SIGNATURE TALKS
The recognition.
The response.
KEYNOTE - THE RECOGNITION
Bitter Greens
Bitter Greens explores the wisdom we earn through pressure, disappointment, grief, leadership, and growth. Through honest storytelling, humor, and reflection, Kimberly helps audiences name the lessons difficult experiences have produced and consider how that wisdom should shape the way they live and lead.
Each keynote can be delivered independently or paired as a two-part experience. The stories, examples, and emphasis are tailored to the audience while the central message of each talk remains intact.
KEYNOTE - THE RESPONSE
Don't Be Casual With Your Life
Don’t Be Casual With Your Life introduces MOVE, Kimberly’s signature framework for making intentional decisions and following through. The keynote challenges audiences to examine where their time, choices, and actions are out of alignment with what they say matters, then equips them to respond with clarity, courage, and discipline.
SUITED TO Leadership conferences - Organizations and teams - Retreats - Professional development gatherings
Topics
ACROSS SECTORS
Cross-sector partnerships
How government, business, philanthropy, and community build partnerships that outlast the announcement.
Health equity and community health
What it takes to move from commitment to measurable change in communities.
Community investment and philanthropy
Giving, sponsorship, and investment designed around the communities they serve.
Leadership in the public sector
Building new offices, new models, and new ways of working inside government.
Drawn from more than twenty years of leadership across four sectors, and from the work of helping people decide what comes next.
ACROSS LIFE & LEADERSHIP
Work, leadership, and purpose
Leading well while staying connected to the reason for leading at all.
Identity, ambition, and self-worth
Separating who you are from what you achieve.
Family and generational patterns
The expectations we inherit, and which ones we choose to keep.
Love and friendship
The relationships that shape our decisions, and those our decisions shape.
Grief, transition, and healing
Moving forward when a season ends before we are ready.
Formats
Keynote: Opening or closing address
Fireside conversation: Moderated, audience questions
Panel and moderation: As panelist or moderator
Workshop: Interactive, built on MOVE
Retreat facilitation: Half day to multi-day
Audiences
Conferences and associations
Government and public sector
Philanthropy and nonprofits
Faith communities
Leadership teams
Health systems
Women's events
Universities and students
CREDENTIALS & RECOGNITION
ICF-Certified Life & Health
Coach
MA, Counseling
Psychology
Washington Business Journal Diversity in Business Honore
CBC Power 100 Honoree
Women We Admire
SPEAKING REQUESTS
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Requests are reviewed within 3-5 business days. A conversation follows to understand the audience and shape the talk to the room.