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Kimberly Smith brings three decades of operational expertise, a hard-won healing journey, and a gift for translating both into the kind of message your audience won’t forget. Whether she’s talking systems, soul, or the place where the two meet,  the room changes.

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Kimberly Smith — Speaker
SPEAKER · AUTHOR · GUIDE
35+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
BESTSELLING AUTHOR
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ABOUT KIMBERLY AS A SPEAKER

The rare speaker who can go from operations to awakening, and make both land.

Kimberly Smith is an online business manager, transformational guide, five-time bestselling author, and creator of Systemize for Success™ and The Phoenix Path™. With more than 30 years of combined experience in corporate and online business environments, she brings a grounded, layered perspective that crosses the line between the practical and the profound.

She speaks from lived experience, not theory. From building the operational backbones of seven-figure businesses to walking her own path through trauma, parental alienation, two abusive marriages, and a complete reinvention of who she is and what she is here to do. Her talks are warm, honest, and built to leave people with something they actually use.

"Kimberly's expertise and energy were incredible. She delivered valuable insights with ease and left our audience feeling empowered to streamline their businesses."

— D.R., EVENT ORGANIZER

"Kimberly Laverdure is an inspiring guest! She shared powerful insights on streamlining businesses through automation. Highly recommend!"

— CAROLINE BIELSALSKI, PODCAST HOST

Kimberly is available for:

  • Keynotes and featured presentations (in-person & virtual)
  • Podcast guest appearances
  • Summit and conference panels
  • Workshops and interactive sessions
  • Women’s events, wellness summits, entrepreneur conferences
  • Spiritual and transformational retreats

SIGNATURE TALKS

Twelve Talks. Three Worlds. One Voice.

From business operations to personal transformation to the place where intuition meets strategy — Kimberly speaks across the full range of what it takes to build a life and business that actually fits who you are.

Select a category to explore the talks and download the speaker one-sheet for that topic area.

Business, Leadership & Entrepreneurship — five talks for entrepreneur events, leadership summits, and business conferences.

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01

Reclaim Your Time

7 Steps to Put Your Business on Autopilot, Stop Overworking, and Systemize Your Success

Your business was supposed to create more freedom, not another full-time job. Kimberly breaks down seven practical steps for identifying what's stealing your time, creating repeatable systems, and using automation to get routine work off your plate. Attendees leave knowing where to start, what to systemize first, and how to build a business that doesn't require their constant presence to keep moving.

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02

Tech Essentials for Entrepreneurs

The Systems, Tools & Automations Every Business Needs to Run, Grow & Scale

Whether you're starting a business or realizing the tech stack you pieced together isn't cutting it anymore, the right technology makes running your business dramatically easier. Kimberly walks through essential tech, how the pieces work together, common mistakes that create unnecessary complexity, and how to build a foundation that grows with you.

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03

Your Business Has Outgrown the Way You're Running It

How to Build the Structure Your Next Stage of Growth Requires

The systems, roles, processes, and habits that got your business here may not be able to take it where you're going next. Kimberly helps growing entrepreneurs recognize when they've outgrown their current way of operating and what needs to evolve across people, processes, technology, communication, leadership, and capacity.

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04

The Next Level Requires a Different You

Why Business Growth Starts With Leadership Growth

At some point, the next constraint in a growing business isn't strategy, marketing, or even operations -- it's leadership. Kimberly explores the shifts required as entrepreneurs move from doing everything themselves to leading teams, making higher-level decisions, delegating ownership, and becoming the person capable of leading the business they're trying to build.

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05

Trust Your Gut. Then Check the Data.

Where Intuition and Strategy Meet in Business

Great business decisions aren't always made by choosing between instinct and information -- often we need both. Kimberly explores the intersection of intuition, experience, pattern recognition, data, and strategy -- including how to tell inner knowing from fear, when to question what looks right on paper, and how to develop a decision-making process that uses both what you know and what you know.

KEYNOTE PODCAST PANEL WELLNESS & ENTREPRENEUR EVENTS

Authors & Publishing — four talks for writing conferences, author events, publishing summits, and creative entrepreneur audiences.

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06

Write the Damn Book

Stop Waiting for Permission and Start Writing the Story Only You Can Tell

You don't need another year of thinking about writing your book. You need to begin. Kimberly takes a candid, practical look at what keeps would-be authors stuck -- from perfectionism and fear of being seen to having too many ideas and waiting to feel ready. Attendees leave with a clearer understanding of the book they want to write, the voice they want to write it in, and what it takes to finally move from thinking about it to doing it.

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07

From Manuscript to Marketplace

What Every Author Needs to Know Before Self-Publishing Their Book

Finishing the manuscript is a huge accomplishment -- but it isn't the end of self-publishing, it's the beginning of an entirely different process. Kimberly gives aspiring and emerging authors a clear look at what happens between finished draft and published book, including editing, design, formatting, publishing decisions, distribution, author platforms, launch strategy, and long-term visibility.

