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Kim Leitzes

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Managing Partner at Zeal Partners
📍 Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States

Kim Leitzes is the Managing Partner at Zeal Partners, a family-owned holding company acquiring small to medium-sized businesses. A graduate of The Wharton School, she previously founded PARKLU, a leading software platform for influencer marketing in China, which she grew for a decade before its acquisition by Launchmetrics in 2020.

After living in Asia for nearly 15 years while building her company, Kim now resides in North County San Diego with her husband and three children. She has a passion for cooking, particularly Tex-Mex and Vietnamese food, and also enjoys learning to play golf with her husband.

Unique fact: She pioneered data-driven influencer marketing in China, building her SaaS company from the ground up and becoming a sought-after speaker for brands like LVMH and financial institutions like UBS.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Managing Partner
Location
Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States
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Business Acquisitions
Her current role at Zeal Partners is focused on acquiring and holding exceptional small and medium-sized businesses with a long-term, family-oriented perspective.
SaaS Entrepreneurship
She has firsthand experience building a software company from "zero to one, " leading to a successful exit, giving her deep insights into the entire SaaS lifecycle.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Managing Partner
Zeal Partners
7-2023 - 6-2024
Advisor
Launchmetrics
11-2020 - 6-2023
Managing Director, APAC
Launchmetrics
6-2023
Professional Speaker, Influencer / KOL Engagement and Digital Marketing
PARKLU
2-2011 - 11-2020
Founder and CEO
PARKLU by Launchmetrics
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Education
2000 - 2004
BS
The Wharton School
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