Her Story
About Kimber
I've always been naturally organized, slightly type A (let's say A-), and that's really shaped my career path in project management. My first internship ever was in project management for a utility company in LA, and I went in sight unseen. From there, I interned with Google in California and worked for them for some years in an operations and logistics role, but it was still pure project management. I decided to go back to school and earned my graduate degree from Georgetown, and while I was there, I had some great professional experiences with the Players Association for both the NBA and the NFL, and then Wasserman, which I believe now is called the Teams, which is like an agency. Now I'm a Senior Coordinator with the Carolina Dancers in Project Management, where I work on the creative team that handles all of the graphics requests and different event coverage requests. When you go on different social media platforms and see various graphics, whether that's for holidays or certain points in the season like free agency, our department is the one who processes those requests. As a project manager, I'm assigning them to the right party to make sure it gets done, answering any questions that the person who requested it may have, digging to find more information if that's needed, and managing special projects that may require work over the course of months. My interest in sports was always there - I was a big New York Giants fan growing up in the New Jersey/New York area, and I served as an athletic trainer throughout high school, working with varsity sports teams, especially football and basketball, traveling with the team to games and working in the training room.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Kimber
01What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
I think there are two things that I think about quite often. The first is that everyone's path to success is different. Some people take the elevator, some people take the stairs, and some people have to carve something out of the side of a mountain to get where they need to get to. So you shouldn't compare yourself to others on your journey. See if you can learn something from what they're doing and apply it to yourself. The second piece of advice is don't let someone tell you no that can tell you yes.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would say don't be discouraged. Now is honestly one of the best times to be in the sports industry. I feel like it's come a long way. Obviously, there's still challenges for women and certain groups and things like that, but I feel like there's a lot of ceilings being shattered by amazing women, like Nicole Lynn and different folks. So don't doubt yourself, don't be intimidated by people's positions and what you see. You just kind of stick to those principles that I mentioned, like hard work, respect, and integrity, and I feel like you'll achieve your goals and make it to where you're trying to go.
03What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
I definitely feel like I move with a certain code of ethics and values. I think integrity is very important to me. I think hard work is very important, because I feel like even on the days when maybe you're feeling a little tired and everything, just putting in that extra effort and that extra work always makes a difference. And I think respect goes a long way. Like, I know the world and things are constantly changing, and you can wake up feeling a certain way, but I just always feel like it's important to talk to your coworkers, or just anyone, for that matter, with respect, whether that's an employee who's wiping a table, or your VP. Those are really important to me - respect, integrity, and hard work.
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