Kristie Kim Design was established in Los Angeles on July 18, 2015. It is certified by Community Business Enterprise for Women and Minority Business Enterprise programs by Los Angeles County. Kristie Kim graduated honors with a Bachelor of Arts in Design Studies with a minor in Art and Design from North Carolina State University where she was a full-ride Pack Promise Scholar, and she also received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from ArtCenter College of Design where she received over $15,000 in stipends and grants. She also received the Graduate Certificate in Business Communications from Harvard University in November 2021.

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Her first public exhibit was at the U.S. Capitol Cannon Pedestrian Tunnel from May 2010 to May 2011 after her tempera painting, "The Chase," won first place in the 2010 Congressional Art Show. She is a certified Sales Partner for The Walt Disney Company and Universal Studios.