Welcome back to another great episode of the Dear BLK CEO Podcast.
Have you ever heard someone say that you should never tell someone your business idea? In this episode, we’re going to flip that low level thinking on its head with Kimberly Archuleta. Kimberly is the CEO, Founder and visionary behind Avance Learning Solutions LMS. She has been leading the e-learning industry since 2000 and has a wealth of experience in professional, academic, political and corporate teaching. What makes her unique is that Kimberly focuses on unique methods of instructional design and development that provide strategic recommendations to enhance time-management and profits. It’s this high-potential thought process that has helped over 40,000 business employees around the globe excel.
Kimberly is a huge ball of energy and positivity, so dive right into the conversation and let’s talk about manifesting your vision through excitement and relationships.
Manifest Your Vision Through Excitement and Relationships:
[00:01 – 07:06] Opening Segment
- I welcome Kimberly Archuleta to the show
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- Kimberly shares some background on herself
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- The origins of Kimberly’s energy and attitude
- How Kimberly helps execute people’s vision
- The value of sharing your vision with others
[07:07 – 22:47] Cultivating Excitement Towards Your Vision
- Kimberly talks about overcoming the doubt that comes with ideas
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- Real world example from Kimberly’s experience with the Pandemic
- Getting the idea for another company during the waiting period
- Having a positive mindset of ‘I can do this’
- You need to build up and ride out the momentum
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- Get excited even about the small opportunities
- Let things progress naturally
- Create space for yourself to innovate
- ‘Never eat alone…’
- Kimberly talks about her path to entrepreneurship in learning and development
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- Leaving the sales world
- A desire to teach people
- Climbing the corporate ladder then leaving it all
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- ‘I can do this on my own’
- Getting her first investor
- Risk = reward
- The importance of your level of excitement towards your vision
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- Weighing out the pros and cons
- Are you happy?
- Passion grows when it’s cultivated
- A secret to educating your clients/customers
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- Information is lost within a half hour of learning it
- Engagement is key
[22:48 – 30:29] The Power of Relationship Building and Focus
- Kimberly talks about cultivating relationships
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- How she landed Toyota as her first client
- It should be fun!
- People who like you will refer you
- The power of focus
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- Every day is a new day and new challenge
- Planning the next day in advance
- How to be a ‘Doer’
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- Make it a habit
- Get excited about what you do
[30:30 – 50:07] New Ventures, Visions and Manifestations
- Kimberly talks about her newest venture CBD Sea Salts
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- All purpose, all natural cooking salt
- The health benefits that come along with it
- Himalayan salt mixed with CBD
- Current competition in the market
- Launching plans for the new product
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- Jumping into something completely new
- Working with a tangible product for the first time
- Distribution plans
- Becoming the ‘Pepsi’ of Sea Salts
- How to connect with CBD Sea Salts
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- The power and definition of manifestation
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- Orchestrating something within yourself to become reality
- Envisioning the things you pray for
- Get into the midst of what you want in your minds eye
- Release it instead of holding onto too tightly
- Kimberly’s example of manifesting in her own life
- The importance of Kimberly’s work as a female minority in the workforce
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- Giving back a voice to the voiceless
- Using networking to break patterns
- How to connect with Kimberly
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[50:08 – 53:35] Random Round
- What is your favorite healthcare practice?
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- Breathing and transcendental meditation
- Favorite mistake in starting a business?
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- Not understanding marketing
- Final words
Tweetable Quotes:
“I like the idea of never eating alone. Always have a networking meeting with someone that you don’t know… and just talk to them about what you’re doing and listen to what they’re doing.” - Kimberly Archuleta
“When you take risks you get really big rewards if you believe in yourself, if you have that mindset.” - Kimberly Archuleta
Resources Mentioned:
Be sure to connect with Kimberly over on LinkedIn and Instagram. Check out https://avancelearning.com/ - the future of learning is here, and you can be a pioneer.
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