Strategic guidance for the transitions that define growth
I advise founders, leadership teams, and startup ecosystems through the moments that reshape a business, from early go-to-market and hiring decisions to org design, partnerships, restructuring, and exit strategy.
I help founders think more clearly at critical moments, bringing calm, pattern recognition, and outside perspective to the decisions that shape growth.
Former founder, operator, investor, and banker · Entrepreneur in Residence at mHUB · Founder programming and ecosystem partnerships
About
Built from the outside in
$30M+
Capital supported across projects
220+
Companies advised across pre-seed through Series A
10+
Years at the intersection of capital and founders
Former Startup COO · Venture Investor · Founder · Board Director · Angel Investor · Investment Banker
I work across the places where founders, capital, strategy, and ecosystem building intersect. I know what it looks like when a founder is ready to raise, when they are not, and what gets missed between ambition and execution.
From Seed to Series E, I've helped companies navigate the strategic, operational, and leadership decisions that emerge as they grow.
The Origin
FLK — Free Lunch Kid. A reminder of where I came from and who I'm building for.
How I Work
How I work across stages
Seed to Series A
Clarifying direction, sharpening go-to-market, supporting fundraising readiness, and helping founders make key early hiring and operating decisions.
Series A to B
Supporting the shift from founder-led scrappiness to a more durable operating model through leadership development, org design, people decisions, and core processes.
Series C to E
Advising on strategic growth and transition, including partnerships, channel strategy, business development, acquisition strategy, restructuring, and exit-related decision-making.
Work With Me
How I Help
I work with founders, leadership teams, and startup ecosystems through advisory, programming, and practical resources designed to support better decisions at critical points of growth.
01
For Founders
Strategic support through the stage-specific decisions that shape early growth, from go-to-market and hiring to fundraising readiness and execution.
Resources, workshops, and selective support
02
For Leadership Teams
Advisory during periods of scale, transition, and organizational change, including leadership alignment, org design, process-building, and critical growth decisions.
Selective advisory for founders and leadership teams navigating growth, transition, and high-stakes decisions.
03
For Ecosystem Partners
Founder education, workshops, and programming for accelerators, incubators, universities, venture firms, and nonprofit innovation partners.
Workshops, curriculum, and partner programming
Programming
Founder Education and Ecosystem Programming
I create practical workshops, content, and educational programming for founders and the organizations that support them, including accelerators, incubators, universities, venture firms, and nonprofit innovation partners.
Topics include founder finance, fundraising readiness, strategic partnerships, and navigating the inflection points that shape what comes next.
Practical resources. Thoughtful writing. No pitch.
What people say
From the people I've worked with
"
Kim helped me reshape my entire fundraising narrative in one session —
she sees both the macro story and the micro blocks.
T.G. · Series A Founder
"
She has that rare ability to make founders feel both safe and sharper.
A true strategic partner.
Partner · Early-Stage VC Fund
"
I've worked with a lot of consultants. Kim is a partner. Period.
M.H. · General Partner, Early-Stage VC
"
Kim's superpower is translating ideas into strategy, and strategy into momentum.
B.L. · Nonprofit Executive
"
Working with Kim was transformative. She immediately understood our vision,
helped us refine it, and made it tangible for investors.
J.R. · Early-Stage Fintech Founder
"
Kim is one of those rare advisors who is both strategic and human-centered.
Her feedback always makes us better.
L.B. · Nonprofit Founder
My Experience
Operator
Served as fractional COO and CFO for early-stage startups, working directly inside companies
on the decisions that determine whether they survive and scale. Fundraising, financial strategy,
team building, and the operational reality behind the pitch deck.
Banker & Ecosystem Builder
Started my career in technology and media mergers and acquisitions, then moved to lead startup
banking at JPMorgan across a 13-state region. 220+ companies advised across pre-seed through
Series A. I've seen what the bank sees, what investors see, and what founders almost always miss.
Investor & Board Director
Angel investor and board director across early-stage companies and nonprofits. I've been on
the cap table, in the board room, and on the other side of the term sheet. I know what
investors are actually evaluating and what moves the needle after the check clears.
Educator
Keynote speaker at Harvard University and Fordham University. Curriculum developer and
facilitator for founder finance programming at the University of Chicago Polsky Center.
I teach what I wish someone had taught me earlier.
Media & Speaking
In the room and on the record
Featured In
The Atlantic
Forbes 30 Under 30
TechCrunch
India Abroad — Trailblazers
NYU Alumni Making an Impact
Fundraising Radio
The Peers Project
Speaking, Judging & Ecosystem
SXSW 2026 — Female Quotient
Renaissance Venture Capital — UnDemo Day
Gener8tor
Harvard University — Keynote Speaker
Fordham University — Keynote Speaker
Techstars — Mentor
P33 Chicago — Startup Mentor
Harvard Startup Advisor
NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
Forbes 30 Under 30 — Judge
World Forum Disrupt — Keynote
SoGal Global Venture — Speaker & Judge
Startup Boston Week — Speaker
Let's Talk
Let's build something useful.
Whether you are a founder navigating a key decision or an ecosystem partner looking to support founders more meaningfully, I'd love to hear what you're building.
