Life & Leadership with Kim Williams

Kim Williams
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Kim Williams is a multi-faceted woman. She is an introvert who loves to write and podcast. A happy wife of 28 years to her husband and best friend, Rawleigh, and the proud mom of her three accomplished children, Rawleigh III, Brian, and Alyssa. Professionally, Kim is a nonprofit CEO and executive coach with over 30 years of leadership experience. She's raised nearly $50 million dollars to fight poverty and homelessness in Dallas as CEO of Interfaith Family Services while simultaneously running Kim Williams Consulting, an executive coaching and consulting firm that specializes in change management for nonprofits. She is a two time-finalist for CEO of the year and her organization is the local outcomes leader in its field. Kim is also a woman who has battled insecurity, self-doubt, and high levels of stress for many years. She understands what is like to be a woman whose public persona does not always match her personal struggles. She shares how she overcame insecurity and found the power and peace of authentic leadership in her book, Diary of An Insecure CEO. Kim created the Life and Leadership with Kim Williams to share her stories and strategies to help you to successfully serve others without sacrificing yourself. While anyone can listen, learn, and be inspired by this podcast, it is specifically designed for leaders who work in the nonprofit and ministry sectors. We spend our days valiantly serving others while secretly struggling not to sacrifice ourselves, our happiness, physical health, and mental health in the process. Kim believes our situation is unique and our voices deserve to be heard in a safe space that is curated especially for us. That space is Life & Leadership with Kim Williams!

  1. 3D AGO

    Episode 77 | How to Create a Calm Culture in Chaotic Situations

    Episode 77: Creating a Calm Culture in Chaotic Times In this episode of Life & Leadership with Kim Williams, Kim shares why calm, productive cultures do not happen by accident. Drawing from her experience leading through betrayal, HR challenges, downsizing, a capital campaign, and rapid growth during COVID, she explains how her organization achieved over an 80 percent client success rate, five consecutive years of year-end surpluses, and a highly tenured leadership team. Kim outlines three leadership practices that stabilize culture in uncertain times. Leaders will learn how to create a strategy for deliberate communication, provide counsel before correction, and follow through on consequences that protect high performers. This episode is for leaders navigating employee stress, cultural strain, and organizational change who want to lead with clarity and calm.

    19 min

  2. JAN 13

    Episode 76 | Three Essentials of Contingency Planning

    In Episode 76 of Life & Leadership with Kim Williams, Kimberly Williams equips leaders with a practical framework for preparing for uncertainty without becoming distracted or overwhelmed. Contingency planning is not about expecting the worst. It is about leading with wisdom, discipline, and clarity when conditions change. Drawing from her experience guiding organizations through funding volatility, crisis, and rapid growth, Kim breaks down the three non-negotiable essentials every leader must have in place before disruption hits. In this episode, you will learn how to: Identify the risks you must plan for versus the ones that create unnecessary fearBuild contingency plans that protect your mission without sacrificing momentumLead your team with calm, confidence, and credibility when plans shift Kim reinforces that strong leaders do not wait for certainty to act. They prepare for multiple scenarios while staying focused on their core work. Through mindset, method, and management insights, this episode helps leaders replace anxiety with action and reactivity with readiness. This episode is especially relevant for CEOs, executive leaders, and change-agents who want to remain steady, strategic, and effective no matter what the future brings.

    19 min

  3. JAN 6

    Episode 75 | How to Be Prepared for Anything in 2026

    As we step into a new year, optimism is natural. New goals. New plans. New energy. I feel it too. But after thirty years of leadership and even more years of life, I know something else is also true. Every year holds both promise and pain. Progress and pressure. Celebration and sorrow. And in 2026, the leaders who flourish will not just be the hopeful ones. They will be the prepared ones. In this episode, we are going to talk about 3 ways nonprofit leaders can be prepared for anything in 2026.

    20 min

  4. 12/16/2025

    Episode 74 | 2025 Life & Leadership Lessons 6 - 10

    EPISODE 74 SUMMARYLife and Leadership Lessons 6–10 from 2025In Episode 74, Kim Williams concludes her year-end reflection series by sharing the final five Life and Leadership Lessons that shaped her personally and professionally in 2025. These lessons reflect not only strategic growth, but spiritual grounding, emotional maturity, and the kind of wisdom that is forged in the places where leadership and life collide. Kim explores why leaders must know their numbers, stay informed without becoming overwhelmed, and work with what they have in an unstable workforce climate. She also unpacks the importance of studying people and organizations more deeply rather than trusting surface impressions. Each lesson is filled with practical insight from her decades as a CEO and change management strategist. The episode culminates with her most profound and personal lesson of the year: Trust God through it all. Without revisiting the private details of her journey, Kim shares the universal truth that some years are not defined by external accomplishments but by internal endurance. Some years grow your résumé. Some years grow your soul. And in both, God is faithful. This closing episode invites leaders to embrace the wisdom woven into their own journeys, honor the unseen work God has done within them, and enter 2026 with renewed clarity, courage, and spiritual strength. Listen as Kim offers a powerful final word for the year and invites you to return in January for Season 3 of Life and Leadership with Kim Williams.

