Your Next Move Podcast

Welcome to the "Your Next Move" podcast with your host, Kimberly Brown. Today marks a special end-of-season episode, where Kimberly shares her heartfelt gratitude for the journey that has brought the podcast to a significant milestone — 96 episodes! Join her as she reflects on the transformative power of these conversations and the impact that this journey has had on her career & personal growth.  While a break is on the horizon, Kimberly is not resting. She's cooking up something extraordinary for the future of the Your Next Move podcast, something that will change the game of how she approaches podcasting and enrich your experience. In the meantime, you can dive into the treasure trove of previous amazing episodes and look forward to her career coaching and Q&A sessions to keep you inspired on your journey.  Stay tuned for the new and improved "Your Next Move" podcast, coming soon!   KEY POINTS - Kimberly's gratitude for your patience and support - Reflecting on 96 episodes and its transformative journey - Teasing a big, game-changing idea for the future of the podcast - A more holistic approach covering health, wealth, finances, and careers soon - Invitation to ask questions for potential career coaching episodes - Navigate your career path with the "Career Growth Scale"   QUOTABLES: "I hope that you can be patient with me during this break. I hope that you can enjoy all of the 96 episodes that we have with incredible guests. I'm so proud of so many of the interviews we've done over the past few years, I'm so proud of how we've been able to really help others truly navigate the world of work, make more money, and position themselves as industry leaders. " — Kimberly Brown    RESOURCES: Career Growth Scale Quiz: form.typeform.com/to/HpwkZalV  Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching  

In today's episode, your host Kimberly is joined by Alexandra Gilbert, CEO of consulting and coaching business Cape-Able Consulting LLC, a consulting agency created to help people with ADHD or learning disabilities struggling in their careers to reach their highest potential in the workplace.  Alexandra talks about the indicators of ADHD, navigating diagnoses and treatments for learning disabilities, whether or not to self-disclose your disability in the workplace, and best practices in the workplace to support individuals with learning disabilities. She also shares her ADHD and Dyslexia Diagnoses early on as a child and how those experiences have shifted and evolved as she moved into adulthood and into the workplace.  Join in on this unique conversation with Kimberly & Alexandra and find out how you can create a thriving and equitable workplace for yourself and those around you.    KEY POINTS: - What are the indicators of ADHD?  - Types of ADHD: Inattentive, Hyperactive, and Combined - Alexandra's Dyslexia & ADHD story  - Should you self-disclose your learning disability in the workplace? - Unmasking at home and in the workplace  - Key identifiers of learning disability as an adult  - How to effectively identify your strengths  - Best principles vs best practices for ADHD in the workplace   QUOTABLES: "I described how people with learning disabilities or ADHD — when they are looking at their jobs, the job should be challenging, not hard." – Alexandra Gilbert   "Inattentive ADHD is someone who's a little spacey and looks like they're paying attention, but not mentally there. Someone who has hyperactive ADHD, in women, tends to be those who are very talkative, chatty, [or] social butterflies. And they're usually very high achieving women." – Alexandra Gilbert    "One of those things that makes it really hard for people with ADHD is they feel like they need to compare themselves to people who are neurotypical. They fundamentally think differently [and] work differently." – Alexandra Gilbert  GUEST RESOURCES: Alexandra Gilbert  https://www.capeableconsulting.com/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/iamcapeable/  Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/CapeAbleConsultingLLC  LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-gilbert-ceo/    Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com   → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

We all want to feel seen and valued in the workplace, however, that may not always be the case, even if we're working our hardest! That is why in this solo episode, your host Kimberly talks about how to communicate & showcase your value in the workplace.  Tune in as Kimberly shares Lasswell's Maxim's definition of communication, the five key values in the workplace, signs if you are being valued, and ways to become more valuable by focusing on important employable skills and positioning yourself for your next move.  From the values of compassion to equality, Kimberly also highlights the vital role of knowing how to quantify, speak, and communicate your work in tangible ways. Having to change your perception and workplace identity may be challenging at first, but it is a crucial step in communicating your value in the workplace. So, tune in to this episode and reflect on how to effectively communicate your value in the workplace with Kimberly today!    KEY POINTS: How does Lasswell's Maxim define Communication?  Five key values in the workplace  Signs that you are being valued in the workplace How to become valuable in the workplace? Learn adaptability & flexibility! Ways to show your value  What are the most important skills for employees to learn? How does your work solve problems?  The art of communicating your value    QUOTABLES: "Before you can work on communicating your actual value to a team, you need to recognize and understand what you are bringing to the table." – Kimberly Brown "Communicating your value is something that is never-ending. It's a continuous process — not that you have to always think that you're up against the clock or that you're always in this competition mode; but, it's understanding how can you continuously show up, communicate your value on a consistent basis, and contribute to the workplace in a meaningful way." – Kimberly Brown    Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

