image shadow Who The Heck Is Kim Randall? Kim Randall is a Social Brand Strategist, blogger, and Serial Entrepreneur. In 2007 Kim began working for a company that focused on marketing brands and positive branding within the virtual world of Second Life (Her Second Life avatar name is Sadie Pippita) providing positive solutions to real business endeavors within Second Life working with virtual world clothing designers, musicians and many other businesses. From there Kim went on to start KiMedia Strategies, a Social Media Marketing and Strategy company that works with real world companies including Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, Acropolis Greek Taverna, punk-ska band Victims of Circumstance and many others.

Kim’s Partnerships and Other Companies

Kim is the CEO of KiMedia Strategies LLC, a Social Brand Strategy and Social Media management company providing unique and innovative campaigns to companies and events locally in Tampa as well as on a global level.

Kim doesn’t only live Online, she also has her hand in some other unique, fun projects. In November of 2010 Kim became the Ambassador of Geekiness (Partner) in GeekIsSingle.com, an Online dating site for Geeks and Nerds and the women that find them so freakin’ attractive.

Kim is a founding partner in the startup Seek.ly - An Online video speed dating platform that has been accepted to launch in San Francisco, CA at the fall DEMO in October. Sign up now for an exclusive early invite to beta test the site.

Kim Randall is also the contributing founder and partner of the Online ecommerce site, DailyStickers.com. Daily Stickers launched in November of 2010 and has been featured on FOX 13 along with the company we used to make our launch extra amazing, IWearYourShirt.com. Daily Stickers taps into the creative community Online and crowd sources for designs to be sold as well as sales.

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In The Community

Kim currently serves on the Board of Advisors for Keiser University in Tampa, FL.

“Kim is absolutely gifted when it comes to social media, she has outstanding insight into the medium and a keen ability to teach ‘it’ to novices like myself. I first met at a networking group and thank The Maker every day for this serendipitous meeting. Have not only learned much also have desire and understanding to move into this world. I totally endorse Kim!! She is The Best and if one wants to take their business to the next level, Call Kim!!”
- Eddy Tamayo – Director of Student Services at Keiser University

Foursquare Day

Event organizing team - Foursquare Day is about demonstrating the power of social media. It started as an idea by a Tampa, FL Optometrist and quickly spread world-wide.

Epic Thanks Tampa Bay

Epic Thanks Tampa Bay - (Event coordinator and lead of all Social Media efforts) Epic Thanks Tampa Bay is a volunteer organization that is raising funds for a local changemaker in Tampa Bay and for Epic Change.

Dick Greco for tampa Mayor Campaign

Dick Greco for Tampa Mayor campaign - (Social Media strategy and management) Worked with the integrated media team to help strategize the Online campaign. Created, maintained and successfully built the official Twitter, blog and LinkedIn and managed one of the Facebook Fanpages. Did live Tweeting from debates and events.

Startup Weekend Tampa

Startup Weekend Tampa - (Co-organizer) Startup Weekend Tampa is an intense 54 hour event where a community of entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts, developers, designers, marketing gurus and anyone interested in building a business come together over the course of a weekend to share ideas, form teams, and launch a startup. No Talk, All Action. Launch a Startup in 54 hours.

Dialysis Ninja

Dialysis Ninja - Dialysis Ninja is a mobile application that is being created by Apps with a Purpose and the pediatric dialysis ward at Tampa General Hospital.

Midlife Roadtrip #NUTS Chat

Midlife Roadtrip #NUTS Chat – Kim is a frequent “Guest Therapist” for the crazy, fun Twitter chat held Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 (eastern)

Tampa Social Media Day

Tampa Social Media Day – (Co-organizer) Social Media Day is a global, yearly effort to celebrate the many social media platforms and tools that have changed our lives on June 30th.

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In the Media

Interviews: Kim has been interviewed several times by Dr. Rus Jefferies on The Live Line, 1420 AM – Newark, NY (WACK)

Kim Has Been Featured In:

Artistik Magazine’s Winter 2012 Edition - Building Your Brand
EvanCarmichael.com – May 2012 Top 100 Branding Experts to Follow On Twitter
Mashable.com – Tampa Officially Declares June 30th Social Media Day
EvanCarmichael.com – July 2012 Top 100 Branding Experts to Follow On Twitter
IZEA/ Sponsored Tweets - Featured engager on IZEA
DangerousLee.biz – Women’s History Month Spotlight – Kim Randall, Social Media & Marketing Pro

Speaking Engagements

In 2010 Kim, alongside a group of professionals, formed Social Media Classes in the Tampa Bay area to help educate those that feel overwhelmed or confused with the many different popular Social Media platforms. Kim has also been invited to different traditional networking groups to speak about Social Media and how it can be used in cooperation with traditional networking efforts to maximize business contacts.

In November 2010 Kim was invited to speak at a local TEDx event (TEDx PalmaCeia) – Changing the world and the connections we make with Social Media.

Kim was invited to speak on a panel at the 2nd Annual BOOM Your Business Expo in May of 2010 in Tampa.
Kim has been invited to speak for the eMarketing Groups in Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Brandon and New Port Ritchey on Twitter and Foursquare Strategies.
Kim has been invited to speak for the Tampa Business Networking Life Meetup about Twitter Strategies
March 2011, Kim was invited to speak on basic Social Media strategies for Professional women in the Insurance Industry
In June of 2011 Kim shared some of her strategies and basic Social Media tactics for the Kiwanis in Oldsmar, FL
October 2011 sat on a Social Media Talk panel at IADT for the Tampa Graphic Design Meetup group.