BolderLife Festival Artistic Director, Erin Kelly
“The future has several names. For the Weak, it is impossible. For the fainthearted, it is unknown. For the thoughtful and valiant, it is ideal.” -Victor Hugo
From co-founding a theatre company in Santa Monica, to acting in feature films, theatre, TV, commercials and web series, to founding her own production company, Rock Rose Entertainment, Erin Kelly has always been a visionary. Her ability to connect with the human condition is personified through her work in film and theatre as well as her other life passions, iLEAP and the BolderLife Festival.
Erin Kelly is an award winning inspirational speaker, life coach, writer, business owner, business consultant, actress and producer. Through teaching workshops, facilitating group and one on one coaching, festival events her goal is to help others live a more fulfilled life. She has studied personal development for over 10 years with Tony Robbins, Arron Stern and the Academy for the Love of Learning, Mark Andreas, and many more, as well as received advice/lessons and guidance from mentors and friends both in the field of educating and coaching as well as individuals with years of life experience. Erin has not only spent most of her life empowering and uplifting the people around her with this knowledge and nature, but she has also moved through and released her own life pain, difficult times, grief, loss and poor choices.
Erin worked in the field of special education with the Police Activities League, as a behaviour program specialist focusing on artistic and creative ways to move through extreme behavioural issues and conflict. She is a certified massage and wellness therapist and has specialized in working with survivors of sexual and emotional abuse in both adults and children. She has been an actress/producer/director/writer/manager in the entertainment industry since 1999. She has spoken for, organized and hosted events for organizations both in Los Angeles and Colorado, including co-founding and Artistic Directing an international arts and education festival called BolderLife Festival.
Erin is a visionary entrepreneur and shares her time between the beaches of southern California, the majestic mountains of Colorado and the bustling streets of London, England.
Her goal is to create a global community that can support and uplift and inspire each other.