    24 min

  5. 12/09/2025

    Episode 73 | 2025 Life & Leadership Lesson 1 - 5

    Life and Leadership Lessons 1–5 from 2025In Episode 73, Kim Williams continues her year-end reflection series by walking leaders through the first five Life and Leadership Lessons that shaped her in 2025. These lessons were forged through real challenges, deep internal work, and moments of clarity that strengthened both her leadership and her faith. Kim unpacks why slowing down and strategizing with fresh eyes is essential, even for leaders with years of experience. She shares the importance of setting and respecting boundaries, the non negotiable value of prioritizing family, the discipline of discerning where to invest your gifts, and why alignment matters more than adaptability in unstable times. Each lesson is paired with practical wisdom, real-world insight from her role as CEO and transition strategist, and a spiritual perspective that reminds listeners that leadership development is not only external. It is deeply internal. This episode offers a reflective but actionable blueprint for entering the new year with clearer priorities, stronger discernment, and a more grounded approach to leadership. Tune in if you want to close 2025 with greater focus and begin 2026 with intentional, aligned momentum.

    22 min

  6. 12/02/2025

    EPISODE 72 | THE POWER OF REFLECTION

    The Power of ReflectionIn Episode 72, Kim Williams opens the final stretch of the year with a practice that has shaped her leadership more than any strategy or system: intentional reflection. Recording during her birthday week, Kim shares how she uses this sacred time to pause, look back over her year, and identify the lessons God wove into every high, every hardship, and every quiet moment in between. This episode explores why reflection is essential for leaders, especially in seasons marked by challenge, grief, unexpected transitions, or rapid growth. Kim offers practical questions to guide your own year-end review, paired with biblical wisdom from Psalm 90:12: “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” If you find yourself moving fast, carrying heavy responsibilities, or simply needing clarity before entering the new year, this episode will ground you. Kim shows how reflection strengthens your decision-making, deepens your self-awareness, and positions you to lead with confidence in the months ahead. Tune in for a thoughtful, faith-filled reminder that some of your greatest breakthroughs begin with simply pausing to pay attention to what God has already done.

    21 min

  7. 11/25/2025

    Episode 71 | Ask Kim: What do I do when everything feels urgent?

    When everything feels urgent, every decision starts to feel overwhelming. But the truth is, not everything is equally important, and when leaders lose that perspective, burnout isn’t far behind. Today, I’m answering one of the most common questions I get from leaders: ‘What do I do first when everything feels urgent?’

    15 min

  8. 11/18/2025

    Episode 70 | Mobilizing Your Team in Mayhem

    How do you lead your staff when everything feels urgent? What do you do when the workload triples, but your resources don’t? How do you keep your team motivated when morale starts to slip? When chaos hits your organization, leadership isn’t about doing more. It’s about managing better. In moments of mayhem, your team doesn’t need more meetings. They need clarity, calm, and care. Today, I’m going to teach you how to mobilize your team under pressure without burning them out.

    16 min
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Kim Williams is a multi-faceted woman. She is an introvert who loves to write and podcast. A happy wife of 28 years to her husband and best friend, Rawleigh, and the proud mom of her three accomplished children, Rawleigh III, Brian, and Alyssa. Professionally, Kim is a nonprofit CEO and executive coach with over 30 years of leadership experience. She's raised nearly $50 million dollars to fight poverty and homelessness in Dallas as CEO of Interfaith Family Services while simultaneously running Kim Williams Consulting, an executive coaching and consulting firm that specializes in change management for nonprofits. She is a two time-finalist for CEO of the year and her organization is the local outcomes leader in its field. Kim is also a woman who has battled insecurity, self-doubt, and high levels of stress for many years. She understands what is like to be a woman whose public persona does not always match her personal struggles. She shares how she overcame insecurity and found the power and peace of authentic leadership in her book, Diary of An Insecure CEO. Kim created the Life and Leadership with Kim Williams to share her stories and strategies to help you to successfully serve others without sacrificing yourself. While anyone can listen, learn, and be inspired by this podcast, it is specifically designed for leaders who work in the nonprofit and ministry sectors. We spend our days valiantly serving others while secretly struggling not to sacrifice ourselves, our happiness, physical health, and mental health in the process. Kim believes our situation is unique and our voices deserve to be heard in a safe space that is curated especially for us. That space is Life & Leadership with Kim Williams!

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