Your Next Move Podcast

Kimberly Brown
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You've led million-dollar projects, delivered results that speak for themselves, and built a reputation for excellence, only to watch someone else get chosen for the opportunity you deserved. Not because you weren't ready, but because your name didn't come to mind first. Welcome to Your Next Move, the podcast for high-performing professionals in leadership who are ready to elevate their visibility, build a powerful personal brand and position themselves for opportunities that accelerate their path to industry-wide recognition or higher level roles. I'm Kimberly Brown, a globally recognized career and leadership expert, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of Next Move, Best Move. I've coached hundreds of mid- to executive-level professionals working in Fortune 500 companies to grow their visibility, influence, and leadership presence, without leaving their jobs. Here's what I've learned: being great at your job isn't enough. If people don't know who you are, the value only you can offer, or the impact you're here to make, you'll keep executing someone else's vision. Each episode delivers practical visibility strategies, powerful mindset shifts, and the leadership tools you need to build a speaker brand that positions you for your next big move, whether that's speaking on national stages, landing your next promotion, or becoming a recognized voice in your industry. You'll learn how to elevate your visibility without "doing the most", speak with authority without fear of being seen as self-promotional and become known as a thought leader inside (and outside) your current company. If you're wondering: How do I position myself as a thought leader at work? Why am I being overlooked for promotions when I'm good at my job? How do I build a leadership brand? Can I stay in my current company and grow my career? How do I make people remember my name in the right rooms? …you're in the right place. Tune in for expert advice, behind-the-scenes coaching, and my signature no-fluff perspective on what it really takes to accelerate your leadership trajectory and step into the rooms where real decisions are made. 🎧 Follow Your Next Move wherever you listen to podcasts, and start building a career that gets you seen, heard, and recognized for what you do best. 📲 Want to connect? Find me on Instagram @kimberlybonline or LinkedIn and say hello! ⬇️ Download the 9 Visibility Strategies You're Probably Missing at Work guide at https://kimberlybonline.com/visibility

  1. 4d ago

    148. Highly Visible, Highly Booked: What you need before you pitch yourself to speak (5/7)

    FREE TRAINING ON 11/11/26: "How to Book High-Visibility, High-Conversion Speaking Engagements as a Coach or Consultant". Go to kimberlybonline.com/webinar to register today A strong speaking pitch starts with a workshop an event organizer can picture for their audience. In part five of "Highly Visible, Highly Booked," Kimberly explains what to prepare before pitching, when a booking guide helps, and how to get ready to turn a yes into a confirmed engagement. In this episode, you'll learn How to describe one workshop with a clear title, audience, and takeaways What to include in a speaker booking guide for cold outreach How your LinkedIn profile can support the expertise in your pitch Why to have a contract and invoicing process ready What a yes from a cold lead can tell you about your topic and pitch Coaching reflection questions What is the one workshop you want event organizers to book? Can someone who doesn't know you understand its value from your description? Does your LinkedIn profile support the expertise you're pitching? Are you ready to handle the contract and invoice when an organizer says yes? Free live training Join Kimberly for "How to Book High-Visibility, High-Conversion Speaking Engagements as a Coach or Consultant" on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 12 p.m. ET. Learn three strategies for growing your personal brand, booking more stages, and converting the room. Register at KimberlyBOnline.com/webinar.

  2. Oct 21

    147. Highly Visible, Highly Booked: Why You Don't Get Hired to Speak (4/7)

    FREE TRAINING: How to book high-visibility, high-conversion speaking engagements as a coach or consultant -- Register at www.kimberlybonline.com/webinar  Being visible online doesn't automatically make it easy for an event organizer to hire you. In part four of her seven-part series, Kimberly Brown explains what organizers need to understand your talk and decide whether it fits their audience. She covers the basics to prepare when you're starting out, what to include in a booking guide for cold pitches, and how to collect proof as you gain stage experience. Kimberly also shares that she spoke for more than 10 years before creating a speaker reel. In this episode, you'll learn: What to prepare when you're seeking speaking opportunities through relationships. How a booking guide can support a cold pitch. Why your LinkedIn profile helps organizers confirm your experience. How to save audience feedback and build proof over time. What Kimberly learned from pitching with and without a booking guide. Coaching reflection questions What would an organizer learn about your talk if they searched for you today? What's one update you could make to help an organizer feel ready to book you? Join Kimberly's free live training Learn three strategies for booking high-visibility, high-conversion speaking engagements as a coach or consultant. The training is Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 12 p.m. ET. A replay will be available to everyone who registers. Register at kimberlybonline.com/webinar

