With over 20 years of brand development alongside Fortune 500 companies like Disney, General Motors, Wolfgang Puck, and others, Kim Castle mentors small business owners around the world to grow from concept to the Inc. 500 list.
Wary of the growing disconnection she saw in big business, Kim co-created BrandU to connect small business owners to the power they have as a brand - giving them guidance and support to develop stability, independence, and full self-expression.
An international magazine columnist, speaker, author, and TV host, Kim has been featured on CNN Headline News, Fox Business News, Yahoo Small Business, and Inc. magazine. Her work won a Webby Award for General Motors, and she was also nominated for the Los Angeles Business Journal's Women Making a Difference Award.