Kimberly J. Lewis has never lived a life untouched by pressure. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and shaped by both triumphs and deep trials, she embodies the paradox of resilience: that the weight of adversity, when endured with faith, can become the very force that forges brilliance. As founder of two visionary organizations—God’s Diamonds and Kingdom Advancement AI—Lewis is reframing what it means to lead with courage, purpose, and conviction in a world that too often overlooks voices like hers.

Her story is not a neat narrative of success, but one of grit, persistence, and grace. She has faced profound challenges—including a suicide attempt in 2001—and has wrestled with depression, self-worth, and the unseen struggles of being a neurodivergent Black woman in spaces where acceptance was scarce. Yet for Lewis, pressure is never the end of the story. “Produced under pressure” is more than a motto; it is the very heartbeat of God’s Diamonds, her nonprofit dedicated to those often labeled as limited but who, in truth, hold gifts that set them apart.

Diamonds, she reminds us, are not formed in ease. They emerge only in the crucible. God’s Diamonds was born from this conviction—that what many call flaws or limitations can in fact be the raw material of brilliance. The organization provides mentorship, resources, and a safe haven for those navigating adversity, trauma, or neurodivergence. It is not about sympathy; it is about recognition, empowerment, and celebrating the radiance that comes from survival.

This spring, Lewis stood at the helm of another bold vision: the global launch of Kingdom Advancement AI, a pioneering platform that merges cutting-edge technology with kingdom-minded strategy. While others see marketing as transactional, Lewis sees transformation. Kingdom Advancement AI offers a full suite of services—websites, funnels, digital ads, social media campaigns, and AI-driven customer support—yet at its core lies something deeper. Through its Kingdom Gifts assessment, the platform helps individuals identify their unique spiritual gifts and activate them in their work. “Technology is a tool,” she explains, “but purpose is the engine.”

The April launch marked not only the debut of Kingdom Advancement AI but also Lewis’s eighteenth magazine cover, a testament to her influence across ministry, business, and diversity leadership. Her professional journey has been equally compelling. With a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Prairie View A&M University, she later earned her Master of Divinity from Virginia Union University, graduating with highest honors and receiving the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Preaching and Leadership Award. Today, she is pursuing her Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership at Abilene Christian University, sharpening her expertise in guiding leaders and institutions with both rigor and empathy.

Her personal narrative is inseparable from her work. As a global diversity, equity, and inclusion leader, she has witnessed how easily voices—especially those of women and people of color—are sidelined. She recalls the sting of ideas ignored until echoed by others, the subtle exclusions that reinforced invisibility. Rather than hardening her, these experiences have refined her voice. She now works tirelessly to create spaces of psychological safety and belonging, ensuring that no one is left unseen.

Friends describe Lewis as both strategist and artist, able to balance practicality with vision. She treasures time with her mother, Linda Sterling, and stepfather, Larry Sterling, and carries with her the enduring influence of her late father, Rev. Dr. Tony Lewis, whose ministry continues to echo in her life’s work. In quiet hours, she writes and dreams, finding in creative thought not only rest but renewal.

What makes her presence striking is not the résumé—though it is distinguished—but her ability to see others fully: their fragility, their strength, their potential. Whether through God’s Diamonds or Kingdom Advancement AI, her mission remains unwavering: to reveal where the world sees weakness, and to remind us all that pressure does not break us—it creates us.

In an age obsessed with speed and perfection, Kimberly J. Lewis offers a counter-narrative. Transformation takes time. Brilliance requires pressure. Her life, like the diamonds she invokes, has been cut, pressed, and refined—but never broken. Through her, countless others are learning that what the world calls limitations may in fact be the raw ingredients of greatness.

Kimberly J. Lewis 
God’s Diamonds Founder

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