  3. Oct 14

    146. Highly Visible, Highly Booked: How to Become the Go-To Expert in Your Niche (3/7)

    FREE TRAINING: How to book high-visibility, high-conversion speaking engagements as a coach or consultant -- Register at www.kimberlybonline.com/webinar  How do you become the person people think of when a particular need comes up? In part three of this seven-part series, Kimberly Brown explains how to connect your expertise to a buyer, focus on a problem they need to solve, and build a point of view people remember. She also shares why you only need to be one or two steps ahead of your ideal client to help them.  In this episode, you'll learn: How to connect your expertise to a specific buyer. How to describe the problem your work helps solve. How to build a body of work that gives your talks, website, and content a clear through line. How to find out what people already associate with your name. Coaching reflection questions Who do you want to reach, and what problem do they need help solving? What idea or approach do you want people to remember when they hear your name? Register for Kimberly's free live training: Learn three strategies for booking high-visibility, high-conversion speaking engagements as a coach or consultant. The training is Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 12 p.m. ET. Register here: kimberlybonline.com/webinar

  4. Oct 7

    145: Highly Visible, Highly Booked: How to Find the Highest Converting Stages to Speak On (2/7)

    Speaking opportunities should be chosen based on what they can produce for your business. Kimberly Brown explains how to start with your revenue goal, identify who needs to be in the room, and decide whether a stage can lead to speaking fees, clients, or both.   She looks at conferences, media, private communities, professional organizations, private companies, and events you create yourself. You'll also hear how she weighs audience fit, ticket price, and travel costs for some unpaid opportunities. What You'll Learn How to choose stages based on the income you want speaking to bring in. Why a packed room may still lack people who can buy your offer. What different types of stages can offer your business. How to weigh audience fit, travel costs, and the opportunity's potential before saying yes. Coaching Reflection Questions What do I want speaking to produce for my business? Who needs to be in the room for my offer to make sense? Which types of stages put me in front of those people? What is the most I can spend on an unpaid engagement and still make it worthwhile? The Visibility Shift helps you build a speaker brand and a plan for booking speaking opportunities. Join the waitlist at kimberlybonline.com/tvs.

  5. Sep 30

    144. Highly Visible, Highly Booked: How to get a year of leads from public speaking (1/7)

    Highly Visible, Highly Booked: Upgrade your stages, increase your leads, and grow your income (Episode 1 of 7) Over the next 7 episodes, I'm going to run a special series: Highly Visible, Highly Booked: Upgrade your stages, increase your leads, and grow your income. This series is specifically for coaches and consultants because your speaking strategy should be connected to the business you already have. It's also the kickoff to my upcoming launch of The Visibility Shift.  A speaking engagement can keep bringing leads long after the event ends. Kimberly shares how a December 2023 event in Massachusetts continued to generate leads in 2026, then explains how coaches and consultants can decide what each stage should do for their business. What You'll Learn Why every speaking engagement needs a clear business purpose. How to use a room check to assess audience fit, offer fit, follow-up options, and the money math. Why a large or impressive event may bring few leads if the audience isn't interested in your work. How an opt-in and thoughtful follow-up can keep a conversation going after the talk. Coaching Reflection Questions What job do you want your next speaking engagement to do? Are the people in the room likely to need or refer your work? What next step could you offer after your talk? Does the fee or potential business justify your time? Join the TVS waitlist Join The Visibility Shift™ waitlist at kimberlybonline.com/tvs. The Visibility Shift™ is a 6-month experience for coaches and consultants who want a clear strategy for booking speaking engagements that grow their business. If you'd like to read this series, you can subscribe and read the emails here: https://kimberlybonline.kit.com/

  6. Sep 23

    143. Leadership Isn't Complicated. It's Hard. with Julia Rock

    Leadership often gets dressed up as titles, retreats, assessments, and perks. But Julia Rock, author of Uncomplicated Leadership, argues that the real work happens in how you show up for the people you lead. In this conversation, Julia and I talk about why relationships matter, why leadership training can fall flat without follow-through, and what managers need to understand about the people on their teams. We also get into the rise of corporate creators and the risks employees should consider before building a public brand while working a 9-to-5. In this episode: Why leadership is hard even when the principles are simple Julia's 5 C's of uncomplicated leadership: clarity, consistency, connection, courage, and celebration Why leaders need to know what their employees actually want from their careers What corporate creators should understand before building a public platform while employed About Julia Rock Julia Rock is the founder and CEO of Rock Career Development, an author, keynote speaker, and leadership strategist focused on helping organizations build stronger leaders. Her book, Uncomplicated Leadership, is available at rockcareer.com/ulbook. You can connect with Julia at:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-rock/ https://www.instagram.com/thejuliarock/

