Portrait Photographer, Freelance Designer & Instructor
Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Current
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- Owner/Managing Member at Bebe Beaux Designs, LLC (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Diva at www.iamadiva.com
- Regular Contributing Writer/Designer at Scrapbook Answers Magazine
- Owner/Partner at Hollywood Entertainment Corporation (AZ) (Self-employed)
- Co-Owner at Desert Pizza Group
- President at Visionworx Inc. (Self-employed)
- Realtor at John Hall & Associates (Self-employed)
- Director Of Operations at Ridgewood Macs & Olsen
- Education
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- University of Phoenix
- University of California, San Diego
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Kimberly Mahr Kwan’s Summary
Crafty from birth and with a professional background in motivational speaking and adult training, Kim’s recent professional resume includes stints as a designer and freelance artist for several product manufacturers and as a regular contributing writer and designer for many of the major industry magazines. Kim is a noted special events instructor at paper-arts trade shows and retreats across the country and internationally. Her over-the-top personality and slightly “off center” style bring a refreshing twist to paper and photographic arts.
Kim also has a thriving, six year old portrait photography business in Scottsdale, AZ and Channel Islands, CA and has gained quite a notable following for her personality-filled natural light portraiture.
Her more traditional resume includes an lengthy list of experience in corporate leadership, business development, and entrepreneurial ventures including, but not limited to:
* Designing user interface and writing technical manuals for PC based accounting systems
* Nationwide sales, marketing and systems implementation of travel-industry management hardware/software packages
* Creating and maintaining call centers on both the mainland and in the USVI in conjunction for the US Virgin Islands Division of Tourism
* Courting, negotiating and execution of business sales.
* Directing all areas of operations in entrepreneurial businesses, ranging from HR, accounting, venture capital, compliance, inventory management, pr/marketing and sales.
Kim is currently enrolled in Graduate School to obtain her Masters of Science in Counseling/Community Counseling and hopes to use her advanced degree to launch a leadership and corporate coaching business.
An out-of-the-box thinker, Kim's right/left brain balance translates to success in almost every opportunity she creates or participates in.
Kimberly Mahr Kwan’s Specialties:
Photography: Head-shots, corporate identity, families, children, maternity, newborns and high-school seniors.
Writing: Freelance writer within the arts and crafts industry
and blogger for hire.
Paper Arts: Vintage inspired mixed-media art, scrapbooking, instruction, freelance design, consulting and publishing.
Corporate/Entrepreneurial: Accounting, business plan formation and implementation, negotiations, human resources, operations management, sales and marketing.
Kimberly Mahr Kwan’s Experience
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Owner/Managing Member
Bebe Beaux Designs, LLC (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Design industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)
Paper arts, instruction, freelance design and portrait photography.
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Diva
www.iamadiva.com
(Consumer Goods industry)
January 2008 — February 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Regular contributor
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Regular Contributing Writer/Designer
Scrapbook Answers Magazine
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)
December 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Wrote articles and designed projects for SCRAPBOOK ANSWERS magazine, a craft and scrabooking magazine, on a regular basis from inception until it ceased distribution in December, 2007. Worked closely with editorial team to accomplish magazine goals and meet deadlines. Acted as an instructor at the magazine's Scrapbook Answers Girls Weekend in Phoenix, AZ in August 2007.
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Owner/Partner
Hollywood Entertainment Corporation (AZ) (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
January 1993 — February 1999 (6 years 2 months)
Owned and operated three large video stores located in greater Metropolitan Phoenix. Sold the business to Hollywood Entertainment (OR corporation) in 1999.
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Co-Owner
Desert Pizza Group
(Restaurants industry)
January 1996 — January 1999 (3 years 1 month)
Owned and operated pizza delivery locations in Phoenix, AZ and Scottsdale, AZ
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President
Visionworx Inc. (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Consumer Goods industry)
January 1995 — April 1998 (3 years 4 months)
An independent distributorship of New Vision International nutritional supplements and products. My business network generated over $30k per month (gross) at the time I sold it in April 1998.
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Realtor
John Hall & Associates (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 201-500 employees; Real Estate industry)
April 1993 — December 1994 (1 year 9 months)
Residential Realtor with John Hall & Associates in Scottsdale, AZ.
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Director Of Operations
Ridgewood Macs & Olsen
(Computer Software industry)
1986 — 1993 (7 years )
Over the years my responsibilities included: customer service, sales, marketing, public relations, human resource management, call center development and management, off-site location development and management, negotiations, training, technical writing, user interface design (accounting software), organizational consulting and implementation for clients and overall business operations management.
Most notably, I helped design, sell, teach and service a back-end software management and accounting system for the travel industry. Later, I helped successfully negotiate the sale of this platform to a large, international airline and helped train the new owner's nationwide staff in all areas of the software's use.
I played a critical role in landing a contract with the US Virgin Islands Division of Tourism to develop and manage an in-bound call center tied to a nationwide marketing program. I also helped establish and manage an on-island call center for the same.
I designed user interface and manuals for several versions of management and accounting software and assisted in exhausting pre-release beta testing of same. I designed and managed customer service and training departments for this software and assisted field sales with marketing and implementation of the product.
Kimberly Mahr Kwan’s Education
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University of Phoenix
MS , Counseling/Community Counseling , 2009 — 2012 (expected)
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University of California, San Diego
BA , Philosophy , 1984 — 1988
Additional Information
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Kimberly Mahr Kwan’s Interests:
Photography, travel, gourmet dining and cooking, philanthropy and anything to do with the beach!
Kimberly Mahr Kwan’s Groups:
American Child Photographers Charity Guild
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Girl Scouts of America
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Imagine Media / Future US Alumni Association
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