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Kim Bates

Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Futurist, Host of the #TakeCareTuesday Podcast on Spotify & Apple.

About Me

Friend, Ally, and Executive with a proven history of driving profitable revenue growth on both the client and agency sides. I lead companies and teams with a sense of empathy, inclusiveness, agility, resiliency, curiosity, employee coaching and a growth mindset.

Experienced in multibillion-dollar conglomerates, growth-stage companies and revolutionary start-ups.

I am a nature enthusiast and wellness expert, which brought me to LRXD, The Original Health & Happiness Agency. We work with purpose-driven brands doing good in world and help replace the ones that don't.

As a futurist, I work with fortune 200 enterprises and start-ups to help predict, navigate and leverage the future to generate meaningful business transformation, incremental revenue and share growth. I have engaged with executive teams across 20 different industries from CPG to Smart Cities.

Expertise:
• Strategic Marketing & Branding
• Futurist & Cultural Trends Expert
• Purpose-Driven, Sustainability and Social Impact Initiatives
• Omni-Channel & Customer Journey Marketing
• New Product & Brand Development
• Digital, Social & Influencer Marketing
• Creative Briefing & Development
• Advertising, Content, Experiential & PR
• Visual Identity, Packaging, Retail Experience
• Strategic Planning, Market Research & Insights
• Innovation & Emerging Tech
• Team Leadership & Motivation (Large & Small)
• Demand Generation, CRM, E-commerce, Customer Advocacy, Loyalty Programs
• Motivational Speaker & Life Coach in the local Community


Experience

Chief Futurist at Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve

Feb 2019 — Mar 2021

Los Angeles, CA

Head of Strategic Planning (U.S. & Global) at INNOCEAN USA

Sep 2017 — Feb 2019

Huntington Beach, CA

Omni-Channel Marketing Consultant - NY & CA at Consultant B2C B2B

Mar 2016 — Aug 2017

Executive Planning Director at mcgarrybowen

Sep 2014 — Mar 2016

New York City, NY

Head of Brand Planning (U.S. & Global) at PHD Worldwide

Jul 2012 — Apr 2014

New York City, NY

President and Founder at The WSDM Wisdom & Life Lessons Sharing Organization - Philanthropy

Oct 2011 — Present

Corporate VP, Brand Strategy and Communications at Time Warner Cable

Sep 2009 — Oct 2011

New York City, NY

Director, Strategic Planning and Head of Trends at Publicis

May 2004 — Aug 2009

New York City, NY

Director, Strategic Planning and Head of Trends at Arnell Group

Jan 2001 — May 2004

New York City, NY

Senior Marketing Manager at BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC

Aug 1996 — Jun 2000

Atlanta, GA


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