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Comfort To Courage

Comfort To Courage

316 - From Burnout to Betting on Herself: Kim Kelly on Leading Under Pressure

Aug 24, 2026 · 41m

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From Burnout to Betting on Herself: Kim Kelly on Leading Under Pressure What happens when the version of you that looks the most successful on paper is actually the most unwell you've ever been? Kim Kelly spent two decades advising Fortune 500 companies, leading global teams, and making decisions with hundreds of millions of dollars riding on the outcome. From the outside, it looked like she had it all figured out. On the inside, she wasn't sleeping, wasn't eating, and was waking up at 2am in a full-blown panic, until her body forced her to stop. In this episode, Kim opens up about the medical leave that became the turning point of her life and the four-pillar Lead Under Pressure Framework…