Kimberley Collins
An accomplished communications executive, strategic advisor, and organizational growth leader with nearly 30 years of experience.
Throughout her career, Kimberley has led high-impact public relations, strategic communications, social marketing, stakeholder engagement, business development, and integrated campaigns. She has helped organizations navigate complex communications challenges, accelerate growth, build high-performing teams, strengthen reputations, and translate ambitious goals into measurable action.
Kimberley has played a leadership role in nationally recognized public health initiatives, including the launch of the truth® and EX® campaigns, strategy for Tobacco Free Florida, and consulting on the CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers® campaign. Her experience spans media relations, crisis communications, message development, media training, grassroots engagement, social media, strategic partnerships, and paid, earned, and owned media.
Her executive experience also includes business development, agency growth, organizational scaling, and mergers and acquisitions. She has helped build teams, identify and develop talent, expand capabilities, integrate organizations following acquisitions, and align people, clients, and business strategy around sustainable growth.
She has led communications and public relations initiatives for high-profile organizations including the Florida Lottery, Florida Department of Citrus, Walmart, and the American Legacy Foundation (Truth Initiative), as well as numerous government, healthcare, nonprofit, and mission-driven organizations.
As founder of Steady Helm Consulting, Kimberley brings together strategic perspective, communications expertise, and executive leadership experience to serve as a trusted senior advisor and fractional communications leader. She helps organizations navigate growth, change, complexity, and opportunity with the perspective of someone who has been responsible for both setting the course and delivering the work.
