Kim McConnell

Kim McConnell
Founder and Former CEO, AdFarm

An agriculture-focused marketing and communications firm with clients throughout Canada and the United States.AdFarm is one of the largest agricultural marketing communications firm in North America with offices Calgary, Guelph,Kansas City, St. Louis, Fargo and Sacramento.

Over the years, Kim has led many national and international brand and marketing assignments for many respected companies including Farm Credit Canada, Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences, UFA, RBC Royal Bank, Agrium and Canadian Angus Association.

In addition to numerous creative and marketing awards, under Kim’s leadership AdFarm was recognized for three years as one of “Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies” and by Canadian Business magazine as one of the “Best Places to Work in Canada”. Kim is also the recipient of many national business awards including finalist for the 2006 and 2007 Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” (Prairie Region); 2006 Canadian Youth Business Foundation “Mentor of the Year”; and the 2005 KPMG “Quantum Shift Award.