Why is honoring achievement important? How does it impact our business community?
In most of our everyday lives, we have difficulty stopping for even one extra moment. Taking an afternoon to celebrate our achievements — never. So, for us to have the ability to shine a light on the impactful work that so many are doing can truly become a distinction that honors the memory of the journey and celebrates the people around us who are also a vital part of those achievements. In terms of the business community, it elevates brands and builds bonds across industries and backgrounds.
What is the single most important thing you have learned throughout your career that would inspire others/other women?
This has changed a bit throughout my career. A number of years ago, it would have been what got you here (your anxious attachment to external validation) won’t get you to the next stage in your life, but as I have moved into leadership I have seen how dramatically your success is impacted by your ability to emotionally regulate and lead others, rather than any specific administrative skillset.
To be a calm in chaos, a grounded voice in uncertainty and able to master the art of asking a critical question without feeling defensive or revealing frustration is one of the most powerful tools you can master. It doesn’t mean you can’t feel your feelings or be authentic to yourself, but just know others are looking to you to understand how they should react and respond.
What do you think we can do – now – to make a difference for young people/women in Arizona?
I would say it’s important for all of us to continue to raise our heads from our own work to look around and see how we can better lead with connection, compassion and understanding, and to foster formal and informal mentorships that are based on whole person development and care that brings a new set of leaders and voices into VP, C-suites, owners and boards.
I love the opportunity and have been able to lead many young professionals to their first board seat or to see themselves as instead of a mentee but as the mentor. Let’s also continue to sit down and have open and challenging conversations with each other to build bridges and be more impactful together.
In A Few Words
- What was the last course, certification or training you took to improve yourself professionally? I have enrolled in long-term executive coaching that has allowed me to elevate my personal and professional development.
- What would you say is a single characteristic OTHERS might attribute to you that defines your success? Connection
- What is the one thing you feel you could work on professionally to be a greater success? Prioritizing Self
- What is the one professional skill you have that has gotten you where you are today? EQ (Emotional intelligence)
- What is the single greatest issue facing Arizona today? Pervading apathy and lack of human connection.
About Me
Kim Ho helms business development as the VP of Sales for four-times Inc 5000 fastest-growing and Goldman Sachs-backed evolvedMD. With more than 20 years of B2B experience, Ho’s expertise draws from previous leadership roles in WebPT and corporate development for Phoenix Children’s Foundation.
Passionate about serving the community that shaped her, she is a board member for the Greater Phoenix Chamber, the Herberger Theatre Foundation and ACEL (Asian Corporate & Entrepreneur Leaders). Ho has also been honored and recognized as Phoenix Business Journal’s 2024 Outstanding Women in Business and Top 40 Under 40 Business and Community Leaders.