In this episode, Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellow Alyea Pierce joins Kimberly to talk about her journey and experience as a writer, poet, and storyteller.  Alyea uses poetry, spoken word performance, audio, and photography to examine oral storytelling & folklore traditions across the African diaspora. She has recently contributed to National Geographic's "Into The Depths" podcast and The Soul of Music—Overheard's four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history. Currently, she works at the English department at Rutgers University as a creative writing instructor.  Alyea brings us along her journey of pivoting into a career as a poet who brings untold marginalized stories and Caribbean histories. Tune in to draw inspiration from Alyea's personal experiences and learn helpful tips and practical advice on how to bring your stories to life!    KEY POINTS: Alyea's journey from college to working with National Geographic Defying rejection with timing, clarity, and effort Allowing more vulnerability in your work and real life  How Alyea's ambivert side helps her thrive at work The shedding of your old self to adapt to new cultures & environments  Dealing with abrupt changes and adapting to COVID Alyea's Afro-Caribbean poetry project; her favorite writer and her favorite poem Alyea's biggest advice to those in pursuit of their career path    QUOTABLES: "It's easy to be vulnerable through poetry. To be vulnerable in real life – that's terrifying to me because that means that that is my full self in poetry. My poetry inspires my real life." - Alyea Pierce  "As a black woman, you can find yourself adapting to whatever the majority is to be accepted, to not create dissonance, and not be seen as being too strong too power – just too-any adjective." - Kimberly Brown  GUEST RESOURCES: Alyea Pierce IG | https://www.instagram.com/alyeaspierce/  LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyeapierce/    RESOURCES: Have career and leadership development questions? Email Kimberly at podcast@manifestyourself.com  Learn more about Kimberly Brown and download a free career strategy template at www.kimberlybonline.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     Follow Kimberly on social media: IG | @kimberlybonline - www.instagram.com/kimberlybonline  FB | www.facebook.com/kimberlybonline   Twitter | www.twitter.com/kimberlybonline  LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlybonline    Your Next Move is edited by EPYC Media Network (visit at https://www.epyc.co/)

