She didn't arrive
with a plan.
She arrived with a decision.
Not from a stage she was born onto — from a wreckage she rebuilt by hand.
A corporate lawyer for top giant tech company. A truth that didn't fit.
Kim had the title and the income — but most nights, she couldn't sleep. So she moved to Canada and chose to live as who she actually was.
14-hour days. A restaurant. $200,000 gone.
She opened YenKitchen, worked herself to the bone, and lost nearly $200K. In that silence, she met the person she'd been running from: herself.
KimEcopak. Built from pain. Driven by purpose.
The supplier problems she lived through became KimEcopak — empowering F&B founders to deliver their culinary heritage at scale.
AI as liberation. People as the point.
Revenue grew 5× in year two. Her team grew 10× in year three. Not by pressure — by leading from the inside out, and giving people the tools to do the same.
"The inner journey is not separate from the business journey. It is the business journey."
— Kim Vu · Founder, KimEcopak · KimVuJourneyLead From the Soul
The leaders who change people aren't always the loudest in the room. They're the ones who have sat with their own fear long enough to understand someone else's. Kim speaks from that place — where compassion and growth are not opposites, but the same movement.
Three talks.
One thread.
Lead From
the Soul
The most effective business strategy starts inside. Kim shares the raw story of how leading yourself first — before leading anyone else — is the only foundation that holds.
The Empowered
Table
Every dish carries a story from home. Kim shares how immigrant F&B founders can preserve their culinary heritage while building brands that are franchise-ready and built to last.
10× From
the Inside
AI is not about replacing people — it's about returning time to them. Kim shares how she grew revenue 5× and her team 10× using AI and soul-led systems. Practical. Proven.
Not just inspired.
Equipped.
A framework to lead themselves first
Founders leave with the language and tools to recognize when they're building from fear — and what it feels like to shift into purpose and clarity.
"I didn't build from confidence. I built from necessity." — Kim
A practical path to grow without burning out
Concrete tools Kim used to grow revenue 5× and her team 10× — not by doing more, but by empowering people to work from ownership and clarity.
Revenue 5×. Team 10×. People-first.
Permission to break the story holding them back
The biggest barrier is rarely market or capital — it's the inner story. Kim helps audiences rewrite it with compassion, proof, and tools they can use Monday morning.
"Dream the dream you actually want." — Kim
The right voice
for your stage.
She speaks from the only
place she knows:
the inside.
Available for keynotes, panels, workshops, and podcast interviews across North America. Kim responds to every inquiry personally within 48 hours.