Celeste Richardson

I am a very experienced Agilest, with real-world experience in various roles and industries thus far in my career; from SVP, to Team Coach and Scrum Master, Program Coach, Release Train Engineer, Product Owner, Portfolio Manager, Corporate Trainer and everything in-between; finding passion as a Global Enterprise Business Agility Strategist. I am passionate about People first values, that you can see and feel in your everyday, a company culture of continuous improvement and learning; empowering efficiency and growth in our competitive, ever evolving world- enabler for thriving over surviving. Successfully holding the roles I love to mentor, grow and partner with, my diverse career allows me to leverage proven practices and pitfalls learned, when mentoring or coaching technical or business Global 500, Fortune 150 companies, large and small local businesses, large government agencies, and executive teams. I am recognized for shifting from expense project processes to value driven portfolio and program systems, reducing waste, improving flow, increasing customer satisfaction, and increasing ROI. I bring winning and innovative strategies, mindful approaches and a diverse portfolio of industry knowledge to achieve your value-driven outcomes. Outside of my passion for Enterprise Business Agility, growing leaders and change agents; I am a world traveler, avid weightlifter, mountain summit hiker, outdoor lover and glamper, and most of all, a proud Mom of an Army soldier.