Episode 12 – Garrett Boorojian and Kim Stone discuss relationship building in a team environment.
Fellow Tar Heel, Kim, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Public Relations & Journalism and received her MBA in International Business at the University of Miami’s Herbert Business School.
Kim served as one of the NBA’s top female executives in the country on behalf of the NBA’s Miami Heat and NBA’s Golden State Warriors. After Garrett’s interview with Kim, she then served as the President of the UBS Arena / Executive Vice President of Oak View Group, East Coast. Currently, Kim is the CEO of the Washington Spirit.
While Kim was at the Heat, the organization appeared in five NBA Finals (2006, 2011–2014) and won three NBA Championships (2006, 2012 and 2013). During the Heat’s sixth NBA Finals’ appearance in 2020, Kim was at the Warriors.
Two months after Kim joined the Warriors in 2019, the Warriors appeared in the 2019 NBA Finals. During the Warriors 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022 NBA Championships, and 2016 NBA Finals’ appearance, Kim was with the Heat including at the time of this interview on November 17, 2021.
Kim Stone’s Professional Career:
- CEO – Washington Spirit
- President – UBS Arena
- Executive Vice President – Oak View Group, East Coast
- Executive Vice President, Human Capital & Special Projects – Miami Heat
- General Manager, Chase Center – Golden State Warriors
- Executive Vice President, Sales & Business Development – Miami Heat
- Executive Vice President and General Manager, American Airlines Arena – Miami Heat
- Parade Director, 2012 and 2013 NBA World Championship Parade – Miami Heat
- Vice President, Season Ticket Services & Retention – Miami Heat
- Chief of Staff and Vice President, Business Development – Miami Heat
- Senior Director, WNBA Operations, Miami Sol – Miami Heat
- Director, Sports Media Relations – Miami Heat
- Assistant Director, Sports Media Operations – Miami Heat
- Sports Publicity Director – University of Texas at Austin
- Assistant, Sports Information Department – University of Miami
- Student Assistant, Sports Information Department – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kim’s Professional Volunteer Roles:
- Former Board Member – San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
- Former Board Member – Miami Downtown Development Authority
- Former Committee Member – Orange Bowl Committee
- Former Councilwoman – President’s Council, University of Miami
- Program Chair – International Association of Venue Managers
- Former Sports Committee Chair – Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce