Kim leads Cobalt Compass, which provides training services for the staffing industry. Training programs encompass the full life cycle of sales and teach the skills to create lasting customer relationships. Her training approach empowers staffing professionals to win clients, expand accounts, and deliver profitable results.
Prior to Cobalt Compass, Kim had 28 years in the industry and served as a member of executive leadership for a global workforce solutions provider. As SVP of Global Accounts, she was responsible for the development of international and strategic accounts and established the Government Services business. She also started a staffing company with partners, grew it to $100M and sold it to the global firm. Kim began her career working for a national staffing firm where she served on the executive team and was responsible for national sales.
Kim has a MBA from the University of Miami and a BS from the University of Florida. Additionally, she has Project Management (PMP) and Six Sigma Lean certifications and contributes articles for Staffing Industry Analyst, Staffing Hub, and HRM Outlook.
Further, she has appeared on several podcasts: Take the Stage, Staffing Hub, Staffing Monthly, The Elite Recruiter, Digital Recruiter, Recruiters With No Limits, Fidelis Leadership, The Staffing Playbook, Juggling Chainsaws, Highly Adaptive, and Ivy Podcast. Kim has also presented at the World Staffing Summit, Recruiter Growth Summits, Scale Funding, Staffing World, American Staffing Association, KS, MO, IL, FL, and WI Staffing Associations, Crelate FDE, MRI Network, TempNet, NAPS, and the Staffing Sales Summits.