Kellye P. Riggs

Kellye P. Riggs

MBA - Strategic Management

Meet Kellye P. Riggs – Never stop asking questions.

Kellye is the Sales Operations Business Partner for Sabre Travel Network. Sabre operates in the global travel technology industry. Her current role at Sabre is to support the sales operating framework by creating, implementing and optimizing processes, data and tools required to enable the sales team to run effectively and efficiently. She believes that the culture at Sabre was a large contributing factor to her success. At Sabre, she found an incredible mentor and she has developed herself beyond what she thought possible. She advises students never to accept a position for only the job, but to be sure they believe in the company or leadership and culture.

She obtained MBA in Strategic Management at UNT. She loved the MBA capstone course on Business Administrative Strategy because of the business simulation and strategy games. The strategy game was a competitive environment that challenged her to think outside the box and rely on the expertise of those around her. She believes that it was the most professionally realistic experience she had in a classroom. She also liked the guidance provided by her graduate academic advisor throughout the program.

Final words/Advice for students: Never stop asking questions. Curiosity is one of the most highly valued and recognized skills by leaders and peers. Also, always keep your resume up to date! You never know what can happen or what opportunities might present themselves at unexpected moments. Negotiate for more paid time off (PTO) in your first job, then use your negotiated PTO to travel the world and you will have friends wherever you go! More importantly, try to work with people very different from yourself. Each day I get to collaborate with people all over the world, from Australia to Uruguay to Iceland, and it is truly rewarding.