Kim Cole

I cofounded The Sales Zone in March of 2000. The Sales Zone is an executive search firm focused on positions that are customer-facing, revenue-affecting or both. I have two goals: 1.) to help clients grow their companies by hiring the right people for the right role at the right time; and 2.) to help individuals grow their careers through positions that help grow companies.

I have personally completed searches for CEO, COO, SVP of Sales & Marketing, and Managing Director roles, along with numerous high level individual contributor positions across a wide variety of industries.

Prior to The Sales Zone, I held positions in sales, human resources, and management in professional services organizations, start-ups, and in two FORTUNE 500 companies.

Immediately prior to founding The Sales Zone, I was a global alliance vice president at Spherion, Workforce Architects, Inc. (acquired by Randstad) where I was responsible for sales and service at America Online and the American Red Cross. Prior to Spherion, I was both a human resources manager and an outsourcing sales executive at Pitney Bowes Management Services. During my sales career I have sold business services and technology offerings to industry sectors including professional services, state and local government, insurance, high-tech, new media, associations, law firms, clean tech, business simulations, and corporate training & development.

I am fluent in Spanish and have lived and traveled extensively in Latin America and Spain (as well as many other countries).

I earned my master's degree in human resource management from The George Washington University. I have a bachelor's degree in Latin American Studies and Spanish from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I completed my junior year in college at La Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.