Chef Kimberly Brock Brown is the President of the American Culinary Federation (ACF), the largest professional chefs' organization in North America. Chef Kimberly is also the first African-American woman elected to the board of the ACF and has contributed to the culinary industry for over 40 years.
Chef Kimberly also actively participates as a culinary arts educator, speaker, and mentor. She appears as a regular guest chef on Charleston’s “Low Country Live” program and is the author of “Here I Am!: Chef Kimberly's Answer to the Question 'Where Are the Female and Minority Chefs?'” She is also a contributor to several other books, including “Real Women, Real Leaders: Surviving and Succeeding in the Business World” and “Toques in Black: A Celebration of Black Chefs”.
Listen as we chat with Chef Kimberly about leading a large organization, mentorship, fostering diversity, and the future of the culinary industry.
