Kim Becking

Kim Becking is an engaging, high-energy, fun and impactful keynote speaker who helps you Build a Momentum Mindset to boost resilience, conquer change and accelerate your success no matter what.

Expert on

  • Change
  • Leadership
  • Motivation
  • Adversity
  • Communication
  • Resilience

Fee Range

$20,000–$25,000

Travels from

MO, US

 

Kim Becking is an engaging, high-energy, fun and impactful keynote motivational keynote speaker and thought leader who has been helping organizations, leaders, teams and individuals conquer change, boost resilience, reduce stress and overwhelm and communicate and connect in a more authentic and meaningful way for over twenty years. She provides people with the tools needed to create a “Momentum Mindset.” – ready to conquer change, take bold action, become more resilient, accelerate success and achieve more in their business, life and relationships no matter what life throws at them.

A sought after motivational keynote speaker and change and leadership expert, Kim has been featured in national media such as People, SELF, The New York Times, USA Today, Good Morning America and Lifetime Television for her expertise on resilience and thriving in the midst of change. 

Using humor and vulnerability, Kim has the ability to connect with her audiences at a deeper level.  Her authentic, engaging, humorous and empowering messages of extraordinary resilience, conquering change and creating success regardless of your circumstances have made her a favorite among her audiences.  

Kim knows a thing or two about change and challenges through her own experiences in business and life.  As an attorney, serial entrepreneur running 2 successful businesses, communications strategist and “recovering” political consultant, Kim has conquered the ever-changing tough worlds of business, government, and politics.  She’s also conquered breast cancer. 

Kim has boosted communication, collaboration and consensus building, capabilities for companies, associations, government and non-profit organizations.   As a communications strategist, she provides practical tools and strategies for leaders to effectively manage change and deal with difficult people, tough conversations, and hard issues through the art of effective communication.  She’s coached CEO’s and C-Suite leaders, association executives, top level leadership and elected officials to accelerate their success.

Kim graduated with honors from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and received her Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.  She is a member of the National Speakers Association, the International Association of Business Communicators, the Association of Talent Development and holds a Certificate of Public Participation from the International Association of Public Participation.   She serves on the board the Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge. 

Kim resides in Columbia, Missouri and delivers programs both virtually and in-person throughout the world for conferences, conventions and events.

BUILD A MOMENTUM MINDSET®: HOW TO BE MORE ADAPTABLE, RESILIENT AND READY FOR WHAT'S NEXT IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD

Program: Build a Momentum Mindset®: How to Conquer Change, Boost Resilience and Accelerate Your Success No Matter What

Program Description:

Change, uncertainty and disruption are guaranteed – especially now. But growth and progress are not. How you deal with this ever-changing high stress pandemic and post-pandemic world is completely up to you. You have a choice. Your people have a choice. Your organization has a choice. You can stay stuck or develop a Momentum Mindset® so that you can move forward and grow with grit in the midst of the change and uncertainty.

Kim shares her own stories of resilience in life and business with healthy doses of vulnerability, humor, and motivation and will share how to use resilience to not only navigate and cope during change and uncertainty, but build a Momentum Mindset where you push past limited thinking and use the adversity, change and uncertainty in your life and the world as the fuel needed to propel you forward – stronger and better than before.

Leave this program equipped with the tools you need to transform your mindset to think differently, conquer and adapt to change and challenges and create the everyday resilience required in this ever-changing complex pandemic world to build momentum and accelerate your success no matter what.

Program Outcomes:

Leave this program learning how to:
• Enhance your ability to adapt to change, deal with the unexpected and develop greater flexibility and become a champion of change, instead of a resister to change

• Develop key techniques and simple mindset shifts you can use to reduce stress and overwhelm and boost your resilience

• Maintain a positive attitude, create more focus, and become more present, productive, engaged and connected to yourself, your teams, your clients and those you serve

• Develop the grit needed to succeed in the midst of change, adversity and the unexpected and how to use that grit to deal with difficult people, tough conversations and hard issues

(NOTE: All of Kim’s programs can be tailored to focus on personal resilience, team resilience, organizational resilience and/or developing resilient leaders.)

Audience Activity Educational / Informative Inspirational / Life-changing Humorous / Funny

Program: Build a Momentum Mindset®: How to Conquer Change, Boost Resilience and Accelerate Your Success No Matter What Program Description: Change, uncertainty and disruption are guaranteed - especially now. But growth and progress are not. How you deal with this ever-changing high stress pandemic and post-pandemic world is completely up to you. You have a choice. Your people have a choice. Your organization has a choice. You can stay stuck or develop a Momentum Mindset® so that you can move forward and grow with grit in the midst of the change and uncertainty. Kim shares her own stories of resilience in life and business with healthy doses of vulnerability, humor, and motivation and will share how to use resilience to not only navigate and cope during change and uncertainty, but build a Momentum Mindset where you push past limited thinking and use the adversity, change and uncertainty in your life and the world as the fuel needed to propel you forward - stronger and better than before. Leave this program equipped with the tools you need to transform your mindset to think differently, conquer and adapt to change and challenges and create the everyday resilience required in this ever-changing complex pandemic world to build momentum and accelerate your success no matter what. Program Outcomes: Leave this program learning how to: • Enhance your ability to adapt to change, deal with the unexpected and develop greater flexibility and become a champion of change, instead of a resister to change • Develop key techniques and simple mindset shifts you can use to reduce stress and overwhelm and boost your resilience • Maintain a positive attitude, create more focus, and become more present, productive, engaged and connected to yourself, your teams, your clients and those you serve • Develop the grit needed to succeed in the midst of change, adversity and the unexpected and how to use that grit to deal with difficult people, tough conversations and hard issues (NOTE: All of Kim's programs can be tailored to focus on personal resilience, team resilience, organizational resilience and/or developing resilient leaders.) Audience Activity Educational / Informative Inspirational / Life-changing Humorous / Funny

