Kimberly Adams

Consultant and Small Business Owner in Los Angeles, California

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Global Citizen. Social Entrepreneur - Flying Bridges. Cross-sector, industry pipeline collaboration builder and committed to using business principles to solve social problems.

Favorite "work" task: Creating platforms for an eclectic mix of influential leaders to solve problems

Strategic approach to stimulate socio-economic growth: 1) Identify a UN Framework or government priority, 2) find the intersection where media, creative, and tech industries meet to impact that issue, 3) deliver change.

Focus population: youth and local citizens in developing and developed communities.

Passion Issues: trafficking in persons, online safety, water, education/skill building, wildlife preservation, ANIMAL CRUELTY!

I've lived in:USA, CHINA, BOLIVIA, REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA, FRANCE (currently in Santa Monica and Paris).

Spent heaps of time working in Western Europe, Havana, CUBA, .... ooh the list is too long!

In and out of New York City: MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University; UNICEF; fought child exploitation with ECPAT, Bonnie Young, Gabby and Donna Karan.

Worked for and with (partial listing):

  • Corporations: Walt Disney World, State Street Bank, Bayer, Red Hat, Conde Nast, CNN, Comcast/NBCUniversal...
  • Multi-Lateral: UNICEF, UNAIDS
  • NGO: ECPAT, CARE, Jane Goodall Institute China
  • Government: US Presidential/Gubernatorial campaigns, State of Massachusetts, participant in EU parliament committee meetings.
  • Academic: Visiting lecturer at Beijing University School of Public Health
  • Multi-sector Group: UN Theme Group, HIV/AIDS, Beijing China, World Economic Forum, and of course those that Flying Bridges creates!

Most often asked question: What is a Flying Bridge?

A Flying Bridge is the highest navigational bridge on a ship. It provides unobstructed views and is an operational landing for the captain to control the ship.

Favorite transformative pairings: Tech and Education. Entertainment and Diversity. Prince William and African Wildlife Preservation.

Favorite charities: World Wildlife Foundation, Doctors Without Borders, Keepers of the Waters, Marie Stopes Intl, Polaris Project.

Life Surprise: I LOVE technology!