132. 5 Lessons From 5 Years of Full-Time Entrepreneurship
Release Date: 05/20/2026
Your Next Move Podcast
Five years of full-time entrepreneurship — and Kimberly isn't showing up with a highlight reel. She's bringing the real: the lessons she had to learn, unlearn, and sometimes relearn on the road to building a multi-six-figure business five years running. This episode is for every entrepreneur who has ever questioned the path, doubted the process, or wondered if it's actually worth it. In This Episode: The strategy Kimberly has consistently returned to as her primary lead generator since 2011 — and why she kept leaving it anyway Her evolution from career counselor to global HR director to...
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info_outlineFive years of full-time entrepreneurship — and Kimberly isn't showing up with a highlight reel. She's bringing the real: the lessons she had to learn, unlearn, and sometimes relearn on the road to building a multi-six-figure business five years running. This episode is for every entrepreneur who has ever questioned the path, doubted the process, or wondered if it's actually worth it.
In This Episode:
- The strategy Kimberly has consistently returned to as her primary lead generator since 2011 — and why she kept leaving it anyway
- Her evolution from career counselor to global HR director to speaker, coach, author, and beyond — and what that teaches us about identity in entrepreneurship
- Why followers and a following are not the same thing
- The advice she was given about not giving too much away — and why she chose to ignore it
- The launches where no one enrolled, the investments that didn't pay off, and the mindset that kept her going anyway
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