Your Next Move

Your Next Move

Welcome to Your Next Move Podcast with Kimberly Brown—the show where careers are transformed into legacies and ambitions into reality. Kimberly is a trusted career and leadership expert, sought-after speaker, bestselling author, and the Founder of Brown Leadership, an international learning and development firm committed to supporting the next generation of leaders. With her guidance, you’ll learn to navigate your career with clarity, purpose, and confidence. This isn’t about grinding harder or waiting for your turn—it’s about equipping yourself with the strategies to lead, the tools to advance, and the confidence to create opportunities that align with your vision of success. Each episode is packed with actionable advice, thought-provoking conversations, and empowering insights to help you make bold moves in your career. Whether you’re striving for your next promotion, tackling workplace challenges, or redefining what leadership means to you, this is the space to level up and thrive. Your next move is within reach—let’s make it happen.

Episodes

March 12, 2025 38 mins

In this live coaching session, I sit down with Abriana Walton, a media professional from Detroit who's navigating the challenges of her first full-time job. We dive deep into overcoming perfectionism, building genuine confidence, and mapping out a fulfilling career path that aligns with your purpose.

  • Learn how to handle workplace mistakes with grace an...

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Welcome to Episode 101 of the Your Next Move Podcast! In today’s episode, I dive into a mindset framework that will help you transform the way you approach your goals. Whether you're facing a career shift, trying to improve your personal life, or pursuing new business goals, this episode will show you how flipping your mindset can lead to faster success with less stress.

I introduce the Be-Do-Have Model—a ...

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Welcome to a milestone episode of Your Next Move Podcast—Episode 100! In this special episode, I get real about my personal and professional journey, sharing how pivotal moments of struggle have sparked powerful transformations. From career shifts to navigating personal challenges, I open up about the internal changes that led me to create my "Transformation Roadmap," a five-pillar strategy that's redefining how I show...

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In this episode of Your Next Move with Kimberly Brown, we conclude our deep dive into the C-Method: The Self-Coaching System for Clarity, Commitment, and Change by covering the final three steps: Craft Your Action Plan, Commit to Consistency, and Celebrate and Evolve. Kimberly shares actionable strategies to move beyond planning and confidently execute your goals for 2025. From crafting realistic plans to maintaining m...

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In this episode of Your Next Move with Kimberly Brown, we continue our deep dive into the C-Method: The Self-Coaching System for Clarity, Commitment, and Change. Today’s focus is on Step 2: Curating Your Knowledge. Kimberly explains how to sift through the wealth of information, tools, and experiences you’ve accumulated to identify what will best serve your current goals.

She also shares her personal strategies for leveraging exist...

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Welcome back to Your Next Move Podcast! After a year-long break, we’re back with fresh perspectives and new strategies. In this episode, Kimberly dives into the concept of self-coaching—what it is, why it’s essential, and how you can leverage it to gain clarity, commitment, and create meaningful change in your life.

Kimberly also shares personal updates, including her company’s rebranding to Brown Leadersh...

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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 ...

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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, wheth...

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August 9, 2023 22 mins

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 ...

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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 ...

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Feedback is one of the most crucial things you need to be able to give and receive in the workplace, and yet it is one of the biggest things people are afraid to do in the workplace! 

Fear not, because in this episode, Kimberly will be talking about the basic steps of effective feedback, the different ways to communicate your feedback, and the things to be mindful of before you decide to offer someone your...

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Corporate or Entrepreneur? We’ve all asked ourselves this question at some point in our lives, but have we ever considered that it was possible to do both and to do them well? 

In this episode, your host Kimberly speaks with Shalaya Shipman, a multi-faceted hustler who leads multicultural marketing efforts for Black and Latinx CEOs through Salesforce technology, while also running a successful real estate ...

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July 12, 2023 16 mins

Today, we are talking about intrapreneurship versus entrepreneurship - the pros & cons,  differences & similarities, and everything in between. 

Now, entrepreneurship may seem like the more appealing end of the stick - that laptop culture and freedom lifestyle are all the craze right now. But there are also many incredible things that the path of intrapreneurship brings! As Kimberly has had the best of bot...

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In this episode, your host Kimberly is joined by Dre Brown, a self-taught freelance makeup artist who has cultivated a creative community over the last 15 years and collaborated with brands like MTV, BRAVO, WEtv, Food Network, Comedy Central, Refinery29, COSMOPOLITAN, COMPLEX, SEVENTEEN, ESSENCE, Black Enterprise, Unilever, and more! 

Tune in as Dre brings us along her journey from corporate America to wor...

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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 ...

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In this episode, Kimberly is joined by special guest Percell Dugger to talk about all things wellness, health, and community. 

Percell is not only a NIKE running coach but also a wellness consultant and writer dedicated to fostering equitable health and culture within the community. Percell's expertise and passion shine through his various roles, making a profound impact on promoting inclusivity and well-b...

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June 14, 2023 20 mins

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” - George Bernard Shaw

 

In this episode, Kimberly wants us to think about communication styles in the same way we think about the famous 5 love languages - understand who we are, how we receive information, and how others around us receive information. So lean in for this insider’s look into one of Kimberly’...

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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, ...

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Kimberly knows that when you attend professional events such as conferences, you are spending a pretty penny. It’s imperative that you can optimize the experience to get the outcome you desire. So in this episode, your host shares the top three steps you need to maximize your time and investment when attending professional events.

 

Whether you're looking for a role at a major corporation or a...

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If you know a little bit about Kimberly, you know she does A LOT of public speaking. Whether it be keynotes, workshops, or trainings, public speaking has been a large part of her business and career. And let’s be honest, even if you don’t consider yourself a public speaker, knowing how to properly articulate your ideas in public settings is crucial to any job. So in this episode, Kimberly leans into her expertise and s...

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