
Since becoming Disabled in her teens, Keely has worked to advance disability rights. She is the CEO of Making Space, a talent and learning platform that equips Disabled professionals with resources and opportunities to build meaningful careers. Under her leadership, Making Space partnered with NBCUniversal to place the first-ever Disabled hosts on NBC Sports’ Paralympics broadcast for Paris 2024. Other partners include Indeed, Netflix, and Visa. Keely also co-founded Making Space Media with Sophie Morgan, a division producing film and TV centering Disabled voices, securing a first-look deal with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. Notably, their recent documentary “Fight To Fly” exposed the inequalities that Disabled travellers face, triggering policy reform and establishing a Working Group to advise the UK Government. Previously, she founded C Talent, a talent agency that increased disability representation in media and built a roster with a reach of over 50 million. Acquired in 2022, C Talent became the largest acquisition of a Disabled-led company specializing in Disabled talent. Keely is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and has served on the advisory board of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. She is the youngest-ever Presidential Leadership Scholar, a Storyteller in Residence at the Clinton Global Initiative, a White House Mental Health Youth Action Forum Leader, and one of two Gloria Steinem fellows.