In an incredibly fast-paced world that shows no signs of slowing down, it can be hard to pump the brakes on our own minds to find rest and ease amidst all the chaos. That is why in this episode, Kimberly sits down with Krystal Jackson, LPC - owner and clinical director of Simply Being Wellness Counseling, to talk about self-care, wellness, and creating ease in our lives. On a mission to help professionals find more ease and become intentional about how they prioritize self-care, Krystal provides mental health & wellness consultations for organizations seeking to better support the wellness of their employees and create curriculum/training for professional development. Krystal believes that everything we need is already within us, and has spent her career equipping countless professionals with actionable tools to create quite the chaos and create ease in their lives.  Tune in to this episode as Kimberly & Krystal talk about taking ownership over your own contribution to the chaos in your life, and more importantly, the steps you can take to set yourself up for ease and sustainable success. Kimberly and Krystal also talk about self-care routines, ways to check in with yourself, burnout prevention, and so much more!  So, join in on the conversation, and learn how to create ease in your life with Krystal Jackson and Kimberly Brown today!    KEY POINTS: Krystal's journey from correctional settings in mental health counseling  Are you contributing to your own chaos?  Dealing with compassion fatigue - how a therapist practices self-care  Finding a self-care routine that works for you  The importance of managing your mindset around rest  Setting yourself up for success and ease  The biggest key to creating change in your mental health  The biggest block we face in our mental health  Ways to add more ease into your life  Taking intentional care of yourself with the Simply Being Therapy Journal Rethinking your relationship with work    QUOTABLES: "We got to make self-care feel easy. We have to empower ourselves to do it. We have to assess what's working, what's not working, what feels helpful, then simplify it" - Krystal Jackson GUEST INFORMATION:  Krystal Jackson https://www.simplybeingcounseling.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/simplybeingcounseling/ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystalcjackson/ Get your own copy of the Simply Being Therapy Journal: https://www.amazon.com/Simply-Therapy-Journal-Krystal-Jackson/dp/1678130079 Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Melissa Jean-Baptiste thought she was doing all the right things when it came to her finances, but after trying to secure a loan to buy her first home, she quickly realized the reality. She wasn't doing anything, learning how money truly operated, or how to use it as a tool. Fast forward, and Melissa now helps other millennials build generational wealth through debt management strategies, passive income and investing, and a communal digital space to start their debt-free journey.   So do you want to know how Melissa paid off $102,000 in debt on a New York City teacher's salary? And how you can also plan for an early work optional retirement? Tune in and find out!   KEY POINTS: Why Melissa began her money journey How to pay off debt with other financial goals in mind Pivoting your budget throughout your journey Melissa's ultimate money hack Is a side hustle always a good idea?   QUOTABLES: "Sit down with that money. Look at what you have. Look at where you want to go and push past the discomfort." - Melissa Jean-Baptiste "You can use money to leverage a lot of different things that can lead to more money, lead to property assets and growing wealth." - Melissa Jean-Baptiste   GUEST RESOURCES: Melissa Jean-Baptiste millennialindebt.com IG | instagram.com/millennialindebt  Get Your Copy of So...This Is Why I'm Broke - https://amzn.to/3OYCnIc   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Today Kimberly talks all about books and their importance, even in the age of the internet, coaches, conferences, and workshops. And to kickstart your literary journey, Kimberly shares her top 15 books to help you make her next move, whether it's in business, love, boundaries, or just a few hours of self-care.   KEY POINTS: - Why is reading still important? - Kimberly's top 15 favorite reads - What books do you recommend?   QUOTABLES: "I think sometimes we forget that there are authors out there, (shameless plug) like me, who have written books that can really help you navigate any issues or dilemmas that you currently have."   Order Kimberly's book recommendations here: https://amzn.to/41gblPv   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

You've probably heard that relationships are everything, and Kimberly is here to tell you…THEY STILL ARE!   So following her breakdown of professional peers, sponsors, and teachers, in this episode, we dive even deeper and take a look at the people you admire, those you respect, and the power players who can move the needle.   KEY POINTS: - Who do you admire? - What draws your respect in the workplace? - Encountering heavy hitters who can move the needle   QUOTABLES: "Identifying these kinds of relationships is so crucial before you go ahead and start to cultivate them because you want to make sure that you're balanced and you have the right people in the right areas to support whatever your goals are."     Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

As you take on new opportunities and identities, it's important that we step into them confidently, and dress is arguably a big part of that. This is where Germanee Gerald comes in. As the lead stylist of GG&Co, she helps transform and maintain the image of executives, professionals, and entrepreneurs to help them show up confidently no matter what.   So tune in as Germanee and your host Kimberly Brown talk about understanding your body type, showing up authentically, and the confidence boost just one wardrobe piece can bring to ensure you come out looking and feeling like your best self.    KEY POINTS: - When is it time to find a stylist? - What "uniform" makes you feel the most confident? - Why is it important to understand your body type? - The staples you need in your wardrobe - Do we need to be uncomfortable to be fly? - Merging your authentic and professional style - How to master the art of shopping    QUOTABLES: "What is that piece that helps you be the most confident version of yourself?" "You should always feel like your authentic self. And if you are feeling like you're toning yourself down, then you're not going to show up as your best self."   GUEST RESOURCES: Germanee Gerald ggandcostyling.com IG | instagram.com/germanee_g LinkedIn | linkedin.com/in/germanee-gerald-29102453   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

