Kellie Christensen is Head of Franchise and SMB Acquisition at Afterpay across Australia and New Zealand, with over 17 years of sales experience across retail, healthcare, telco and financial services.

Kellie came to Australia from the US in 2012 for what was meant to be a year of travel. At the end of her first year, she chose to stay and study in Australia – completing her Bachelor’s and Master’s at Macquarie University. Shortly after graduating in 2018, Kellie joined Afterpay during its hyper-growth phase. Over the last eight years, she has helped Afterpay form partnerships with thousands of businesses in retail, healthcare, auto, hair and beauty services, quick service restaurants and more. That journey has given her a front-row seat to how consumer behaviour is evolving and the art of scaling a business with unprecedented demand.