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Kim Blue

Leading human resource professional. Chief People Officer of Openexchange, former Global Head Of People Experience Partners for Zoom & Senior HR Manager for Microsoft.

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Kim Blue is a leading human resource professional, currently working as the CEO of K Blue Consulting – her leading human resources and organisational development consultancy. Having formerly worked for the likes of Microsoft and ESPN, Kim has helped to develop and oversee credible organisations’ HR policies. With over 15 years of experience in developing human resources strategy, Kim is now booked as a speaker for a range of corporate and public events covering topics such as change management, organisational development, diversity, inclusion and the future of work.

After an education in Organisation Development at the Queen’s University of Charlotte, Kim began her working career as an Employee Wellness Representative for ESPN. In this role, Kim was responsible for conducting wellness and fitness classes, supporting over 7000 ESPN employees as an HR official. She later went on to become an HR Business Partner in the Audio and Technology divisions of the company, before achieving the position of Senior HR Business Partner for ESPN. After almost 13 successful years working for ESPN, Kim moved on to become the Senior HR Manager of the US East Region for Microsoft.

Since then, Kim has worked as the Global Head of People Experience Partners for Zoom, as an Executive Board Member of The Black in HR and as an Official Member of the Forbes Human Resources Council. Today, Kim continues to share her HR expertise, having also worked as the Chief People Officer for OpenExchange, as a leading People Strategist – mentoring clients with a growth mindset. Having achieved a Project Management Essential Certified status, Kim has been highly recognised for her talents, honoured as one of the Top 10 Diverse Leaders at the 2021 Tech Inclusion Conference. In addition to her commitments at K Blue Consulting, Kim has also become a Member of Chief – a leading private membership network that empowers senior executive women.

With a credible HR career to her name, Kim puts to use her 15+ years of experience to deliver engaging and informative keynote speeches – and Champions Speakers are proud to be an official speaker representative for Kim Blue. Booked as a speaker, Kim shares her expertise on everything from workforce and succession planning to change management, diversity, inclusion and employment law. Described as ‘passionate, helpful and dedicated to her craft’, Kim is guaranteed to leave audiences with actionable takeaways that will help expand and improve HR policies in organisations of all kinds.

Key Achievements:

  • 2023 – Chief Executive Officer of K Blue Consulting
  • 2022 – Member of Chief
  • 2021 – Official Member of the Forbes Human Resources Council
  • 2021 – Chief People Officer for OpenExchange
  • 2020 – Executive Board Member of The Black in HR
  • 2020 – Global Head of People Experience Partners for Zoom
  • 2018 – Senior HR Manager US East Region for Microsoft
  • 2015 – Senior HR Business Partner: Content Division for ESPN
  • 2012 – HR Business Partner: Technology Division for ESPN
  • 2011 – HR Business Partner: Audio Division for ESPN
  • 2006 – Employee Wellness Representative for ESPN
  • Named as one of the Top 10 Diverse Leaders by the 2021 Tech Inclusion Conference
“Kim is passionate, helpful and dedicated to her craft. Her expertise is unmatched. She doesn’t just give you the answer. She asks thought-provoking questions that allow you to think critically and arrive at your own conclusions. I’m grateful for her time and expertise.”
“Kim is an absolute joy to work with and makes everyone around her better. Kim is passionate, creative, thoughtful and a natural leader, at times vocally, but always in her actions.”
“Terrific. Kim delivered as promised with power, impact and sincerity. One of our top keynotes over the last couple of years.”
“Expert, poised, focused and very open to our direction regarding the make of the audience to be addressed. Kim Blue delivered a compelling, informative keynote.”

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