Hello. I’m Kim. And…
Operational calm for high-growth chaos
When everything’s moving fast, your systems shouldn’t be what breaks.
I step in alongside your team to understand how work really happens day to day. We find what’s creating drag, then put simple ways of working in place that keep projects moving and protect your people.
No endless decks. No “good luck.” We implement together—and I stay involved until it’s running without me.
Problem
You’ve hit the operational breaking point
Your company is growing, which means more projects, more complexity, more moving parts. But your operations haven’t caught up, and you’re starting to see the cracks:
Ownership gap
Projects slip because nobody knows who owns what.
Retention risk
Your best people are drowning under impossible workloads.
External impact
Clients are frustrated by missed deadlines and unclear communication.
Reactive vs strategic
You’re stuck in reactive mode, firefighting instead of building.
Alignment issue
Technical and creative teams aren’t aligned on priorities or timelines.
You’re the bottleneck
Every decision runs through you because there’s no clear process or delegation framework.
If two or more of these are true, you don’t need more effort,
you need an operating system.
Target
Who I work with
Growth-stage companies scaling through operational chaos.
particularly in music, sports, and food tech, and multi-unit franchises where I bring authentic industry fluency.
Selected outcomes
from prior leadership roles
Zero turnover during scale
Team capacity freed by
Value
How I work differently
Operator
Systems, delivery, resource planning, financial forecasting. The infrastructure that turns strategy into execution.
Strategist
Portfolio alignment, prioritization, trade-offs. Helping leadership say “no” to the right things.
Translator
I speak creative, finance, and tech. Teams ship faster when vision and constraints are in sync.
Proof
What People Say
Kim’s role is to give our clients the confidence that they’re in good hands while managing the workloads of dozens of creative and technical specialists. It’s an impossible balancing act and yet Kim does it with a calm grace.
Scott Burton
CTO at SprintFWD
Kim handles stress very well and always stays level-headed, even in the most stressful of times. He provides psychological safety to his team and those he works with.
Annie Kwok, PMP, CSM
Former Direct Report
Despite the fact that he consistently manages a workload greater than any one person should, I’ve never seen him rattled flustered or out of control. He has thrived in a position where many before him have crumbled or burned out.
Brett Beynon
SVP of Brand & Marketing
Ready to Talk?
No decks, just your current bottlenecks
Method
How we work together
90 days to operational stability
Assess | Weeks 1-3
Operations audit, stakeholder interviews, current system mapping.
I spend time understanding your specific challenges and team dynamics before proposing solutions.
Align | Weeks 4-6
Prioritize fixes, design roadmap, define success metrics.
We agree on what gets built and how we’ll measure progress.
Activate | Weeks 7-12
Implementation sprints, establish rituals, build dashboards.
Systems go live and your team starts operating with new clarity.
Services
How I help
Systems that scale without breaking
Your team can execute without constant firefighting. I build delivery frameworks, resource models, and operational rhythms that work when you’re at 30 people and still work at 60.
Team leadership that reduces turnover
Your best people stay and grow. I design hiring processes, onboarding systems, and coaching frameworks that build psychological safety and long-term retention.
Delivery that protects margins
Your projects stop bleeding budget. I implement SOW processes, communication frameworks, and resource planning that prevent scope creep and improve client satisfaction.
Me
About Kim
25 years building operations systems at agencies and startups. Started as a developer, learned to speak both creative and finance. Now helping music tech, sports tech, and food tech companies scale without the {NONSENSE}.
I bring deep focus and systematic thinking to everything worth doing well.
Location
Based in Long Beach CA, working with remote-first companies nationwide
Credentials
25+ years in digital agencies
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
BA, SUNY Geneseo
Interests
Record collector, home cook, sports fan, trivia enthusiast, karaoke regular, rabbit hole explorer, father of two
Let’s talk about your operations
If you’re scaling fast and your operations are struggling to keep up, if your team is maxed out, your projects feel chaotic, and you’re worried about retention, let’s have a conversation.
I work with a limited number of clients at a time (typically 2-3) to ensure I can truly embed with your team and deliver results.
Or email me directly at kim@kimhowe.com