Sidework — senior marketing leadership for lifestyle, hospitality and real estate brands, Miami, Florida

Began her career in the hospitality industry 30 years ago at the front desk of New York City's original boutique hotel, Morgans. Her innate understanding of service guided her through various positions, from hotel concierge to housekeeping office coordinator to room service manager and finally to the sales and marketing department. Within two years, Walker found herself working directly with Morgans Hotel Group founder Ian Schrager.

She brought her varied experience and creative point of view to a wide array of projects, from overseeing photo shoots for a new hotel opening to creating the company's guest loyalty program and spearheading the enormous task of creating the company's website. She was eventually named Creative Director and Chief Marketing Officer and oversaw seven departments, including hotel marketing, public relations, special events, partnerships, creative services, licensing and digital marketing. Her responsibilities included conceptualizing uniform designs and logos, launching a new culture website and shaping overall brand positioning for the portfolio. Walker opened 13 hotels for Morgans Hotel Group in the U.S. and abroad. In 2014, Kim opened SIDEWORK, a boutique creative agency which specialized in Brand Development and Marketing for companies such as Ian Schrager Company, Sixty Hotels, Arlo, and Blackstone Real Estate. In 2020, she co-founded Ten Five Hospitality, a new kind of integrated hospitality company reimagining how great places come to life. Through every chapter, Walker is drawn to the same essential pursuit — protecting the soul of a brand while never losing sight of everything it might still become.