CHLOE Magazine Spring 2013 Spring 2013 | Page 76

Kelly Keehn in Ann Taylor, jewelry and iPad case by Kara Ross NY KELLY KEEHN Personal finance expert and author of “A Canadian’ Guide to Money-Smart Living” s For Kelley Keehn, a career in the financial industry was never a game plan. Now, with nearly eighteen years in the business, Kelley still remains that it was purely by accident that she pursued a career in finance. - I never thought I’d be in, or stay in the financial industry for this long. Woody Allen said that, “80% of success is just showing up”; He’s right! - says Kelley. With a successful show on W-Network in the past, eight books on the market and having been quoted in Oprah’s “O Magazine”, Kelley keeps standing out in the financial world. Stronger every time and currently on tour promoting her latest book “A Canadian’s Guide to Money-Smart Living”, published by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Kelley brings to the table the ability for every Canadian household to have a healthier financial conscience. Kelley hopes that by addressing difficult financial problems and offering savvy alternatives to become debt free that people will gain a greater understanding of their individual finances. Kelley’s Top Three Goals to Achieve in the Next Five Years: - To be invited to cook with chef Lynn Crawford - To jump around back-stage with Hedley to their song, “One Life” - To do the CN Tower Edge Walk again, but with her husband C H LO E Kelley’s Favorite song at the Moment- Marianas Trench “Stutter” - I can’t sit still when it plays!.