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Kim Gay, Founder and CEO of iGuard is a successful entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience as a healthcare industry leader. Her career is marked by both excellence and accomplishment in business and by patient advocacy and service to her community. Her reputation as a relationship builder is legendary.
Before starting iGuard, Kim was Founder and CEO of APS, which she developed into a multi-million dollar business focused on the healthcare needs in the Southeast. Pioneering the introduction of specialty beds into long-term care facilities, Kim became known for being ahead of the marketplace with the products her company offered. With the founding of iGuard, Kim has again sought to introduce new health-related solutions. As provider of the newest state of the art antimicrobial smart coating, Kim has positioned iGuard at the forefront of infection prevention and control for healthcare and the general public.
Kim serves on the board of directors for the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce and chairs the newly established Healthcare Collaborative which is charged with elevating the city to becoming a premiere healthcare city in the country. Kim was a Top 3 finalist in the 2011 Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year Awards Early Stage category. Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Department of Community Health by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue in 2005, Kim served as Board Secretary and Chair of the Care Management Committee until 2010. She is also a member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Hospital Association, Georgia Healthcare Association where she serves on their PAC executive committee, Georgia Homecare Association, American College of Healthcare Executives, National Association for the Support of Long Term Care, American Healthcare Association and Women Healthcare Executives.
Kim is an active supporter of MedShare, Hands on Atlanta, the Shepherd Foundation, United Hospice Foundation, Foundation for Nurses in Long-Term Care and for three years was a team leader for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
A lifelong learner with a philosophy that you can never know enough, Kim is a graduate of Georgia College and State University and has taken advanced courses in healthcare strategy at the Harvard School of Public Health and business strategy at the Goizuetta Business School at Emory University. She has earned a certificate in leadership and ethics at the Leadership Forum at the Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character at Kennesaw State University and has taken advanced business leadership and marketing courses at Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
But perhaps more important than any of Kim's business achievements is her ongoing commitment to customer service and her dedication to the success of the clients she serves. She believes growing in business is much more than selling a product.
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