Jim Dodd is a committed Jesus-follower and devoted husband of Kimberly. Together they have built a family of four children and seven grandchildren and have found joy in serving in numerous ministries since 1988 in their church community in South Kansas City. Jim retired from the business world in 2020 after nearly 40 years of leading small and large growth businesses in telecommunications and digital media.

Highlights of those years include starting up and managing several consumer and business groups at Sprint/T-Mobile; leading eGovernment provider NIC’s initial public offering and early substantial revenue growth; helping Innovadex build and sell the world’s largest product search and information exchange platform in the chemical & food industry; and founding BrandCards, a personal brand engagement and digital media company. Jim earned a BA from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard and spent 3 years with Price-Waterhouse as a CPA serving both auditing and tax services clients.