Chris Thompson
Posted by Communications2 on Aug. 11, 2025 / Member Spotlight / Subscribe 0
Name: Chris Thompson
Title: Development Services Marketing Group Lead
Company: Kimley-Horn
Role in SMPS?
Member
How long have you worked at your company?
3 years
How long have you been an SMPS member?
3 months
How would you describe your role/job?
As a group lead I am responsible for workload coordination for my team, crafting proposals and qualification packages, training and mentoring younger staff, and supporting Practice Builders in their work to build relationships and win projects.
What are the rewards of your job?
The relationships—with practice builders, clients, colleagues, other marketers from varying firms. Winning projects. Helping younger, less experienced staff learn the job, grow, and excel.
What are your challenges?
Juggling all the demands of my time.
What has been your most meaningful project?
Helping win an affordable housing project in Colorado with a new client that is one of the most visually stunning developments I’ve seen, which is helping people of limited means live “the American dream” of home ownership.
How has SMPS membership helped you?
Trainings, connections, education
What’s the best career advice you’ve received?
Just say “yes” and push yourself out of your comfort zone.
What has contributed to your success?
Amazing mentors who helped me learn and grow, saying yes to opportunities, and continuing to learn
What’s on your bucket list?
Camping on the Great Wall of China, seeing Hobbiton in New Zealand, surfing in Australia
What was your childhood dream?
I was going to be a professional baseball player for the New York Yankees
Guilty pleasure:
Good scotch and bad slasher movies
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