The Hot Seat: Ed Kimm | Business Partner Manager @ IBM

The Fireside Chat:

The Hot Seat (Fireside Chat) is a moderated conversation featuring leaders and people of influencers from the business community and public sector. By highlighting stories of success (primarily from women and people of color), this event is designed to be an inspirational, mentorial resource for entrepreneurs and professionals.

About Your Guest:

Ed Kimm is known for building revenue generating partnerships while leading the entire sales supply chain process at IBM.  Ed is also an Adept Cloud modernization and cybersecurity consultant who has built, sold, and managed, winning go to market IT solutions from the ground up. 

When Ed isn't working he spends time with family and friends, travelling and (not while) playing basketball. 

About Your Host, Rubelyn Chu:

Rubelyn Chu is the GM of ProDev, part of the YPC non-profit organization, and Co-Founder of Access2, a sourcing and staffing marketplace that operates in tandem with community organizations. We help ensure that space is occupied by providing opportunity through events and storytelling through our unique platform, one of them being sports.

Rubelyn is also part of the Alumni Advisory Board and Advisee in the Entrepreneurship Program at Northwest University and is a mentor to local high school and college students and in the local startup community. When she isn’t working, she can be found in the gym, going on road trips/traveling or with family and friends.