ABOUT DR. KELSEY MILES
The chemist-musician who runs a live experiment and writes a song from your data in real time.
Blending science, music, and live performance to help teams and organizations think like scientists, create like artists, and take decisive action.
As an award-winning chemistry professor and songwriter, I bring a science-based, arts-integrated approach to strengthening critical thinking and creative insight across every organization and campus I serve.
When we work together you will learn how to:
Calibrate: Identify what’s really going on beneath the surface.
Experiment: Use practical, science-backed tools to respond with creativity instead of fear.
Optimize: Turn small experiments into sustainable practices that build resilience over time.
Let's schedule a call to explore your goals.
I’m Dr. Kelsey Miles, an award-winning chemistry professor and songwriter. For years, I taught organic chemistry by day and performed across the country by night, and that blend of science and creativity still shapes everything I do.
I grew up in Ohio and never expected to become both a scientist and a musician until I realized the scientific method and creative expression were two sides of the same coin, and everything clicked. What began as a creative experiment became a calling: helping people reconnect with their inner clarity and build real self-trust through curiosity, experimentation, and reflection.
Today I teach leaders and organizations how to navigate uncertainty with confidence and authentic expression, whether in the boardroom, on stage, or in a classroom.
Featured In:
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Wisconsin State Journal
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USA Wire
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Martin City Telegraph
Awards:
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2026 Professor of the Year, Avila University
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2025 Semi-finalist, International Blues Challenge (Memphis, TN)
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2024 Harmonica Player of the Year nominee, WAMI Awards (Wisconsin)
WHEN I'M NOT TEACHING, WRITING SONGS, OR SPEAKING:
You’ll find me at home in Kansas City with my two cats, Roadie and Encore.
Roadie literally used to tour with me; she jumped into the back of my guitar amp as a kitten and rode along for thousands of miles. She’s still my little road warrior… just now with fewer miles and more naps.
Picture: We both won Madison Area Music Awards.
"Blues Performer of the Year" and "Roadie of the Year" →
“She connects with people and she brings them to a higher level of encouragement and power.”
— Betty Gillet, Wisconsin State Journal