Kim Anthony, CEO and Founder of Urban Ingenuity, releases new book, Urban Ingenuity: A Framework for Collective Growth & Economic Mobility
Community builder and social impact strategist Kim Anthony has officially released her long-awaited book, Urban Ingenuity: A Framework for Collective Growth & Economic Mobility — and it’s already being hailed as a blueprint for how individuals, organizations, and entire communities can rise together.
Part memoir, part masterclass, Urban Ingenuity captures Kim’s extraordinary journey from a foster child who felt unseen to the founder and CEO of one of the nation’s most inspiring social impact ecosystems. “I wasn’t just raised by different families,” she writes. “I was raised by an entire community.” That truth, she says, is the heartbeat of everything she’s built since.
Today, Kim leads the Urban Ingenuity Network, a vibrant Inland Empire–based social impact network dedicated to empowering underestimated entrepreneurs and community leaders in rising above scarcity and creating new pathways to lasting prosperity. It’s also home to Uncommon Leaders on Common Ground, a premier speaker series highlighting visionaries who are reshaping leadership in business, community, and culture.
Her impact is staggering: over 500 nonprofits and social impact businesses launched in 31 states, $20 million raised in grassroots organizational funding; and hundreds of social impact coaches trained, as well as being the founding publisher of the Urban Business Journal, one of the only publications of its genre dedicated to serving and supporting small and disadvantaged businesses.
Now, with the release of her book, Urban Ingenuity, she’s pulling back the curtain on the mindset, methods, and miracles behind that success.
At the center of the book is one transformative truth: we don’t just need new programs — we need new thoughts. Backed by neuroscience and grounded in faith and real-life proof, Kim explains how while most of us think more than 60,000 thoughts per day — 90% are repetitive and the same as yesterday’s. These “thought loops,” she says, are what keep individuals and communities stuck in survival mode.
But Urban Ingenuity isn’t just about naming the problem. It’s about flipping the script. Through her powerful I-4 Ladder — Interrupt the loop. Insert a new belief. Integrate it through action. Institutionalize it through community — Kim shows readers how to rewire the way they think, live, and lead.
The book is filled with inspiring, real-world stories of transformation:
-A single mom who turned a side hustle into a thriving micro-bakery.
-A handyman who became a licensed city vendor.
-A barber who learned to call himself a CEO — and started running his business like one.
Each story proves that when one person believes, a ripple begins — and when a whole community starts believing, the wave becomes unstoppable.
“This is bigger than business,” said Kim. “It’s about changing the soundtrack of our communities. Because when thoughts change, futures change. And when communities start thinking new thoughts together, we don’t just transform lives — we transform generations.”
With Urban Ingenuity, Kim Anthony isn’t just sharing her story — she’s igniting a movement. It’s a love letter to the communities that raised her, a guidebook for dreamers and doers, and a vision for what’s possible when belief meets action.
Kim Anthony is available to speak about her innovative frameworks at workshops, conferences, panels and podcasts. For more information or order Urban Ingenuity: A Framework for Collective Growth & Economic Mobility visit UrbanIngenuity.net.
