Performance & songwriting
A personal creative practice informed by musical theater, acting, and original music.
ENTERTAINMENT IN ORBIT · THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE POSSIBILITIESKelly
Kelly
Grandmaison
PRODUCER · SINGER-SONGWRITER · CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR
Where creative instinct meets the courage to build.
Kelly Grandmaison is an artist, producer, and business strategist whose work moves naturally between the stage and the structures that make ambitious productions possible. She brings the perspective of a performer and songwriter to the craft of developing creative ventures.
EIO / KELLY / A PORTRAITTHE STORY SO FAR
A life in motion.
“Creative work begins with feeling. Bringing it into the world takes conviction, care, and the right collaborators.”
For Kelly, entertainment is not a distant industry. It is a language she has lived through performance, music, and collaboration. Her background in musical theater and vocal performance included touring internationally with the Citrus Singers across Europe and Asia, shaping an artistic perspective rooted in ensemble work, discipline, and connection.
Her path also led through psychology, philanthropy, financial strategy, and business development. She co-founded a nonprofit at seventeen, later earning a psychology degree from Cal Poly Pomona alongside studies in sociology and the performing arts. As a co-founder of Impact Ventures International, Kelly blends creative sensibility with practical experience in organizational sustainability, partnerships, and growth. At Entertainment in Orbit, that dual perspective informs her work as a producer and collaborator, helping meaningful ideas move from imagination into production.
THE WORK
What moves the story forward.
Creative producing
Helping shape artistic projects through collaboration, development, and hands-on producing.
Business strategy
Connecting creative ambition with planning, operations, and sustainable growth.
Artist-centered collaboration
Understanding the needs of performers, creators, and creative teams from lived experience.
CHAPTERS
Behind the scenes.
Explore some of the experiences that shaped Kelly’s perspective. Select a chapter to read more.
An artist at heart
Musical theater, international performance, songwriting, and acting shaped Kelly’s understanding of collaboration and creative expression.
Creativity with purpose
At seventeen, she helped launch a nonprofit that used theatrical initiatives to raise funds and bring people together.
The strategist behind the artist
Her academic background in psychology and professional work in business strategy gave her a complementary perspective on people, organizations, and sustainable growth.
A producer’s next act
Kelly’s work includes producing Love Birds and developing her own music, including the album Here I Go.
SELECTED FEATURES
In the conversation.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Great stories are built together.
Interested in a creative collaboration, production conversation, or finding the right people to help an idea grow? Start a conversation through Entertainment in Orbit.