She’s been called a powerhouse. As curator of consumer connections, her brand is brand – engagement, communications and culture. Her enterprise, PMM, is retained to build, position and protect some of the world’s most recognized brands as agency of record (AOR) to its Fortune 100, government agencies and influencer clientele. As CEO of PMM, Kimberly is heralded as one of the country’s top executives in marketing and advertising. As a thought leader, she’s appeared in Fortune magazine, contributed on HuffPost Live, featured in Inc. magazine and captured on the covers of business trades. She’s been saluted among leaders as a 2018 Business First "Smart 50" and "C-Suite Award" honoree, celebrated as one of the nation’s “2017 Most Powerful Women in Business” by Black Enterprise, named PR News’ “Top Women in PR”, and honored as an EBONY POWER 100. Blackwell is also a founding member of Legacy Acquisition Corp. where she serves as an advisor to the recently listed NYSE (NYSE: LGC.U) publicly traded company.

Since 2011, Blackwell has served as one of the country’s eight female CEOs, on the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), a non-partisan federal advisory council serving as a source of independent counsel to the President of the United States, Congress, and the SBA on economic issues of importance to women business owners.

Blackwell and her nationally award-winning agency, PMM Agency, have earned a reputation as a trusted brand manager. Representing Fortune 100 multibillion-dollar interests of global corporations that include the automotive, insurance and financial services, shipping and logistics along with government agencies, Blackwell and PMM have developed an identity for industry expertise and value in effective both B-to-C and B-to-B business solutions.

Blackwell is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), a network of the nation’s most influential African- American executives. She also is a member of the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), and lifetime member of the National Black MBA Association. She leads from governance positions, serving as a board member and trustee for affiliates of the Chamber of Commerce (Columbus, Ohio), Executive Committee member of the YWCA Columbus and Vice-Chair of Columbus Urban League and 2017 Chair of the American Heart Association Great Rivers, “Go Red for Women” campaign.