Get to Know a Groupie: Kim Powell

Kim Powell April 19, 2021

Get to know Kim Powell, our Director of Finance.

I’ve been at the agency for: Two years.

When I wake up in the morning, my first thought is: What kind of day is this going to be?

Weekends are for: Catching up on housework, doing laundry, grocery shopping, reading and catching up on shows that I have missed during the week.

Drink of choice: Vodka and cranberry juice.

The accomplishment I’m most proud of: Being a mom.

Most played artists on Spotify: Anything country and 80’s rock.

My current desktop picture is: I don’t have a background image.

I’m currently reading: Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand.

A talent I wish I had is: The ability to play the piano.

My favorite movies are: Any Hallmark Christmas movie, Remember the Titans, The Blind Side and Miracle on 34th Street.

My guilty pleasures are: Watching Hallmark Christmas movies, sitting on my deck looking out at the Elizabeth River, and enjoying a cocktail in the evening while watching the sunset.

My idols include: My mom. She was the strongest woman I know.

What are you currently binge-watching? Currently not binge-watching anything.

My favorite quote is: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” –Maya Angelou

I am fascinated by: People watching. 

My top three items on my bucket list are: To travel across the United States to see places like the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore and the many other great sites that our country has to offer; ride in a horse-drawn carriage in the snow; to spend a Christmas in a small Christmas town like out of a Hallmark movie.

What I love most about what I do at Meridian Group is: I get to work with a great group of people who are very talented and make working fun.