Fitkin Consulting

Clients: Medical Equipment Manufacturing, Higher Education, Technology, SaaS, B2B

- Partner with C-suite and senior leaders to implement strategic HR solutions, including organizational restructuring, performance management frameworks, and succession planning that increased leadership bench strength across multiple clients.

- Created and implemented a proprietary 7-module leadership development program that transforms high-potential managers into strategic leaders through focused training on crucial skills including effective delegation, conflict resolution, performance management, and strategic decision-making.

- Deployed my custom leadership methodology across organizations ranging from growth-stage startups to established enterprises, empowering leaders to build stronger teams, have difficult conversations, and drive measurable business results through improved people management.

- Facilitate challenging personnel decisions and conflict resolution through data-driven assessments, resulting in improved team dynamics and higher employee engagement scores for client organizations.

Leadership Development | People Operations & Marketing Consultant

KlientBoost

- 100+ team members, $22M ARR
- Awarded the #1 place to work by Glassdoor 2022
- Forecasted new revenue, retention, and EBITDA to support strategic planning
- Created VP tracks and grew leadership team to 20 director level+ leaders
- Developed career growth tracks for 13 departments

President | People Operations & Strategy

- Led our client services team through major growth, delivering standout customer service with NPS scores consistently above 60 by setting clear expectations and keeping teams accountable

- Built our HR team from the ground up, personally interviewing hundreds of candidates from entry-level specialists to executives across client services, admin, HR, and sales

- Created and ran "BoostBabes," a women's leadership program where we read books by female authors, mentored each other, and developed activities to support women in the workplace

- Rolled out ongoing feedback systems that ditched the traditional year-end review model. Coached managers to have meaningful weekly check-ins during 1:1s so team members always knew where they stood and had clear growth paths

- Partnered with HR to design competitive comp plans that gave people financial rewards and clear career progression – making sure top talent stayed and thrived with us

- Developed an onboarding program that new hires consistently called "the best experience they ever had" – complete with cross-team training, lunch dates with executives, and a structured first-month journey

- Navigated the constant change that comes with startup growth – pivoting teams, promoting leaders, and revamping processes to keep up with our rapid scaling from $11M to $22M

- Made employee satisfaction a priority by tracking engagement monthly, quickly addressing concerns, and implementing changes based on feedback. Consistently hit our 95% employee happiness target

- Created a culture where psychological safety wasn't just a buzzword – we celebrated different perspectives, understood what motivated each person, and weren't afraid to challenge how things had always been done

- Stepped in to resolve team conflicts before they escalated, creating clear communication channels and helping different departments understand each other's challenges

VP of Client Services | People Operations & Strategy

Director of Paid Search

Senior PPC Account Manager

Blink Development, Inc.

Senior Account Manager

EXPRESS

Co-Manager

Sales Leader

Cbeyond - now a Birch Company

Direct sales of $10,000 T1 internet product
* Top salesperson nation-wide August, 2006

Technical Sales Representative

Developing senior managers to lead high-performing agencies | Leadership coach | Scaled from start-up to 8-figure agency

I help companies grow by developing their most valuable asset: their leaders.

For over a decade, I've worked at the intersection of leadership development and data-driven results, showing organizations that investing in people isn't just good culture but good business.

My approach is straightforward. I design performance management systems that actually motivate people while building cultures where psychological safety and accountability coexist. I strip away leadership fluff to focus on what works: targeted people development that connects directly to business outcomes.

As a consultant, I partner with companies looking to transform their leadership teams through practical skill-building and honest feedback systems. I help organizations create environments where diverse perspectives are valued and teams feel empowered to innovate. My clients appreciate that I don't sugarcoat challenges, but I'm always in their corner.

My background in digital marketing gives me a unique perspective on measuring what matters, whether that's campaign performance or leadership effectiveness.

I'm passionate about sharing what I've learned from studying influential thinkers like Daniel Goleman, Robert Greene, Dale Carnegie, and Kim Scott. More importantly, I share what I've learned from being in the trenches myself as an executive balancing business demands with family life.

The best companies know that leadership excellence drives business success. If you're ready to make that connection explicit in your organization, reach out and let's discuss how I can help.

Kim Fitkin

Senior Paid Strategist

We've seen too many companies fall into the wrong digital marketing agencies hands with big promises and no results. We're here to change that. 

KlientBoost is a creative pay-per-click, paid social, and landing page/conversion rate optimization agency pushing the boundaries of ROI and profit potential for over 200 active clients in SaaS, eCommerce, and lead generation.

We focus heavily on beautiful, high-converting, user experiences that allow us to hit client goals in record speed.

Our greatest joy is hearing that we helped you hire new people and expanding because of what we do. 

That the ROI you're getting from our work exceeded all your expectations.

To put it simply, we're on a mission to grow companies, one click at a time.

🚀 What can we do for you? 🚀 

Let’s find out!

Head over to https://klientboost.com and click the red “Get Proposal” button to tell us about your goals so we can cook up a plan.

(Prefer to call? No worries - Reach us directly and chat with one of our PPC & CRO experts at 877-501-3447)

Paid Strategist

Loud Rumor

Account Manager

Junior Account Manager

BestCompaniesAZ

Marketing And Public Relations Specialist

Public Relations and Communications Intern

Grand Canyon University

I was promoted to the Director of Social Media for the Havocs. This job requires me to come up with creative posts for all of the social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I also get to help come up with creative marketing giveaways for the basketball games here at Grand Canyon University.

Havocs Director of Social Media

I helped with all the marketing aspect of the Havocs. This included coming up with creative posts for all social media platforms as well as designing all marketing giveaways for the Havocs.

Havocs Content Creator 

Completed tasks that were assigned by the presidents of the Havocs.

Havocs Rookie Leader

Hi! My name is Apryl and I am a Senior Paid Strategist at KlientBoost who is ready to tackle and execute strategy on social ad campaigns across multiple platforms! 

On the personal side, I am a lover of all things Disney, Diet Coke and am a bit of a Swiftie! I am constantly wanting to learn and sharpen my skill set and will strive to complete anything I put my mind to! 

A little about KlientBoost…

As a full-service Performance Digital Marketing Agency, the team at KlientBoost has seen a lot of broken hearts, broken promises, and broken marketing budgets when companies partner with the wrong agencies and their marketing campaigns fail to perform.

So we take a different approach to our client partnerships.

We believe in:
- Fair pricing where we pay for ourselves as fast as possible
- Looking out for opportunities to drive more ROI and help you hit your next goal - Whether that’s operating leaner or growing even bigger
- And letting the results do the talking. That’s why we sport the most published wins of any marketing agency on the planet

Today, we work with over 250 active clients in SaaS, eCommerce, and Lead Generation, taking a relentless focus on user experience, conversion focused design, and delivering the right traffic, to the right ads, to the right landing pages - so our clients see ridiculously high ROI.

"KlientBoost isn’t your typical crap-shoot, dime a dozen [agency]. They actually understand quality traffic and more importantly, the vitalness of conversion. If you have a chance to work with them, take it. They’re marketing unicorns." - Oli Gardner, Co-Founder @ Unbounce

Wondering if we could be the right marketing partner for your business? Let’s find out!
- Send me a message here on LinkedIn
- Head on over to www.klientboost.com 
- Or give us a call at 877-501-3447

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