Kim Crowder

Kim Crowder, Founder & CEO of Courageous Crowd®, is a strategic advisor and crisis communications expert who has delivered measurable results for large-midsized and Fortune 500 organizations. Dubbed as "The Singing Consultant" due to her singing during keynotes, she and her team partner with leadership teams to identify costly disconnects before they become crises, transforming organizational challenges into competitive advantages.

Crowder and her team work across industries serving mid-sized, global Fortune 500 and multi-billion dollar organizations with a focus on future-proofing leadership through people, processes, and communications integration, especially during crisis, change, and uncertainty. From leaders and executives at Adobe to SmugMug, the American Library Association, HarperCollins Publishers, and more, Crowder and her team provide executives with actionable tools to build resilient, high-performing organizations and navigate complex transformational challenges.

With over 20 years of experience driving organizational evolution across healthcare, retail, technology, retail, and nonprofit sectors, Crowder specializes in turning organizational challenges into competitive advantages through battle-tested methodologies. Her approach combines human-centered strategies with evidence-based frameworks, leveraging certifications in Six Sigma Leadership, Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt, and AI-enhanced learning design.

Crowder is a member of the MIT Technology Review Global Panel, Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, For(bes) The Culture, is on the HRD Connect Global Advisory Board, and is a LinkedIn Top Voice.

She has been featured by The New York Times, Business Insider, Cheddar News, CBS, NBC, FOX, Katie Couric Media, regularly by Forbes, is a former contributing writer for Society of HR Management (SHRM), and the Houston Chronicle.