Key Highlights
- Brandie Kelly’s 25-year career across LinkedIn, Microsoft, Meta, Bell, and AOL, and her move into digital and AI consulting leadership with WSI
- How Brandie evaluated what it would take to build a premium consulting business, not just an independent practice
- Why WSI aligned with the strategy-first, advisory work she wanted to deliver to clients
- How credibility, shared standards, and long-term digital and AI strategy thinking shaped her decision
- What experienced professionals are considering as they plan the next phase of their careers in digital and AI consulting
Brandie Kelly brings more than 25 years of experience from global technology companies including LinkedIn, Microsoft, Meta, Bell, and AOL. Throughout her career, she worked closely with organizations as digital channels, platforms, and business models evolved, helping brands rethink how they connected with customers and supported growth. Her work extended beyond selling technology to engaging directly with leaders on how change affected priorities and decisions.
As she reflected on the next phase of her career, Brandie knew she wanted greater ownership over her work and the relationships she built with clients. She was looking for a way to apply that experience through a consulting business she could own and grow, while continuing to work at a strategic level. WSI stood out as the world’s largest digital and AI consulting network, built on 30+ years of credibility and designed around a strategy-first advisory model, shared standards, and long-term value creation.
Brandie’s Path to Consulting Leadership
Brandie’s career has progressed alongside the growth of digital business, beginning in the early days of online sales and continuing through the platforms and technologies companies rely on today. As her experience deepened, her focus shifted from individual solutions to working with leadership teams on how change influences business direction, decision-making, and execution.
The video below shares how Brandie reached this point in her career and why she chose to build her consulting practice within WSI’s global digital and AI consulting network.
Read the transcript for this video here.
Why Brandie Chose WSI
Brandie approached the decision thoughtfully, focusing on what mattered most to her at this stage of her career. She was looking for a way to build a consulting business she could own, without having to design every system herself or work in isolation. WSI stood out because it matched how she already thinks about work, growth, and leadership.
WSI stood out because it has 30 years of credibility. The model feels familiar from my corporate sales career, but this time I get to choose who I work with and how I work.”
What mattered most to her:
- Credibility and track record: She wanted to align with an organization that had real history, global recognition, and staying power.
- A global consulting network and shared expertise: She valued being part of a community with access to best practices, peer support, and collective experience.
- A familiar model with true ownership: She recognized proven ways of working from her corporate career, combined with the ability to shape her own consulting business.
- A strong focus on AI and future-facing business strategy: She saw WSI’s practical, strategy-led approach to AI adoption as essential for helping leadership teams make better decisions and stay competitive as technology continues to reshape business models.
- The ability to build a long-term advisory business: She wanted to become a trusted advisor and create a consulting practice designed to last beyond short-term projects.
For Experienced Professionals Considering Their Next Step
Brandie’s story reflects a mindset shared by many experienced professionals who are intentional about how they apply their experience. It speaks to a way of working that values judgment, continuity, and long-term relationships over short-term wins.
It also points to a different approach to ownership. One where what you already know becomes the foundation for a consulting business you can shape, grow, and evolve, while maintaining control over how you work with clients and where you focus your energy.
For leaders who care about relevance, substance, and direction, Brandie’s path offers one perspective on how experience can become something both enduring and personally meaningful.
If you’re a seasoned professional exploring how to turn your expertise into a strategy-led consulting business — backed by credibility, AI insight, and a global network — a focused conversation can help determine whether WSI is the right next step.
