Keely Cat Wells

Keely Cat-Wells is an Entrepreneur and Disability Activist dedicated to making social, systematic, and economic change. Keely is the Founder/CEO of C Talent and Zetta Studios. Keely appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Entertainment list 2021 as an honoree, is an Aerie Change-Maker, and sits on the d/Deaf & Disabled committee at Equity UK. Keely founded her first company at a young age during her time in hospital which developed into C Talent. C Talent represents d/Deaf and Disabled artists and athletes globally. C Talent is proud to represent artists such as CJ Jones, who has worked on films such as "Baby Driver" (2017) and the "Avatar" franchise, TikTok Influencer Anastasia Pagonis who is a record breaking Paralympic swimmer on Team USA, Marsha Elle who was a Playboy cover model, Kurt Yaeger who is widely recognized for his role as Greg the Peg in "Sons of Anarchy," Danny Murphy, who starred in "The Parts You Lose" (2019) alongside "Breaking Bad's" Aaron Paul, Tatiana Lee, who has modeled for brands such as Apple, Target, and Zappos, Danny Woodburn who played Mickey Abbott in the beloved series, "Seinfeld"... And many more! To help advance the representation of disabled talent at all stages of production, C Talent also has a database of d/Deaf and Disabled talent who work below-the-line such as production coordinators, runners, cinematographers, gaffers, etc. C Talent was awarded as a Red Backpack Fund Recipient, from Spanx by The Sara Blakely Foundation. Keely has been named one of Aerie's Top 20 Change-makers of 2020 which gained C Talent corporate sponsorship from American Eagle Outfitters. Under the banner of C Talent, Keely has spoken about Disability Inclusion for companies including Google, The Portland Film Festival, Comcast NBCUniversal Xfinity, India National Ability Summit, Toronto International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival among others. In addition, Keely was the guest speaker at Virgin Media's Ultraviolet event which celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. As well as representing high profile disabled talent C Talent provides Access Design and Inclusion Consulting for the entertainment industry. The consulting team is made up of intersectionally diverse specialists in access, disability, and the industry bringing lived-in experience to the table. The work is structured around the four access pillars; cognitive, communication, sensory, and physical. C Talent has consulted for Virgin Media, Adam&Eve DDB, The National Lottery, NBC, LEGO, Viacom and more. After noticing the lack of access in the entertainment industry Keely formed Zetta Studios. Zetta Studios is set to be the world's first-ever fully accessible studio. A structure that goes beyond compliance, where people come before architecture, and a workplace that sets a new standard for employers.