Resource Interactive, the nation's largest independent digital agency. After serving as Chief Experience Officer for IBM iX North America, she founded Equipt Women to help aspiring women overcome systemic challenges and rise into roles of influence, leadership, and impact. Kelly’s civic involvement in Columbus included serving as a trustee for Columbus College of Art and Design and as a board director for Experience Columbus and The Center for New Directions. She is the author of two additional books, and writes Get Equipt, a weekly career newsletter. Her work has been recently featured in Fast Company, Business Insider, and Inc. Magazine, and she has appeared on CBS and Fox News, and numerous podcasts. She lives in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband, has two thriving adult children, and one spoiled Yorkie.
Katy Mooney grew up in rural Ohio and launched her career in Columbus, earning degrees in business and law from The Ohio State University. What started as a career in law became an unexpected journey through branding, marketing, executive leadership, coaching, and now authorship. That journey led to leadership roles at Banana Republic, Landor, and Urban Remedy, as well as advising Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, including Meta, GE, Lululemon, Walmart, and Procter & Gamble. Today, Katy is a performance and leadership coach who has spent 20 years helping people navigate career transitions, build confidence, and reach their potential. She lives with her husband in Santa Barbara, California, and will always be a diehard Buckeye.
Kelley Griesmer is the President and CEO of The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, a public foundation committed to transforming the lives of women and girls through research, grantmaking and advocacy. Kelley’s career includes both for-profit and non-profit roles. In 2008, she left her career as a partner at the Jones Day law firm to help found Pelotonia, a social movement that raises funds for transformational cancer research. Thereafter, Kelley served on The Columbus Foundation’s leadership team where she focused on special initiatives. Kelley graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and history from Indiana University. She also holds a juris doctorate degree with honors from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
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