  7. Sep 16

    142. Build the Room: How Leaders Create Access, Visibility, and Opportunity with Marilynn Joyner

    Marilynn Joyner has spent much of her professional life creating access where she saw a gap. In this episode, Kimberly and Marilynn discuss how that instinct shaped Her Workplace and eventually pushed Marilynn further into entrepreneurship. They unpack what Marilynn has learned about asking for introductions and continuing after rejection, along with why face-to-face connection remains central to how she leads. Marilynn also shares how she is building Fund Her Network as a step toward her long-term goal of investing in women-led companies. In this episode: How Marilynn turned her experience in corporate America into the foundation for Her Workplace Why access has become a core theme across the businesses she is building What entrepreneurship has taught her about asking, fundraising, and hearing "no" Why creating your own rooms through events and private gatherings can increase visibility How thinking 10 years ahead is shaping Marilynn's next business moves Connect with Marilynn Marilynn Joyner: marilynnjoyner.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marilynn-elise-joyner/ Her Workplace: herworkplace.com Fund Her Network: fundhernetwork.com Learn more about my public speaking program - The Visibiltiy Shift: kimberlybonline.com/tvs

  8. Aug 26

    141. I Spent $250,000 on Personal Development. My Problem Was Never Information.

    Kimberly recently audited every personal and professional development purchase she's made since 2013, digging through three old email accounts and her Google Drive folders. The total came to over $250,000. In this unscripted solo episode, she shares what that audit revealed about why she still feels stuck, the four-part process she's using to close the gap between where she is and where she wants to be, and the Steve Harvey exercise that has her writing down 300 things she wants from God. In This Episode: Why Kimberly took an unplanned break this summer and what she was sitting with What investing over $250,000 since 2013 taught her about her actual problem The 4-Step Manifestation Process she's uncovered  The Steve Harvey exercise rooted in James 4:2 and where Kimberly landed on her list of 300 (watch the video here: https://youtu.be/DlMAIYd7-J4?si=4uwv3ha4K5LqRf42 What Kimberly is committing to as she works through this next phase out loud "Make your vision so clear your fears become irrelevant." Kerwin Rae Subscribe to the Insider Notes Newsletter: https://bit.ly/YNMNewsletter Thank you for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, leave a review, and subscribe to the podcast.

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You've led million-dollar projects, delivered results that speak for themselves, and built a reputation for excellence, only to watch someone else get chosen for the opportunity you deserved. Not because you weren't ready, but because your name didn't come to mind first. Welcome to Your Next Move, the podcast for high-performing professionals in leadership who are ready to elevate their visibility, build a powerful personal brand and position themselves for opportunities that accelerate their path to industry-wide recognition or higher level roles. I'm Kimberly Brown, a globally recognized career and leadership expert, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of Next Move, Best Move. I've coached hundreds of mid- to executive-level professionals working in Fortune 500 companies to grow their visibility, influence, and leadership presence, without leaving their jobs. Here's what I've learned: being great at your job isn't enough. If people don't know who you are, the value only you can offer, or the impact you're here to make, you'll keep executing someone else's vision. Each episode delivers practical visibility strategies, powerful mindset shifts, and the leadership tools you need to build a speaker brand that positions you for your next big move, whether that's speaking on national stages, landing your next promotion, or becoming a recognized voice in your industry. You'll learn how to elevate your visibility without "doing the most", speak with authority without fear of being seen as self-promotional and become known as a thought leader inside (and outside) your current company. If you're wondering: How do I position myself as a thought leader at work? Why am I being overlooked for promotions when I'm good at my job? How do I build a leadership brand? Can I stay in my current company and grow my career? How do I make people remember my name in the right rooms? …you're in the right place. Tune in for expert advice, behind-the-scenes coaching, and my signature no-fluff perspective on what it really takes to accelerate your leadership trajectory and step into the rooms where real decisions are made. 🎧 Follow Your Next Move wherever you listen to podcasts, and start building a career that gets you seen, heard, and recognized for what you do best. 📲 Want to connect? Find me on Instagram @kimberlybonline or LinkedIn and say hello! ⬇️ Download the 9 Visibility Strategies You're Probably Missing at Work guide at https://kimberlybonline.com/visibility

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  • Creator
    Kimberly Brown
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    153
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    Your Next Move Podcast

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