Sustainable Business Strategy with Kim Pexton of Paladino

<p><strong>Kimberly Pexton</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is an innovative executive level leader that possesses the business skills needed to inform the development of operational programs that yield high performance results. Kimberly is a LEED Fellow and the Director of Paladino and Company.  </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">She leverages her experience in developing solutions that meet the challenges of corporate sustainability and social responsibility, environmental management programs, and supply chain transparency.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Kimberly Pexton - Exposed to Sustainability</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kimberly grew up in Willoughby, Ohio close to Cleveland.  Kimberly went to Ohio State University and earned a degree in Journalism. Additionally, Kimberly pursued a graduate degree in Architecture. During her coursework she was exposed to structural engineering and structural design. This sparked her early interest in sustainability.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Mentors</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kimberly recognizes Sandy Mendler was the head of the sustainability practice at HOK in Washington, D.C. and ended up being one of Kimberly’s critics and an influential mentor. Sandy provided support and encouragement to incorporate sustainable design in every project.  </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">"[Sandy was] definitely one of those people I looked up to." –</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Kimberly Pexton</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Developing Green Programs</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kimberly was managing construction projects and presented a business plan on sustainability and was hired into a new position on that focus. Kim grew the company’s number of successful LEED projects and eventually moved to another company as a GC to do the same. She built their book of business and got into integrating environmental compliance in the safety department.