Title: Business Development Director
Company: BI WORLDWIDE
Location: NJ/USA
Education: BS in Athletic Training, Rowan University (2013)
Career History: Director of Business Development, BI WORLDWIDE (2023-Present); Account Executive, BI WORLDWIDE (2022-2023); Territory Sales Manager, Bioventus (2021-2022); Territory Sales Manager, Misonix, Bioventus (2020-2022); Area Support Specialist, Misonix (2019-2020); Head Athletic Trainer, Central Regional School District (2017-2019); Athletic Trainer, Sports Medicine, Health & Physical Education Teacher, Donovan Catholic High School (2015-2017); Athletic Trainer, Carteret Comprehensive Medical Care Center (2014-2015); Production Coordinator, Sales Representative, Event Set Go (2013-2014)
Devin Kelly, Business Development Director at BI WORLDWIDE, has been recognized as a Marquis Emerging Leader for their contributions and achievements in the field of business.
Since 2023, Ms. Kelly has excelled in her role at the global engagement agency, where she utilizes her expertise in behavioral economics, financial thinking, and relationship management to help Fortune 500 leaders bridge the gap between what they want to achieve and what they do achieve. In this capacity, she builds relationships and fosters connections within each company, encourages collaboration among stakeholders, identifies and addresses business challenges, works to develop effective solutions, and demonstrates the return on investment and impact of contributions. As a testament to her success in this mission, she’s established and nurtured several relationships, which has significantly contributed to her growing book of businesses and garnered several awards within BI WORLDWIDE, including the Pace Setter Award and President’s Award.
Prior to this position, Ms. Kelly served as an account executive at BI WORLDWIDE from 2022 to 2023. She previously found success as an area support specialist-turned-territory sales manager at Bioventus, a medical equipment manufacturer, between 2019 and 2022. With a Bachelor of Science in athletic training from Rowan University and certified through the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, she was active as an athletic trainer at Comprehensive Medical Care from 2014 to 2015; an athletic trainer in sports medicine and a health and physical education teacher at Donovan Catholic High School from 2015 to 2017; and head athletic trainer at Central Regional School District from 2017 to 2019. She launched her career in 2013 as a production coordinator and sales representative at an organization called Event Set Go.
Ms. Kelly attributes her consistent professional success to embracing a mentality of always striving to improve; when someone tells her she can’t do something, she says she enjoys proving people wrong. She also prioritizes her clients, advising those who aspire to enter her field to “Make everything about your clients. This is not about you; it’s about them. As a partner, we are here to help them succeed. I strive to be so knowledgeable and embedded in their business that people think I work there. My priority is making their company succeed, so I focus on always putting clients first.”
Looking toward the future, Ms. Kelly envisions herself still working at BI WORLDWIDE, a company she hopes to call home. She enjoys collaborating with some of the most successful and inspirational people in the industry. Eventually, she aims to move into a leadership position within the organization. She sees herself as a successful mother, of her son, working for a corporation she truly loves, continually setting ambitious goals for herself and her husband.