What 'could' I do and the power of dreaming with Kim Alexis Newton, Board Member of BigLots! and author

Do you continue to dream? Sometimes, we can get so busy in our everyday lives, that we forget to water the things that give us life. What is something that you dream of doing someday? Today's podcast guest Kim Alexis Newton will encourage you to set aside time to dream and to be intentional. Not only that but to take it a step further, and surround yourself with the right kind of people who can encourage you, and inspire you to get where you want to be, despite any naysayers. 

In this episode, you’ll discover… 

What is the key trait to winning at work and at home? (2:10)

Why people give up, and FOREST. (7:40)

Use your FOREST to get closer to God (12:58)

How a Book Report assignment from her dad changed Kim’s life. (13:42)

Start asking what can we do for others, not what can they do for us. (27:22)

How to dream again, and do something (28:55)

Kim’s Bio:

Kim Alexis Newton is an executive turned independent board director, author, entrepreneur, and fine artist. Kim is passionate about leadership and innovation and has a unique right-brain-left-brain approach to helping people and companies meet their full potential.

Kim’s credentials make her uniquely positioned to build creative and emotive brands at scale. During her two decades at Hallmark Cards, she ran a $1B business and led global corporate strategy and transformation across a $4B diversified portfolio of top brands across consumer packaged goods, retail and entertainment. She has been recognized multiple times as a top African American in Corporate America.  

As a board director and advisor, Kim specializes in improving business performance through revenue growth prioritization, customer focus, digital capability development, and brand experience. She has more than 20 years of nonprofit board experience. Kim advises several female-led tech startups and is currently active on the board of Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) Inc. where she serves on the Audit and Nominating and Governance committees. Kim was named one of the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors in 2021. 

Kim is an exceptional developer of people and teams and has passionately mentored hundreds of leaders–including a stint as a contract moderator for Netflix Leadership Programs. 

Kim believes creative agility is an important skill to keep transformation leaders sharp. That is why for the last 20 years she has left space for creation of her own art, a modern approach to quilting. In 2019, after leaving corporate America, Kim sold her first piece that now hangs on the wall of Oprah Winfrey. Kim has sold over a dozen pieces since that time and has exhibited at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. 

As the founder of Alexis Enterprises, LLC, Kim brings to life all of her passions.  The art studio focuses on her one-of-a-kind fine art quilts. The Intentional PauseTM Project is a platform that helps women embrace pausing as a powerful way to strategize and enable a transformative personal plan. Her five-step approach comes to life in her first book, The Intentional Pause Dream Workbook. And Alexis Gift Quilts, her produced line of handcrafted quilts positioned as extraordinary gifts for self or others, which achieved over $1MM in sales in its first 9 months. 

Kim lives in Leawood, Kansas, with her husband, Nikki, and their daughter Piper.

What's Next? 

Are you struggling to win at both home and work? Maybe you’re crushing it at work, but home life is tough. Or maybe home life is great, but work is challenging. 

I want to give you 10 tips that I share with clients. Go to my website at www.corymcarlson.com/subscribe and download your free copy of “10 Ways To Win At Home and at Work.”

Have you read ‘Rise and Go’?

All leaders get knocked down from time to time, so this is a resource to help you get back up quicker. 

Check it out on Amazon.

Also, if you have not checked out my first book, please do! It is called Win At Home First and you can purchase it on Amazon Here. Forbes Magazine rated it one of 7 books everyone on your team should read.