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08

Self-Publish Without Losing Your Damn Mind

A Practical Roadmap From Finished Draft to Published Author

Self-publishing gives authors extraordinary control -- but it also means suddenly becoming project manager, publisher, marketer, creative director, and decision-maker. This practical workshop demystifies the journey from manuscript to publication, helps authors understand the moving pieces ahead, and shows where DIY makes sense, where support saves time, and how to approach publishing like a real project.

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09

Stories That Change Us

Why the Stories We Tell Become the Lives We Live

Stories don't only entertain us -- they shape identity, connection, possibility, and the way we understand ourselves. Drawing from her work as both an author and transformational guide, Kimberly explores the stories we inherit, the stories we tell ourselves, the stories we're brave enough to write, and what can happen when we finally choose to tell a different one.

KEYNOTE AUTHOR EVENTS WOMEN'S EVENTS RETREAT

The Phoenix Path™ Transformation — three talks for healing events, women's summits, spiritual retreats, and transformational conferences.

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10

Remember. Reclaim. Return.™

The Three Decisions That Change Everything

Transformation isn't a straight line, and Remember. Reclaim. Return.™ isn't a three-step process we complete once -- it's the thread Kimberly uses throughout The Phoenix Path™ and her transformational work. Through personal story and practical reflection, she explores what it means to remember who we are beneath everything we've learned to be, reclaim the pieces of ourselves we've surrendered, and return to a life that reflects who we are now.

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11

There Comes a Moment...

The Story That Changes Everything

There comes a moment when the life you've built no longer fits the person you're becoming. Through her own experiences of trauma, survival, loss, healing, reinvention, and purpose, Kimberly explores what happens when we finally listen to the quiet knowing that something has to change. This isn't simply a story about what she survived -- it's an invitation for audiences to recognize the moments asking them to choose themselves.

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12

The Phoenix Awakening™

Rising From the Ashes of Who You Were to Become Who You Were Always Meant to Be

Inspired by Kimberly's book and The Phoenix Path™, this deeply personal keynote explores the beginning of transformation: the nudge, the reckoning, the choice, and the first steps toward reclaiming your life. Kimberly combines lived experience with the tools and insights that helped her move from surviving to intentionally creating what came next -- reminding audiences that our past may shape us, but it does not get to decide who we become.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

What You Get When You Book Kimberly

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Real Stories, Real Stakes

No polished performance. Kimberly speaks from lived experience -- the hard parts included -- and that authenticity is what lands with audiences long after the event ends.

Actionable from the Stage

Every talk is built around what the audience walks away with. Not inspiration that fades -- tangible frameworks, tools, and next steps they can use immediately.

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The Whole Picture

Kimberly brings multiple worlds -- business, authorship, and transformation. Audiences leave feeling both equipped and deeply seen.

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Tailored to Your Audience

Every engagement begins with a conversation. Kimberly customizes her content to fit your event, your community, and what your audience most needs to hear.

Seamless to Work With

With 30+ years of event and operations experience, Kimberly knows how events run. She shows up prepared, communicates clearly, and makes the logistics easy.

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Author Credibility

As a five-time bestselling author with two active series, Kimberly brings established credibility and a recognizable body of work your audience can continue with long after the event.

WHAT HOSTS & AUDIENCES SAY

The Feedback Speaks for Itself

"Kimberly's expertise and energy were incredible. She delivered valuable insights with ease and left our audience feeling empowered to streamline their businesses."

— D.R., EVENT ORGANIZER

"Kimberly Laverdure is an inspiring guest! She shared powerful insights on streamlining businesses through automation. Highly recommend!"

— CAROLINE BIELSALSKI, PODCAST HOST

"Kimberly combines deep operational knowledge with genuine warmth. She doesn't just teach -- she transforms the way you see what's possible in your business."

— SUMMIT ATTENDEE

"I walked away from Kimberly's talk with a completely different relationship to my own systems -- and to myself. That's rare. That's the mark of someone who really knows their work."

— PODCAST LISTENER

LET’S MAKE IT HAPPEN

Ready to Bring Kimberly to Your Stage?

Whether you’re planning a summit, podcast series, conference, writing retreat, or

transformational event, let’s talk about how Kimberly’s message can serve your audience.

All engagements begin with a conversation.

What to Include in Your Inquiry

Event type, date, format (in-person or virtual), audience size, and which talk topic or category resonates most with your community.

Turnaround

Kimberly personally responds to all speaking inquiries within 3 business days to discuss fit, availability, and next steps.

Kimberly is available for paid and complimentary speaking engagements. All inquiries considered.

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