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Meet Kim: The People Strategist CEOs Call When It’s Time to Get Real.
Kim Blue isn’t just a Chief People Officer—she’s the blueprint.
With power moves made at ESPN, Zoom, Microsoft, and fintech giants, Kim brings executive coaching, C-level strategy, and people-first leadership to the table—and flips the whole thing in your favor.
Advisory board pro. Executive coach. Speaker. Industry shaper.
She’s not here to play safe—she’s here to scale people, align strategy, and deliver results you can feel across the org chart.
Through her Blueprint series and global CHRO expertise, Kim helps high-performers show up as their best selves—while staying radically accountable to the mission.
She’s been the mic at POWER25, HR Unplugged, Florida State HR, and Road to Billions. And trust—when Kim speaks, leaders listen.
Empathetic? Always. Direct? Without apology. The kind of coach who makes transformation feel possible and practical? That’s Kim Blue.

Executive Coach
The Black In HR (TM) - Jan 2022 - Present

Principal Owner
K Blue Consulting (Self-employed) - Feb 2023 - Present

Chief People Officer
COPILOT Provider Support Services - Jul 2024 - Present

Chief People Officer
OpenExchange, Inc. (Full-time) - Dec 2021 - Nov 2022

Global Head of People Experience Partners (HR Business Partners)
Zoom - Oct 2020 - Nov 2021

Sr. HR Manager, US East Region
Microsoft (Full-time) - Nov 2018 - Oct 2020

Sr. HR Business Partner
ESPN (Full-time) - Jan 2011 - Oct 2018

Queens University of Charlotte
Master of Science, Organization Development

ECU College of Health and Human Performance
Bachelor of Science - BS, Exercise Physiology
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