Kimberly M. Starks, APR, is an experienced and well-respected public relations practitioner. She is currently founder and principal consultant of Blue Scorpion Reputation Management (BSRM), a PR firm specializing in the areas of video gaming and agribusiness. Prior to the pandemic, she also was co-founder and CEO of Immense DC, an esports consultancy serving corporate brands on their pathway to new and emerging technology that included Reebok, Puma and Foot Locker.

Now, in addition to BSRM, Kimberly is the managing partner of The Athena Alliance CLT, an all-female stream team with members located across the nation. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Kimberly served as a reporter, editor and interim bureau chief for the Marietta Daily Journal and government reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. She has also freelanced for the Savannah Morning News and Patch.com. Kimberly’s skills have enabled her to work under the tutelage of seasoned journalists at The New York Times and, most recently, serve as a spokeswoman for the Georgia Lottery Corp.

A pedigreed professional, Kimberly studied anthropology at the University of Ghana-Legon in Ghana, Africa; holds a Bachelor of Arts in print journalism, mass communications from Savannah State University; and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Additionally, she earned her APR accreditation in public relations through the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

Kimberly is a board member of the Georgia Game Developers Association; Positive Growth Inc., a residential care program for young men located in metro Atlanta; and The Bridge Solution, a nonprofit serving as the administrator of Nash Farm Battlefield in Hampton, GA.