This holiday season, join Host Natasha Stevens as she sits down in a vulnerable, honest, powerful, and thought provoking fireside chats with none other than the CEO of Reed Development Group, Simon and Schuster Best Selling Author, Globally heralded Keynote Speaker, Philanthropist, Multi Award Winning Advocate, Elite Level Corporate Executive Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging Strategist who has one of the most inspirational and powerful voices on the lecture circuit, Kimberly S. Reed: Optimists Always Win: Moving From Defeat to Life’s C Suite! All book proceeds are being donated to two cancer charities.
Kimberly is a regular speaker and lecturer at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania’s LEAD Program, Howard Universities’ Leadership Programs and a top rated speaker at leading global professional conferences. With more than 20 years’ of HR, talent acquisition and diversity, equality & inclusion experience, successfully turning around diversity practices by designing, building, leading and shaping high-performing cultures at global organizations with robust strategies and global employee development programs that have increased revenue growth and organizational brand eminence. With an award winning team across company cultures, brand design, and PR related work, the company has a clientele that has ranged from multibillion-dollar company CEOs and executives and fast growth entrepreneurs. Kimberly’s entrepreneurial ventures, a senior partner at the Ascendant Group which specializes in executive branding and a founding member of the Forbes Agency Council for PR and Advertising. In December 2020, Kaleidoscope Diversity is the result of a unique strategic alliance between McConnell & Jones LLP and Reed Development Group, which was developed for companies who want to harness the power of an engaged, diverse workforce and diverse supply chain in today’s hyper-competitive global marketplace in the capabilities of one solutions provider.
They develop a tailored approach to innovative, high impact virtual training and strategic sourcing initiatives, allowing clients to address internal and external issues that can hinder an organization’s full potential with its workforce and suppliers. Kimberly has served on several professional and non-for-profit boards as a member, executive council member and chair. Kimberly is the Vice-Chair, Leadership Council of the American Cancer Society South Jersey/Philadelphia and a board member; Legacy of Hope provides emergency patient support to cancer patients in underserved diverse communities in the Philadelphia region.
She is a Founding Advisory Committee Member of the University of Pennsylvania and DiverseForce Board Governance Training Program that provides leadership training for leaders of color who want to achieve greater effectiveness as organizational leaders while making a social impact as board members. She is also a member of The Links, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of accomplished, dedicated African American Women who are active in their communities, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated with over 300, 000 members globally. Kimberly has been featured in numerous mass media outlets such as Essence, 6ABC, ShondaLand Digital, Huffington Post, Charisma Magazine, Fox News, Radio One, Journal of American Management Association and more for her leadership in DEI, Women’s and Minority’s Advocacy, Business, Entrepreneurship & Faith. She was one of the Top 28 Black Leaders in DEI, Color Magazine & Honoree, the 2021 Philly Power Women. Kimberly also received the prestigious 2020 Dr. MLK,Jr. Salute to Greatness Award & so much more! Find Kimberly Here: www.optimistsalwayswin.com (Also on Amazon and Audible) as well as www.thereeddevelopmentgroup.com