Kimberly M.
Founder and CEO, TEDx Speaker I Creative Collaborator and Event Strategist I Motivational Writer I Humorist I Serial Connector and Shoe Collector at Miles in Heels Productions
Events Services
Education: Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Boston, MA, USA
Biography
What do you call a successful businesswoman with a vibrant financial-advisory practice, more than 25 years of sales experience, a background in performing, and a serious shoe habit? Kim Miles! A catalyst for conversation, Kim can start and focus critical dialogue like nobody’s business. Your go-to creative collaborator and event strategist, Kim is a highly sought-after speaker and emcee, panel moderator, and idea powerhouse who partners with her clients to deliver mic-drop moments for them in fresh, unexpected and entertaining ways. Kim's clients include The Massachusetts Conference for Women, Babson College, Ropes & Gray LLP, The Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts, Winchester Hospital/Lahey Health, Goulston & Storrs Counsellors at Law, Women In Technology International, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, Wellesley College, Yankee Dental Congress, MassChallenge, Worcester Women's Leadership Conference, College of The Holy Cross and many more. A serial networker, Kim has harnessed her passion for connecting and motivating fellow entrepreneurs with her signature workshop, “Getting Past Hello!”™, an innovative and engaging curriculum with the singular focus of cultivating lasting business relationships. She loves to pay it forward to fellow businesswomen by helping them overcome barriers between themselves and their goals. Kim’s other passions include singing with her band, golf, all things chocolate, and shoes, shoes, SHOES!
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Passion
Kim is a serial connector. She thrives on creating environments where people can come together in a casual, comfortable setting and are encouraged to make genuine connections. Kim's success is largely attributed to her love of networking and she has a mission to instill the same confidence in her fellow entrepreneurs as well as the communities of professionals at the companies who hire her. At the heart of all of her programming, Kim believes that people are truly engaged and learn when they are having fun. Miles in Heels events succeed because they’re born of the idea that it’s a conversation, not a presentation.
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I am willing to travel
More than 100 miles
When it comes to payments
I generally get paid for speaking but make exceptions
Topics
Best Story
Recently, I attended a networking event and there were three people who approached me because they recognized my name tag which read, Miles in Heels Productions. They had each known about me from; having attended one of my events, having received one of my promotional emails, or having asked about a great speaker and I had been recommended to them. It was a wildly satisfying feeling to know that my brand stands on its own and represents me completely to the point of recognition. I was proud to connect with these individuals and learn how I had made an impact on them. The greatest compliment I receive is when someone tells me that my energy is contagious and they truly love to read what I post or are motivated to make a change in their life after having attended one of my events.
Origin Story
Kim spent 10 years running wildly successful “women in business” events within her local Chamber of Commerce. Each year, the events would sell out at 700 seats. In October of 2013, Kim interviewed an award-winning news reporter for one of her Signature “Conversations” about strong, successful women and the struggle between work and life balance. The response was overwhelming. Inspired by the collective strength, energy, and camaraderie born of these events, Kim started Miles in Heels Productions so that she could point her trademark heels in a new direction and bring her skills, energy, inspiration, and outrageous fun to the world beyond. Designed to connect and empower, Miles in Heels Productions inspires the articulation and pursuit of big ideas, by creating communities of talented people whose collective gifts support the goals of the individual.
Example talks
Miles in Heels’ Golden Rules for Getting Past Hello!™
Networking doesn't come naturally for most of us. Yet every savvy business person knows it is a critical component to our overall success. “Miles in Heels’ Golden Rules for Getting Past Hello!”™ is a totally unique approach focusing on the art of cultivating lasting business relationships. This fresh and engaging “top-ten” style lesson gives people the necessary tools to take charge of any networking situation. Meeting people is one thing, taking those introductions to the next level and “Getting Past Hello!”™ is something else entirely.
TEDx Babson College: I Survived the Big C: Conformity
Celebrating instead of apologizing for the version of your life that you’ve chosen to lead, no matter how different it appears to others. You can bridge the gap between who you are today, who you want to be, and who you actually end up being. This TEDx Talk by Kim Miles will inspire, motivate, and give you hope to survive the trap many of us face: Conformity. With her uplifting personality, Kim Miles will tell you about her journey, and then show you how all of one’s life experiences and circumstances play a critical role in where one ultimately lands, both personally and professionally. https://www.ted.com/talks/kim_miles_surviving_the_big_c_conformity