Blair biking at the Iron Girl Triathalon 2008

About Blair Kennard

Blair Kennard is a Professionally Certified Integral Coach through New Ventures West.  Blair spent the first 20 years of her career as a manager and leader in corporate America, primarily in the Financial Services industry.  As a Vice President at Wells Fargo, Blair spent 14 years in successive levels of leadership in the areas of credit risk management and software development.  She managed teams and led projects of 200+ individuals with a budget in the $20 million range.  During her tenure at Key Corp, Blair managed the corporate credit department, had oversight of credit policy and process for 8 banks across the nation, and served on the faculty of the management training program.  Blair left the corporate world to focus on the gift she has for working one on one with individuals to achieve their full potential.   

Blair is a believer in empowering others to lead.  She is proud to have a strong track record of developing her team members to become effective leaders.  In an 18 month period, 5 key members of her staff were promoted to take on increased levels of leadership for the organization. The average tenure for her team members was over ten years.  At Wells Fargo, attrition in her department was less than 10% and was the lowest in her division. 

Blair has spent most of her life in the Baltimore-Washington area.  Blair is passionate about effectively balancing work and family and has created successful flexible working arrangements since the birth of her first child.  She is a wife and mother of 3 children.  She also is a volunteer coordinator of a community youth program, one of the largest of its kind in the nation.

Blair is committed to leading a healthy and active lifestyle.  After surviving cancer in 2001, Blair has become a certified yoga instructor and recently completed her first Triathlon.  She enjoys running, yoga, meditation, and loves to start her day with a cup of decaf coffee on the backyard deck.