Kim has been with Express Employment Professionals since 1999.  Her first Express franchise was in Beaverton, OR which she ran for over 14 years then sold the franchise and started traveling for Express to help other franchisees throughout the US.  Kim moved to California to be closer to family and for the sunshine and opened her Express office in Glendale, May of 2014.  This is her 2 ^nd opened franchise with Express Employment Professionals and her office currently ranks at 55 out of over 800 offices worldwide with over 40% growth year after year.  Kim's goal is to be the top resource for employers and job seekers in the San Fernando Valley. Kim has over 30 years in staffing, human resources, and recruitment.  Express has awarded her with multiple community service awards, including two directors' awards for her contributions to overall company growth and service to fellow franchisees. Kim strongly believes in helping people, it's her passion and why the Express Employment franchise was such an easy choice for her.  Kim's favorite part of her job is matching companies with great people and helping associates find employment. Kim is also a Glendale Kiwanis member and board member of non-profits, Ascencia, The Campbell Center, and The Valley Economic Alliance.

                                                                   

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Yese is our dynamo success story. She immigrated to the US 14 years ago from Guatemala. She struggled early on in her new country not knowing the language. Yese fought for many years to make a new life for herself in the US, learning English and graduating high school. After high school she got married and has a wonderful young daughter. Yese worked a variety of jobs, gaining skills in many different fields, but her dream since childhood was to find work where she could help people and make a difference. In 2018, Yese joined the Express Glendale team and hasn't looked back. She started as the front desk coordinator and has worked her way up to HR manager. She loves being part of a team that changes lives and impacts people every day and looks forward to helping you!