With expectations of a fresh start, new beginning, new boss, new team, and all the things that come with your first day at a new job, when it is not what you expected or were looking forward to, it can be really hard. But the real question is, what now?    Applicable to so many, tune in as Kimberly dives deeper into this reader question from her column in The Cut - New York Magazine, and learn what you can take away from that "bad job."   KEY POINTS: - What happens when your new job isn't what you expected? - Evaluate your expectations of the role vs the reality of it - How to approach leadership with a plan  - Remember, every job adds tools to your toolkit   QUOTABLES: "I'm a big believer in strengthening your strengths and aligning your career with your passions and with your interests. Imagine how you'd feel if every single day you were in the world of work, doing things that you were interested in, things that you loved."   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Job descriptions are like a Christmas wish list, with the hiring manager itemizing every single skill, task, and experience they prefer a candidate to possess. So how can we show that we are qualified for a job when we don't necessarily meet all of the expectations?   In this episode, adapted from a reader question Kimberly received on The Cut - New York Magazine, your host walks you through her interview prep tips so you can translate confidence into qualification in your next interview.  To read more on @thecut go to: https://www.thecut.com/tags/your-next-move/ KEY POINTS: - How are you presenting yourself in interviews? - What is the gap between your current role and the one you desire? - Share stories that convey your qualifications  - Utilizing the STAR answer format - "No one can sell you in the way that you can sell you!"   QUOTABLES: "Interviewing is all storytelling. Every story you pick should align you to the job that you're applying for. So take some time to curate the success stories that showcase you winning." "You stating the facts about all that you accomplished is not egotistical or cocky. It's your job to make sure this hiring leader and the whole team understand the great work you've done. And you've got to be shameless about it."   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Are you realizing just how underpaid you are? Are you bored, feeling stuck, and ready to move into a new role in your current career? You know you are capable of more, but does your boss?   In this episode, Kimberly helps you convince your boss as she answers these questions and more in this special episode adapted from her column Your Next Move found in The Cut - New York Magazine.   To read more on @thecut go to: https://www.thecut.com/tags/your-next-move/ KEY POINTS: - New leadership is an opportunity for a clean slate  - How to position yourself as an asset - Experience and historical knowledge can't be overlooked - Why your current performance is key    QUOTABLES: "Being quiet and hoping that the new manager just recognizes your brilliance won't help you ascend to a new level."   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Working with clients, the biggest gap Kimberly often sees that prevents people from making the next move is not having an understanding of where they are and where they'd like to be. So in this episode, she breaks down her career growth scale to help you set yourself up for success and master each step along the way.    Whether you are just entering the workplace or ready to elevate your career, tune in for Kimberly Brown's tips to attack your professional gaps, grow, and leave a legacy.   KEY POINTS: - Why you need to understand your professional gaps - What is the career growth scale? - Level 1: Establishing who you are as a professional  - How to create a career development strategy - Master your role, elevate, and expand   QUOTABLES: "You need to understand your gaps in the workplace, skills, and experience in order to communicate that in interviews and to leaders who want to know your strengths and weaknesses. And to understand the change that needs to happen to get you from where you are to the next area of your career."   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

"The best advice I can give to ambitious women is to ignore most advice for ambitious women."   Journalist, author, financial expert, and host of the Money Confidential podcast, Stefanie O'Connell, joins this episode to talk about unapologetically ambitious women going for what they want, no matter what else is happening in the world. And more broadly speaking, what it means to want to build wealth, lead, have power and a lot of ambition, and to do so as someone who isn't a straight white, heterosexual male.     Because if women's ambition isn't the problem, what is?   KEY POINTS: - Why "girl power" isn't working for women - The best way to ask for more (at the right place!) - How the pandemic brought inequities to the surface  - "Women's work" and the gender pay gap - The burden of assumed gender roles    QUOTABLES: "The whole idea was we're gonna get to equality by empowering the next generation. Now, here we are. I'm in my mid-30s. I'm looking around, and the numbers of women in leadership, in political office, as CEOs, really has not changed since we were those Take Your Daughter to Work Day girls." "We've really reached the limits of what women can do differently. And it's time to start holding the organizations and culture and workplaces that penalize them no matter what they do accountable."    GUEST RESOURCES: Stefanieoconnell.com IG | instagram.com/stefanieoconnell Twitter | twitter.com/stefanieoconnel Listen to the Money Confidential podcast on all major streaming platforms!   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Job hunting will always feel like a full-time job, and that's okay. The more you set yourself up for success, the easier the process will be. And with the pandemic changing so much about how we work, Kimberly takes this episode to share her top 4 tips to help you stand out and land that new job.    KEY POINTS: - How to obtain insider information - Does experience speak for itself? - Plan your answers to well-known interview questions - Avoiding the "tumble effect" - "Always be ready!"    QUOTABLES: "Make it plain. Never expect someone just to see your greatness. You may think your experience speaks for itself, but when you're looking to stand out, make it easy."   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Your host Kimberly Brown has been a career coach for over a decade, helping women and people of color navigate the world of work, make more money, and position themselves as leaders. And in this episode, we get to see her in action!   Tune in as Your Next Move does something a little different with live career! Totally unscripted, don't miss this sneak peek into what Kimberly does best and find out how you can be her next career coach client!   KEY POINTS: - Balancing personal life with work life - How to respect your own boundaries in the workplace - Does it always pay off to be an overachiever?  - Where is your pain point? - Mindset shifts as you rise the ranks in your career   QUOTABLES: "Every interaction you have is an opportunity for you to realign yourself to where you want to go." Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

