Kimberly Klima

I've been an entrepreneur and in leadership roles for 30 years - it's always been something that is my calling in life. I take after my mom in that way. I was a young mom myself, and so I didn't have formal education, but I've taken a lot of schooling and certificates, and kind of pursued my passion and my calling through leadership opportunities at church, with the Girl Scouts, and just developed that as I went. I've always been passionate about leadership development. I'm a person that mobilizes people - one of the people that helps with recruitment and growth and development and bringing people along. I had my own coaching business that I started in 2015, and I still do that on the side a little bit. Now, I own Squeaky Clean NEO, a residential and small office cleaning company that I co-own with my daughter Kayla. We're a woman-owned business, and we're very passionate about helping other people, mostly women, find a place where they can develop their own skills and take care of their own families. These are people who tend to have been not on the traditional career path. We help coach and develop and lead and mentor people along the way. That's really my main focus right now - getting that company off the ground. That's what I consider to be a legacy in the making. My primary responsibilities include strategy, marketing, sales, networking, strategic partners, and all the operational behind-the-scenes things like finances, compliance, documentation, and taxes. My daughter runs the front office. I was recently accepted into the 10,000 Small Businesses Goldman Sachs program. Our hope is to really franchise and grow very big with our company, and that it will help take future generations forward.