Kimberly is a Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, and Host for 2 TV shows. She is a Global Key Note Speaker for High Tech Industries, Cyber Security as well as Inspiring Entrepreneurs. She is an engineer in telecom/datacom for over 25 yrs pioneering new technology and women in tech. In 1998 at the height of her career she was diagnosed with one of the world's most disabling and rarest spinal disease and told that she only had 10 good years remaining and it was recommended she not work any more. Disability Services declined her so she did the next best thing, on a dare she started a telephone company and with a great team supporting her she successfully operated it in 5 states raising over $135M. She proudly sits on the Entrepreneurship and Advisory boards for the Computer Science and Engineering Departments at NCSU and University of Southern Mississippi.