About Kim

Hi there! I’m Kim B. Smith.

My red-hot passion is advocating for women ( and a few great men) and helping them own their bold voices, whether speaking on stage, private coaching, or working with companies. My goal is to empathize fully with my clients as I support them to express themselves, and advocate for those who’ve experienced marginalization.

But don’t let me fool you—it wasn’t always this way. Before becoming a coach and trainer for leaders in HR, learning and development, and heads of women’s employee resource groups, I started a successful radio station. But before that, I was your average corporate “yes” girl. I said what people wanted to hear. I was bullied in corporate America and then wrongfully terminated for not speaking up. It was a pretty sad saga, but definitely not one that’s unique to me.

Back then, I would wake up and immediately plan my day around how I could get back to bed as fast as possible. I didn’t have anything left to give my job or myself. I was just existing. I was ungrateful and lackluster, and I had lost one thing that was truly mine—my voice.

I had been suppressing my voice and listening to my inner critic—who I lovingly refer to as my “hag in the attic.” I told people what they wanted to hear. I didn’t have a bold voice. I begrudgingly said the words that would keep everyone around me—and the critic inside me—happy.