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/

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.

• 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

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

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

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