Our Founder

In 2003, Kelly Swan befriended a homeless man on a downtown street. The encounter changed the course of his life and prompted him to form Filling The Void – a nonprofit ministry that has fed more than 400,000 people and earned two national awards for community service.

At age 49, Kelly traded his career in energy to pursue his calling to help the homeless and needy full-time. He has 25 years of experience in the corporate world, 20 years of experience leading a 501c3 nonprofit, is a licensed minister and has counseled organizations and executives on messaging, media relations and reputation management. 

During his corporate career, he was the spokesman for two Fortune 500 companies, served as a ghost writer and adviser to six CEOs, trained 1,000 people in crisis communications, received 11 awards for news writing, feature stories and branding, and worked on a 2017 Super Bowl ad.

Kelly is available for scheduled speaking appearances to tell more of his story. A video sample of his speaking style, stage presence and content curation can be seen in this recording at a church in Houston. Honorariums are appreciated and critical to allowing him to do this work full-time. Learn more here.