Kenya Parham is a pioneering executive, 2x founder, & force in the future of social media + cultural connectivity.
Kenya Parham is the Chief Growth Officer at the chart-topping social app SPILL. In her role, she leads multiple departments within the company - Community, Creators, Partnerships, Trust & Safety (Support + Moderation), Editorial & Revenue. She is responsible for all growth, revenue, and user lifecycle initiatives; optimizing the complete user journey; maximizing retention; scaling revenue operations; and building high-performing teams focused on user success.
Kenya is the voice of the SPILL community within the company, working to onboard and support creators and communities around the world. By forging first-to-market partnerships and activations with some of the biggest media partners, agencies, and brands, Kenya has achieved landmark success in developing a successful revenue structure for SPILL while in its beta stage, resulting in SPILL's projection to cross $1M in annualized revenue in 2025. Kenya is also leading the charge to help the platform actualize their goal of being a safer, more fun, more enjoyable place on the internet by authoring SPILL’s Community Guidelines and building SPILL’s Trust & Safety infrastructure, which has contributed to SPILL reporting significantly less hate speech and harmful content than any other social platform.
Prior to joining SPILL, Kenya led her own Strategic Communications, Culture & Brand Strategy consultancy, The Legacy Firm, where she worked with major entertainment properties and production studios including Discovery+, Lionsgate Films, and Amazon Prime Video to expand focus and increase engagement across inclusive brand and marketing campaigns in support of noteworthy, culturally charged films. She also served as a political strategist & fundraising specialist, where she counseled political organizations and candidates to ensure their viability for office. Kenya has also served as a TV commentator, shedding light on political and cultural moments on networks ranging from BET to CNN.
Acknowledged as a Founding Ambassador of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Kenya has been honored with special recognition by the Los Angeles Urban League, California State Assembly and Senate legislative bodies. She was elected the first National Vice Chair of the Black Caucus of the Young Democrats of America has been a presenting member of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and was named “Top 40 under 40 Change-Makers to Watch” by The Empowerment Congress.She is @KP on SPILLShe is @kenya on SPILL.
“Culture does not make people. People make culture.”
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie