Magic in the Room #139 Intentional Leadership: Being Brave with Guest Kimberly Davis

March 13, 2023

In this episode of Magic in the Room, Kimberly Davis, the founder of Brave Leadership University, joins Hannah and Luke to continue our exploration of Intentional Leadership. Kimberly helps us understand that we can be brave by connecting to our “super objective,” which is the impact we want to have. She defines bravery as “being my best, most authentic and powerful self,” which is critical for Intentional Leadership. 



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Find Kimberly on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlydavisonstage/ or at braveleadershipuniversity.com 

 

Brave Leadership University founder, Kimberly Davis is an expert on authentic leadership, and shares her inspirational  message of personal power, responsibility and impact with organizations  across the country and teaches leadership programs world-wide. 

 

Kimberly teaches for SMU Cox School of Business' Executive Education Program and their Latino Leadership Initiative; as well as for the Bush Institute's WE Lead program (empowering female leaders from the middle east). Kimberly is a TEDx speaker and her award-winning book, Brave Leadership: Unleash Your Most Confident, Authentic, and Powerful Self to Get the Results You Need was named the #1 book to read on Inc. Magazine’s “The most impactful books to read in 2018.” 


Credits: 

  • This episode of Magic in the Room was recorded during the 2023 NLV conference in Chicago, Illinois
  • Music by evangrimmusic.com 

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