# Kimberly Bryant

> Founder Black Girls CODE. LinkedIn Top Voice (158k followers).

Kimberly is a renowned technology industry leader, visionary and founder of Ascend  Ventures Tech. As the CEO of Ascend Ventures, Kimberly is committed to creating opportunities for founders building impact-driven companies.

Prior to launching Ascend Ventures, Kimberly founded Black Girls CODE, an award-winning social impact organization aimed at introducing girls to technology and computer science, with a focus on entrepreneurship. 

Under her leadership, Black Girls CODE grew from a grassroots initiative to a “unicorn nonprofit” organization raising over $60M over a decade and scaling via an innovative chapter-based model across the U.S. and South Africa reaching more than 100,000 students locally and over 1M students via its virtual platforms. 

Listed as one of the "25 Most Influential African-Americans In Technology" by Business Insider. LinkedIn Top Voice (over 150k followers).

Prior to starting her nonprofit organization, Kimberly enjoyed a successful 20+ year professional career in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries as an Engineering Leader in a series of Fortune 50 companies such as Genentech, Merck, and Pfizer. 

She also serves on nonprofit and for profit advisory boards such as the Nielsen's External Advisory Council and advises many startup founders and nonprofit executives to organizational success. 

Things I can advise on: 
✔️ Fundraising from VCs, foundations, donors
✔️ Pitch deck feedback
✔️ Structuring your board as a founder
✔️ Building a social impact organization 
✔️ Customer acquisition
✔️ Scaling & operations
✔️ Product & innovation
✔️ Community building
✔️ Building your brand 
✔️ General career advice 

I am very passionate about sharing all of my lessons learned with founders and others on similar journeys. Excited to connect!

**Rating:** 5/5 (8 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $200.00

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

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