Meet the founder

Chelsea Walsh

A Canadian keynote speaker, change and transformation leader, automotive enthusiast and community builder who believes meaningful momentum starts with people.

Chelsea Walsh smiling, seated on the fender of her yellow Corvette C6. FounderKindness in Motion

Chelsea’s philosophy

You don’t have to change the whole world. Just change someone’s moment.

Biography

Bold, driven, and leading with compassion.

With an extensive professional background in organizational change, leadership, emotional intelligence and human behaviour, Chelsea has dedicated much of her career to understanding what inspires people to take action, embrace change and connect with one another. Her work explores the human side of transformation: empathy, communication, authentic leadership and meaningful relationships.

Outside the professional world, Chelsea is passionate about performance cars, automotive rallies, travel, adventure and creating memorable experiences.

Her participation in Gumball 3000 became a defining moment. What began as a chance to experience one of the world’s most recognizable automotive rallies became something much more meaningful. Through her interactions with young girls and women who were inspired by seeing her take part, Chelsea began to understand that simply following her passions could encourage others to believe in their own possibilities.

That realization inspired Kindness in Motion, bringing together her professional understanding of human behaviour and meaningful change with her personal passion for adventure, connection and community.

Chelsea believes kindness and ambition are not mutually exclusive. You can be bold, adventurous, successful and driven, and still lead with compassion. In fact, those qualities are even more powerful together.

The professional

The human side of change.

A change and transformation leader and keynote speaker who helps people and organizations navigate change, understand behaviour and turn ideas into action.

  • Organizational change
  • Leadership
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Human behaviour
  • Keynote speaking
Chelsea with arms crossed beside the full length of her yellow Corvette C6.

The adventurer

Fuelled by the open road.

Performance cars, rallies, travel and the people you meet along the way. You’ll often spot her in a yellow Corvette C6, or the Kindness in Motion Hummer H2.

  • Performance cars
  • Automotive rallies
  • Travel
  • Community

In her words

“I went on Gumball 3000 because I love cars and adventure. I came home realizing that something as simple as showing up and being yourself could inspire someone else to dream a little bigger.”

“I wanted to take that feeling beyond the rally and create something everyone could be part of. That’s why I started Kindness in Motion.”

Chelsea Walsh, Founder

Speaking & appearances

Turning intention into action.

Chelsea speaks with organizations, events and communities about the human side of change. Topics include:

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    Creating meaningful momentum

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    The human side of change

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    Emotional intelligence & leadership

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    Authentic connection

  5. 05

    Building community

  6. 06

    Turning intention into action

  7. 07

    Personal transformation & resilience

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    Empowering women to pursue their passions

Let’s create momentum together.

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