Amanda Kelly is an Executive Senior Partner at Talentfoot and a trusted advisor to companies seeking exceptional senior and executive marketing talent. She partners with private equity-backed, lower middle-market, growth-stage, and enterprise organizations to hire transformative leaders across roles such as VP of Marketing, CMO, Chief Growth Officer, and other critical marketing leadership positions.
With more than 10 years of experience and over 500 successful hires, Amanda has helped organizations of all sizes secure the leadership talent needed to drive growth, modernize marketing functions, and compete in increasingly dynamic markets. Her clients value her ability to identify executives who blend strategic vision with modern capability, including fluency in AI, digital transformation, data-driven decision-making, customer engagement, omnichannel strategy, and performance marketing.
Amanda’s background in emerging media and innovative technology gives her a distinct edge in assessing what future-ready marketing leadership truly looks like. She understands how investor expectations, shifting buyer behavior, and rapid advances in technology are redefining the marketing function, and she helps clients hire leaders who can navigate that complexity with confidence.
Her expertise spans digital marketing, communications, public relations, social media, and broader go-to-market leadership. Whether supporting a PE-backed company preparing for its next phase of value creation or an enterprise business evolving its marketing organization for the future, Amanda brings the insight, rigor, and market perspective required to deliver exceptional outcomes.
Known for her thoughtful, consultative style, Amanda is a strategic partner to clients who need more than resumes. They need a search expert who can understand their growth agenda, define the leadership profile required, and deliver talent capable of creating lasting impact.
Amanda holds a Master of Science from National-Louis University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from Drake University.