Kaleem Clarkson is a husband, father, employee experience professional, remote work advocate and speaker. He is the Chief Operating Officer of Blend Me, Inc a consultancy that helps startups and small businesses onboard and engage remote teams.
He helps clients select products and develop programs that integrate with new or existing operational procedures that increase effectiveness and reduce inefficiencies. With nearly 20 years of strategic operations and event planning experience, his passions have always revolved around the stakeholder experience, from concert and conference attendees to professional development programs for distributed, remote, and telecommute employees.
Kaleem was born and raised in Bangor, Maine, the home of Stephen King. He graduated from Worcester State University and was recently named one of the top 15 Remote Work Advocates and Leaders by All American Speakers Bureau. Kaleem currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his family. When he is not working, you can find him mountain biking on the trails of Georgia with his headphones, blasting a little hard rock music.
ABOUT BLEND ME, INC
Founded in 2013, Blend Me, Inc. helps location-independent startups and small businesses improve the remote employee experience. By taking a collaborative approach they assist clients with the remote employee life-cycle which represents the journey each remote employee takes by being a member of your organization. “