Kimberly Guarino is adjunct faculty for Georgetown University’s School of Continuing & Professional Education teaching Guerrilla Marketing and Marketing for Entrepreneurs.

She is the president and founder of EVOLVE, a marketing and brand strategy firm that consults with emerging and growth companies as a virtual chief marketing officer. She has been a marketing advisor to hundreds of companies who value her firsthand understanding of what it takes to build and scale companies. Previously, Kim has held a variety of marketing positions throughout her career including partner/CMO for a branding agency; marketing director for a nonprofit association, an IT government contractor and a television station; and designer for the Air Force. She is past president of the American Marketing Association, Washington, DC chapter (AMA-DC), AMA’s 2007 National Leader of the Year and serves on the iCommunity and IncSpire boards.

Ms. Guarino is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a Master's of Science in Marketing and Bachelor’s in Business Administration in Marketing from James Madison University.