About Maureen Kelly
For over 20 years, I have led marketing and publicity campaigns that help authors, entrepreneurs, and startups build visibility, credibility, and momentum. I began my career as Senior Publicist at Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins Publishers, publicizing dozens of bestselling nonfiction and business books.
My campaigns have supported industry leaders like Ralph Kilmann (Conflict Management), Ian Mitroff (Crisis Management), and Sramana Mitra (Technology Entrepreneurship and Startup Acceleration), as well as high-profile authors including Scott Adams (The Dilbert Principle), Jim Collins, and Lillian Vernon.
Since 2010, I’ve served as fractional CMO for One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), a global startup accelerator that has scaled to reach a digital audience of 500,000+ entrepreneurs worldwide. I also work with early-stage tech companies, helping build marketing engines from the ground up.
Whether scaling a global accelerator, launching a business book, or growing a startup, my focus is on strategic storytelling that delivers results.