Motivational Speaker | CEO
Real Estate Developer |
Coach | Consultant
With over 30 years of experience transforming underutilized urban spaces into thriving, community-enhancing developments, Katie Kim is a dynamic and sought-after speaker known for her expertise in strategic real estate investment, adaptive reuse, and financial literacy. Katie’s journey is one of relentless innovation—growing up in a family business, refining her skills in corporate innovation, and ultimately launching her own ventures as a serial entrepreneur.
As an educator, speaker, and advocate for financial literacy, she’s dedicated to empowering others through education and creating WIN-WIN-WIN solutions that build wealth, foster community impact, and inspire the next generation of developers. Katie’s journey is a testament to the power of vision, grit, and entrepreneurial spirit which resonates with audiences ready to take bold steps toward financial independence and meaningful change through creating a legacy with real estate.
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 ▼ Signature Topics
- How to do Your First Real Estate Development Deal
- Rescuing Distressed Deals: Turning Around Struggling Projects
- Creating WIN-WIN-WIN Deals
- Using Economic Incentives to Jumpstart Your First Development
- The Power of Partnerships in Real Estate Development
- Structuring Strategic Deals for Long-Term Financial Stability
- How to Buy a Property for $1.00
 ▼ Awards
- Industry Achievement Award
- 50Forward Historic Renovation Influencer
- Athena International Woman of Leadership
- Women of Influence
- Unsung Shero
- 25 Women In Leadership
- Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Award for Adaptative Reuse
- BISNOW Award “Outstanding Excellence & Influence in Austin Commercial Real Estate”
- 40 Leaders Under 40Â
 ▼ Women-Centered Wealth Building & Financial Topics
- Building Wealth Through Real
Estate: A Path for Women - Breaking Free from the W2:
How to leverage real estate to
quit your day job -
The Mindset Shift Women Need for Real Estate Success
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Empowering Woment to Build Financial Independence through Development
- Balancing Purpose and Profit
in Real Estate Development - Working with Family Business:
Success, Challenges, and
Finding Your Own Path - From Corporate to
Entrepreneur: Katie’s Journey
and How You Can Do It Too
“Katie made me over $350,000+ on a project that I was already working on over breakfast...EVERY TIME I talk to Katie she saves me money!"
Liz McDonald, Owner/Broker
 ▼Other Key Topics
FOUNDATIONS OF REAL ESTATE SUCCESS
STRATEGIC REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
WOMEN IN REAL ESTATE
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC IMPACT
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR REAL ESTATE ENTREPRENEURS
“Katie knew how to take our ideas and turn them into a reality. We would have totally messed this place up if we didn’t have someone holding our hand through the whole process ."
Jeff Huebner, Trefzgers Bakery
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