Kennith Burks, MBA

Kennith Burks, MBA has a wealth of experience in business development and sales. In 2020, they founded carKenny and in 2022 they founded Home Equalizer. Later that same year, they took on the role of VP of Sales and Sales Director at Element Fleet Management, Business Development Consultant at Hyundai Technology, and Director of Business Development at DriverFly. From 2014 to 2020, Kennith was employed at Bridgestone Americas, where they held various roles, including Senior Business Development Consultant, Senior Account Manager, Assistant Service Manager, Manager of Tire Sales, and Leadership Development Program. During their time at Bridgestone Americas, they advised independent business owners and distributors on business development strategies, maintained and expanded existing relationships with key channel partners, and built and maintained relationships with key contacts at potential independent tire shops and fleet customers. Kennith also conducted face-to-face sales of a variety of products, services, and software solutions to big-box automotive retailers, managed programs for 250 Costco and Walmart points of sale in the Pacific Southwest, and identified key opportunities that increased sellout and overall brand awareness.

Kennith Burks, MBA has a comprehensive educational background. Kennith completed a Bachelor's of Science in Applied Mathematics from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania between 2011 and 2014. Kennith then went on to obtain a Master of Business Administration - MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School between 2020 and 2022, with a focus in Business Administration and Management, General. In addition, they have obtained a number of certifications, including SwiftUI Essential Training from LinkedIn in December 2021, Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in August 2021, Software Architecture Foundations from LinkedIn in August 2021, GAP Complete Skilled Negotiator Course from The Gap Partnership in April 2019, Professional Selling Skills from Miller Heiman Group, Programming Using Python from Udemy, and Tableau Desktop Qualified Associate Certification from Udemy.