
Brigette Kidd
President B.Kidd Consulting
- Los Angeles CA
Entrepreneur, Speaker, Online Communities Consultant and Pseudo Humorist - Founder/President
Social
Biography
Graduate of the University of Southern California Annenberg school of Communication & Journalism and Marshall School of Business, with 20 years of diverse industry experience including digital media.
Brigette brings a wealth of knowledge and humor to real-life business challenges and solutions to her workshops and is a professional connoisseur in social media platforms, mobile apps, startups, civic engagement, safety data and market research.
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Inventions
2011-03-07
Inventions
2011 - Mobile App - “That's Suspicious Behavior” - Description: That's Suspicious Behavior is a free safety awareness app that creates a Virtual Community Watch by crowdsourcing members of communities. (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thats-suspicious-behavior/id490026152?mt=8)
Awards
2012 - Recipient of invitation and attended the White House Safety Datapalooza hosted by United States Chief Technology Officer, Todd Park (based on creating the award winning neighborhood safety app “That’s Suspicious Behavior”)
2012 - “Best Presentation at LAUNCH: Silicon Valley 2012” (which received a $50,000 Venture Capital investment from leading technology firm, Mail Chimp)
2012 - 1st Prize Winner of Silicon Beach Festival Student Pitch n
Awards and Honors
2012 - Demo of Aids Quilt Touch app team at the Folklife Festival at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC
2011 - “Top 10 Innovations” at the University of Southern California (USC) Stevens Center for Innovation
Education
University of Southern California
Masters
Communication Management-Online Communities
2011
University of Southern California
B.S.
Business Marketing
1990
Affiliations
- USC Marshall School of Business
- Girls in Tech - Los Angeles
- DevChix.com
- Los Angeles Public Library
- USC Kid Watch and Family of Schools
- USC Annenberg Communications & Journalism- APOC
Testimonials
Chief of Department of Public Safety
http://capsnet.usc.edu/department/department-public-safetyUniversity of Southern California
Bridgette Kidd established a new standard for speaking and positively impacted the community with her energy, compassion and ideas of constant improvement to safety standards.
Owner
SF Notary Services
" I laughed and learned at this workshop. Brigette was authentic and enthusiastic when she spoke about social media and the small business owner."
Event Appearances
Market Research
Technovation South Gate
2013-02-04
Assertive Skills for Women
Effective Communication Skills for Women Alaska, Hawaii and Idaho
Safety Training for Parents
How to Safely help your child and others as they travel to school Local Elementary, middle and high schools
Sample Talks
Market Research and Pitching to Venture Capitalists
Presented to women on how to conduct market research for prospective mobile apps, websites and startups; and how to target the pitch to gain the interest of venture capitalists.
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
- Corporate Training