About Kel-Lume
A Team of Trusted Legal Advice & Business Development Strategy
Emily Smayda Kelly, ESQ.
Managing Principal
Attorney Emily Smayda Kelly is a trusted legal advisor with experience across public, private, corporate, and non-profit organizations. A skilled communicator and negotiator for both employers and employees, Emily helps individuals and organizations avoid litigation, build business infrastructure, and strengthen external relationships.
With a Juris Doctor from the Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Emily offers legal consulting for small businesses, as well as for individuals misplaced by their employers. She is also available for short-term contracting assignments, including executive stop-gap, executive team, or board positions when vacancies arise.
Formerly a competitive ice skater, Emily is a professional ice-skating instructor for the Cleveland Skating Club in Cleveland, Ohio. She also serves as Co-Director of Ice Programs at the Cleveland Heights Pavilion.
A long-time supporter of women in business, she serves as President of WIN (Women in Networking) Cleveland.
Mark J Kelly, MBA
Founder
U.S. Navy veteran and EE/MBA, Mark Kelly is a customer-focused, emotionally intelligent senior business executive who develops client relations to position companies as strategic partners. Helping companies that range from startups to Fortune 100 businesses, his functional leadership roles span the value chain ranging from manufacturing to distribution to end-user development.
Mark holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Akron in electronic engineering and an MBA in marketing and finance from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. He has also completed executive education in strategy and innovation at CWRU and business analytics at the Wharton School.
Mark works in the Recruitment Industry, helping companies fill sales, marketing, and other technical roles. He is available for short-term contracting assignments to assist with new business development activities.