Kim Garst
Kim Garst | |
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![]() Kim Garst | |
Born | September 28, 1967 |
Residence | Tampa, Florida, United States |
Nationality | American |
Education | Roanoke College, Methodist College |
Occupation | Personal Branding and Social Media Business consultant |
Website |
kimgarst |
Kim Garst (born September 28, 1967) is the Founder and CEO of Boom! Social, a personal branding and social media business consulting firm. She is the author of "The Quick and Easy Guide to Branding Your Business and Creating Massive Sales with Pinterest”.[1]
Garst's role in Boom! Social is that of the leading business coach.
Kim Garst provides social media keynotes and in-depth training to entrepreneurs and corporations such as IBM[2] and the Florida Keys Digital Marketing Conference.[3] Interviews with Garst have appeared in Digital Journal[4] and a BIB Podcast.[5]
Boom! Social Conference
In 2012, Garst launched the annual 2-day Boom! Social Conference, which has featured such speakers as New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, Gary Vaynerchuk. It was also during this year that she was recognized by Startupnations.com as one of the Top 200 Leading Moms In Business[6] and as one of the Top 100 Branding Experts To Follow on Twitter[7] by Evan Carmichael, a leader in entrepreneurial coaching.
Honors and Awards
Kim Garst is ranked #24 in Forbes 2012 list of Top 50 Social Media Influencers.[8] Her Boom! Social blog is ranked #2 on Social Media Examiner's Top 10 Social Media Blogs.[9] In 2012 her page was earned Social Media Examiner's "Top 10 Small Business Facebook Page Winner".[10] Garst is ranked #11 among Blogtreprenuer's Top 23 Social Media Power Influencers,[11] #7 on the Kred list of Top 50 Social Media Bloggers,[12] and #28 on Holly Hanna's Top 30 Women in Tech.[13]
References
- ↑ Garst, Kim (2012). The Quick and Easy Guide to Branding Your Business and Creating Massive Sales with Pinterest. Amazon. ASIN B00792SJ0U.
- ↑ "Florida Keys Digital Marketing Conference". Florida Keys Digital Marketing Conference. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ Marrouat, Cendrine. "Interview with personal branding expert Kim Garst". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "169 – Growing Your Online Business with Pinterest: Interview with Social Media Expert Kim Garst". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "Leading Moms in Business Winner". Start Up Nation. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ Carmichael, Evan. "July 2012 Top 100 Branding Experts to Follow on Twitter". EvanCarmichael.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ Shaughnessy, Haydn. "Who Are The Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers?". Forbes. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Cindy, King. "Social Media Examiner Top 10 Social Media Blogs". Social Media Examiner. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ Mershon, Phil. "Top 10 Small Business Facebook Pages: 2012 Winners". Social Media Examiner. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ Matthew, Toren. "Top 23 Social Media Power Influencers". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "TOP 50 SOCIAL MEDIA BLOGGERS". Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Hannah, Holly. "Top 30 Women in Tech". Retrieved 11 October 2012.