About Kimberly Baytops, MSc

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Kimberly began her entrepreneurial journey in 2012, alongside her Chef husband, when they started their flagship business, a catering and event management company in Atlanta.

Leveraging her career experience in management, sales, and marketing, coupled with her natural flair for planning and design, she was able to lead the company to become one of Gwinnett County's most enterprising Catering companies. Boasting a host of accolades and award-winning service. To wit, this experience subsequently led to the birth of additional hospitality-based businesses, founding of The Catering Academy, a coaching and mentorship program for culinary entrepreneurs. 

Kimberly has over 12 years of experience as a successful full-time entrepreneur in the hospitality space. As founder of the Catering Academy, she has a strong passion for helping women succeed in entrepreneurship. She knows firsthand how starting a business from scratch can be a daunting and scary task, especially if you are going at it alone. 

Kimberly taps her experience, knowledge, and insights to create 

business-building blueprint strategies that produce profits for any type of small business. 

Kimberly holds a Master's Degree in Communication from Purdue University. She is a wife, mother, and entrepreneur who loves to open her horizons with travel. She lives in suburban Atlanta with her husband, two sons, and adorable Shih Tzu.