YOUR HOSTS & CERTIFIED JOHN MAXWELL COACHES

Cristy Kettering
Cristy is a connector, activator, and encourager, who loves supporting individuals and organizations in their personal and professional growth and impact. Since 2015, in partnership with John Maxwell, she has inspired and equipped over 1,000 Dayton Area leaders and their organizations by sharing Dr. Maxwell's proven leadership principles and by bringing the Live2Lead world-class speakers to Dayton via the Live2Lead:Dayton leadership event. In addition to Live2Lead:Dayton, at the invitation of Presidents and local leaders, Cristy has traveled with Dr. Maxwell and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation to Paraguay, Costa Rica, and Tupelo, Mississippi, to help facilitate Community and Country Transformation Projects. Cristy's extensive Maxwell Leadership training and her background in education, media, business, nonprofit, and ministry leadership have influenced her strong belief that individuals and organizations only thrive when they discover their God-given passions and purposes and are empowered to use their strengths and skills in a healthy, collaborative growing environment. She is blessed to serve on local nonprofit boards, as well as consult other faith-based nonprofit leaders on leadership and fundraising.

Her ultimate delight is deepening her faith and ministry and doing life with her amazing family--husband Ken, four married children, and thirteen grandchildren. 

Kelly Neff
Kelly believes that intentional personal growth and a positive support system are two vital keys to success, particularly when facing adversity. She credits these two vital keys to success and her faith as the foundation for surviving and thriving in the aftermath of tragic loss. She lost her son to suicide and her husband to cancer.
She believes that difficult circumstances can be the best possible training ground for success, if we are willing to look for the lessons in them and do the hard work necessary to stretch and grow.

Kelly is a certified speaker, trainer, and coach with The John Maxwell Team, a Maxwell Method DISC Behavioral Analysis Consultant, and a certified Enneagram Motions of the Soul Practitioner.

She uses her training in leadership, behavioral styles, and personality types to help others discover self-awareness. She believes that growing in self-awareness helps us build better relationships and in turn create healthy home and work environments positioned for success.
In her free time, Kelly loves to laugh, dance, climb mountains, and enjoy life with her family and friends.

Ken Kettering
Ken has over 30 years of professional experience in radio and television broadcasting, most noted for his time at WDTN-TV2 with Omar Williams and Dan Patrick, 14 years as a Fox45 news anchor and program host of “In The Area," and a recent 7-year stint in Christian radio at 93.7 The Light.

Ken's a Certified John Maxwell Coach and co-host of Live2Lead:Dayton. He uses his training and gifting to communicate and connect with and help people of all ages and backgrounds and truly believes, as John Maxwell teaches, that valuing and serving people and building strong, authentic relationships is the foundation of leadership and influence. He deeply values faith and family and also enjoys interviewing people, sharing stories, directing high school musicals, watching a good game, and laughing hilariously with family and friends. 

Ken and Cristy have lived in the Dayton area for 43 years and still enjoy doing life together here with their four married kids and twelve grandchildren.