Kim Zastrow

Kim N. Zastrow, Founder, President & CEO of VITESSE Recruiting & Staffing, Inc.(VITESSE) has grown her business from a bedroom of her house to an enterprise of 7 million dollars in sales in 2006. VITESSE has a corporate office in Tustin & other local offices that service businesses in Orange County, Inland Empire & Los Angeles County. Future expansion is planned for Riverside, Ventura & San Diego counties.

Awards:

Kim received multiples US & CA Congress certificates for her business achievements and outstanding services to the residents & business owners of community. She is a multiple Award winner:

  • "Business Person of The Year Award" in 2007 with The Orange County Presidents' Council (OCBC)
  • "Remarkable Business Woman" in 2007 with the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO-OC)
  • "The Entrepreneur of the Year Award" in 2003 with Asian Business Association of Orange County(ABAOC)

She has also been nominated for "Minority Small Business Champion of The Year" with US Small Business Administration

Kim recently received an invitation from US Senator Kay B. Hutchison to attend Business & Professional Women’s Leadership Summit in Washington D.C on 04/29/2008

Kim N. Zastrow has spearheaded, chaired a number of major events in Orange County for The Asian Business Associations of Orange County (ABAOC): The Greater Diversity Career Job Fair 2005 with over 85 exhibitors (Co-hosted with the Orange County One Stop & OC Business Center), The Small Business Exchange/The Southern California Business Matchmaking & Expo (Co-hosted with the Asian Business Association of Los Angeles & Joint Utilities), and currently “The Small Business Day”. This event is a collaboration effort of many organizations & chambers including ABAOC, The Asian Community Development, The US Small Business Administration, The Asian American Business Women Association, OC Chinese - American Chamber of Commerce, The Filipino Chamber of Commerce, the Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce of OC & The OC Business Service Center.

Affiliations:

Board of Directors:

  • The Vietnamese Association of Orange County 2004-2006
  • The Asian Business Association of Orange County
  • The Asian Community Development Center of Orange County

Advisory Board Member:

  • California State University of Fullerton, Professional Communications Program

Hiring Creditability:

VITESSE has been recruiting & hiring professional, skilled workers (from office professionals to technical and engineering staff) with salaries up to $100,000 a year for various industries. Their clientele range from small to medium sized to publicly traded companies located in the Los Angeles, Inland Empire, Orange County, and other counties of Southern California

Kim N. Zastrow earned an MBA degree from Pepperdine University in 1999, has resided with her husband, Lyle Zastrow and their 2 children in Irvine, Orange County, California since 1997