In this bonus episode, Kimberly answers your deepest career and leadership questions! Pulling commonly received questions from the audience, tune in as Kimberly shares her secret to a great interview, tips for negotiating a premium salary, a guide for stepping into a leadership role, and much more!   KEY POINTS: - How do we know when it's time to leave a stagnant role? - How do you get your company to pay for you to attend conferences and certifications? - How do I make sure that I negotiate a higher salary? - What's the secret to acing interviews? - How do I know when it's time to position myself as a leader in my current role?   QUOTABLES: "Salary negotiation - one of my favorite things to talk about, and the first thing that I say is that salary negotiation starts the moment you interact with the company. It's not about getting such a terrible offer and negotiating 20, 30, 40, 50 thousand dollars on top of it. It's about getting a great offer and negotiating the cherry on top."   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

In this episode, Kimberly welcomes James Simpson, a high-performance coach known for not only pushing entrepreneurs to the next level but pushing them to levels of success they never thought possible!   Responsible for Kimberly setting the date for her resignation from corporate, tune in as James discusses when you might need a coach and the difference between a business coach and a high-performance one. From trusting your instincts to recognizing self-sabotage, don't miss this discussion on daring to dream as an entrepreneur and going beyond great!   KEY POINTS: - The difference between regular coaching vs high-performance coaching - Why does James Simpson work specifically with entrepreneurs?  - Turbulence in entrepreneurship is normal! - How to combat common scaling barriers  - The ways self-sabotage manifests in entrepreneurs - Doing business on the terms of your life, not the reverse   QUOTABLES:  "Business coaching follows traditional rules. It follows boundaries. There are barriers. There's 'set this', 'don't do this', and 'this is the norm'. High-performance coaching trumps the norm and says there is no norm, there are no rules."   GUEST RESOURCES: Connect with James Simpson on social media! IG | instagram.com/iamjamessimpson Find out more at workwithjamessimpson.com   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

A story she doesn't often share, Kimberly reflects on her decision to become a full-time entrepreneur and her journey building a career in higher education, transitioning to corporate, developing her own business, and at times doing it all simultaneously!    Tune in as your host recounts "doing it both" - taking pride in building her career while also wanting and striving for more. From her experience, listen in as she then goes on to ask you to consider your path and challenges you to think about what type of career, side hustle, and business you want. Because, yes, you can have both!   KEY POINTS: - How Kimberly got the side hustle bug  - Kimberly's transition from career to corporate to entrepreneur  - The value of imperfection  - When Kimberly knew she had to go hard or go home  - What is the vision for your life, business, career?   QUOTABLES:  "I want to challenge you to think about what type of career do you want? And what type of company, side hustle, business, do you want? Because can you have both? Yes, you absolutely can have both. But what is your life going to look like?"   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Many of us are taught that you get a job and work your way up year after year, head down just grinding. So if you work really hard, someone will realize it and promote you. Right? Unfortunately, this is not what always happens. So how can you be sure you aren't stuck in the same place professionally year after year?   Tune in as Kimberly explains why personal and professional development is crucial to your success and upward mobility, both in and outside of your organization. And shares her three tips for connecting with professional associations and catapulting your career!   KEY POINTS: - How Kimberly was introduced to personal and professional development  - You don't want to be in the same place professionally year after year! - "Relationships are still everything" - The value of professional associations and organizations - Embrace the opportunity, show up fully, and hold yourself accountable   QUOTABLES:  "It's unacceptable, in my opinion, to be in the same place year after year with no change in your own personal and professional growth, especially if you're unsure or unclear, not knowing what your next steps are."   Stay In Touch → Connect with the community: Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com     → Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove   → Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching