A Man named kim??…

In 1901, Nobel Prize-winning English author, Rudyard Kipling’s book, Kim, was published. 57 years later, Claudia Elizabeth Williams was reading that book while pregnant with her third child. The story tells of an orphan Indian/English child named Kim – and refers to the meaning of his name as 'Friend of the World.'  She chose to name her son, Kim.

Some years  and countless "What? Kim is a girl's name" comments later...this is what you get...a Man Named Kim 

As a child, I wanted to be an actor when I grew up. Raised in Myrtle Beach, SC and working in the family business of motel management, I honed my dream by spending much of my early years “acting” as if I was not surrounded by sand fleas, eager tourists, and aging beach bums. 

After leaving Myrtle Beach to pursue a BA in religious studies at Wofford College and a Master of Divinity Degree at Southeastern Seminary, this man named Kim spent 15 years as a pastor. I left the pulpit in 1999 (long story....so long I wrote a book about it) and discovered a passion for sales, which I often describe as "the art of helping people get what they want, in spite of themselves"—which, if you think about it, isn't that big of a career leap. Since 1999 I have had successful sales and marketing roles in the business world.

I can claim the label of a former adjunct faculty member at Queens University and Central Piedmont Community College and I've been a guest lecturer at Wofford College (Go Terriers!), Wake Forest University, Forsyth Technical Community College, and Elon University.

My other labels include marketer, husband, author, father, grandfather, recovering person (est. 1999), and serial dog owner – In short, I believe that who we become starts with what we believe, and what we believe is created by what we do every day