Kelly Ryan Bailey has focused on evangelizing skills as the currency of the labor market and using data and technology to create innovative skills-based hiring and learning solutions for companies, educators, governments, and initiatives for close to 20 years. She is the Founder & CEO of Skills Baby, a consulting firm, hosts a podcast called, Let's Talk About Skills, Baby, that explores life skills leaders use in their journey to success and global innovations in skills-based hiring & learning, holds advisory roles to Emsi Burning Glass, a labor market data firm, and The Adecco Group's Innovation Foundation, a social innovation lab that creates practical solutions to increase employability of underserved populations, is a contributing writing for Diplomatic Courier, is a Founding Partner of Equity Cities, a consultancy focused on creating prosperous and inclusive economies, is a board member of AdeptID, a technology first approach to identifying and supporting hidden talent such as those without a four year degree, and also co-owns a number of other companies.