about KIM
Visionary leader of creative projects, renowned developer of talent, people and brands, event producer and programmer, outdoor adventurer and remote nature lover, cheerleader and transformative coach of our ageless ‘sparkle’.
My superpower is seeing the greatness in others, maximizing their potential and championing their possibilities.
Kim Garner is a renowned developer of talent, creators and brands and is a transformative coach. With over 25 years of talent, leadership and creative development experience, Kim has developed modern day stars and worked on notable projects within entertainment, media and technology.
Kim is a champion of the authentic creativity in those she works with maximizing the full potential of talent, companies and brands to achieve their greatness by discovering, owning and expressing their authentic voice.
A visionary leader and producer of creative projects she brings ideas to life - crafting the vision and roadmap needed to move big ideas forward. She envisions the possibilities and serves as a connector to projects to maximize teams, resources and impact contributing significant brand growth and partnership opportunities.
Kim began her career in Toronto Canada at CBS Records and SRO Management where she led multi-platinum marketing strategies for Rush and Van Halen.
She moved to the US when current Sony Chairman Doug Morris asked her to lead artist development and marketing for his joint venture with Edgar Bronfman’s Universal Music Group. As the key senior marketing and artist development leader for Republic Records, Kim worked intimately with Amy Winehouse, Jack Johnson and Florence and The Machine, empowering them to celebrate their vibrant authentic nature from which she created powerful image and brand positioning. Kim’s Jedi-like ability to bring out the true authentic essence of her artists was instrumental in building the label from scratch and was responsible for driving top line revenue ($100 million in worldwide album sales) during the label’s most significant business growth trajectory and transition into the leading contemporary label in the U.S. today.
In 2012, Kim moved to Los Angeles and began Garner Talent, a powerhouse entertainment and marketing consultancy specializing in talent development, television and content development, creative projects leadership, event programming and producing with notable brands and partnerships. Kim’s clients have included transforming contemporary artist Jon Batiste from obscurity to his current role as bandleader of the Tonight Show with Stephen Colbert, executive producing The Purpose Awards at The Streamies 2017, and procuring talent and producing their performances for the opening ceremonies of the 2017 Special Olympics Winter Games.
Current clients include entertainment giant AEG Worldwide where Kim leads content and television development with their partner Mark Cubans’ AXS TV, technology initiatives and is currently producing the inaugural China US Television Summit and Awards Show September 2018.
For the LA Times Kim is programming and producing the inaugural NEWSTORY event in conjunction with the prestigious Festival of Books showcasing new ways and mediums of authentic storytelling beyond the written page.
An ever-blooming “perennial”, life-long learner and adventurer at heart she is always maximizing her own potential by tackling a myriad of adventures whether cycling up Tour de France mountain routes, white water kayak around the world or visited mountain gorillas in Rwanda.
As a graduate of University of Santa Monica’s Spiritual Psychology Certificate Program in Soul Centered Living and a lifetime of her own powerful experiences Kim’s journey as a transformative coach helps people discover new insights and clarity around their own authenticity and ageless ‘sparkle’ and to trust in that. Through her own pursuit of greatness she loves to inspire others to recognize their superpowers, to love and trust their true authentic nature and boldly share it with the world at any age.
Kim’s profound belief in her clients’ innate gifts, combined with an unrivaled experience set in the development of our modern day stars, is what makes her entertainment consultancy and transformative coaching practice extremely sought after and one of value and efficacy.
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