Resign as General Manager of the Universe: Unlock the Keys to Reduce Stress and Avoid Burnout

Kim has a secret to share. There’s no such thing as work-life balance! It’s work-life blend.  In this fast-paced, constantly changing, work from anywhere high stress world, life is anything but balanced. It’s more like a colossal collision between the thousands of things pulling at your time – the demands of work, home and everything in between – leading to overwhelm, stress and yes, even burnout. Life – both professionally and personally – is constantly changing, especially right now.

In this interactive and energetic program, Kim will share key stress busters and resilience boosters so that you can create work-life blend and refresh, refocus and refuel YOU. You will learn the Keys To “Resign As General Manager of the Universe” and leave with practical, immediately actionable strategies to reduce stress, overwhelm and burnout; boost your resilience; take control of your health and your life; and create a life where you are showing up as your best self.

Program Outcomes:

You will leave knowing:

  • Key techniques and simple mindset shifts you can use to reduce stress, burnout and overwhelm and boost your resilience
  • How to increase focus and boost productivity by setting boundaries, learning to say NO and prioritizing 
  • Proven strategies to maintain a positive attitude, maximize your energy, create more focus, and become more present, productive, engaged and connected

 

Entertainment-based Audience Activity Educational / Informative Inspirational / Life-changing Humorous / Funny

BOOSTING TEAM ADAPTABILITY AND RESILIENCE: KEYS TO EFFECTIVELY CONNECT, ENGAGE, MOTIVATE, AND LEAD OTHERS DURING CHANGE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING, WORK FROM ANYWHERE WORLD

Connection is the heartbeat of life and leadership – especially during change and challenge. Connecting, motivating and leading yourself and others through change and uncertainty can be a challenge to say the least. Overwhelm, stress, burnout, too much to do, competing priorities, generational differences, regulatory changes, staffing shortages, stresses of home, work and everything in between.  This new world of work where everything seems harder. As a leader, how you show up during this ever-changing world matters. Your people need you now more than ever before. In this engaging session, Kim will share keys to become an adaptable and resilient leader in an ever-changing world so that you can effectively connect, motivate, and boost the adaptability and resilience of yourself and your teams.

KIM BECKING VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE - NO MORE BORING WEBINARS

Kim’s Virtual Experience:

Kim is on a mission – NO MORE BORING WEBINARS!  We’ve all had enough of those the last few years.  Delivering engaging virtual content is critical. Looking for someone that stands out and delivers engaging, fun and high energy virtual programs and NOT boring talking head keynotes or webinars? Then Kim is your gal.

Kim brings to the table decades of experience delivering virtual programs – years before the pandemic hit. She has received the e-Speakers Virtual Presenter designation. With her background and experience in community and human engagement as well as communications and media relations, she has delivered and organized hundreds of virtual programs and town halls with thousands of participants and has worked with online and video platforms for decades.

Kim understands the unique challenges and opportunities that online programs provide from an engagement perspective and would work with you and your team to ensure success. She knows how to communicate, connect and engage virtually. It’s what she does and it’s no different than her in-person delivery.

How Kim shows up is up to you virtually is up to you. Not all virtual events are created equally. Kim works with you to determine what setting makes the most sense. She has a professional home studio with a variety of settings and backgrounds and all the tech. In addition, Kim has access to a full stage with a professional video production crew and a professional studio if a higher production level is needed. Kim has also worked on-site with clients at their production studios or on-site delivering virtually to their people. She knows many different virtual platforms and can deliver her content in a variety of ways – including LIVE with engagement or pre-recorded with engagement during the conference.

Please reach out to discuss Kim’s virtual experiences and fees.  

Audience Activity Educational / Informative Inspirational / Life-changing Humorous / Funny

MOMENTUM MINDSET RESILIENCE SERIES (3 PART - VIRTUAL, HYBRID OR LIVE PROGRAM)

Kim’s Momentum Mindset Resilience Series is in high demand in this ever-evolving rapidly changing world. 

This 3-part Momentum Mindset series with 3 one-hour live virtual programs focuses on personal resilience, team resilience and organizational resilience.  (You can also select one program if you don’t want the series.)

Session 1: Boosting Personal Resilience:

Keys to Reduce Your Stress and Boost Your Resilience During Crisis and Uncertainty

Session 2: Boosting Team Resilience: 
Keys to Effectively Communicate, Connect, Motivate, and Lead Others Through Times of Uncertainty and Change (This program can also focus on how to be more effective at connecting with your teams, customers and clients in a stressful, unpredictable virtual and hybrid world.  Kim has customized this program for sales teams specifically – focusing on the power of authentic connection during stressful times.)   

Session 3: Boosting Organizational Resilience:  
Turning Momentum Busters Into Momentum Boosters and Creating Continued Momentum for Whatever Comes Next  (This includes Momentum Booster on-the-spot coaching during the program to identify what is keeping your people stuck so that they can turn their Momentum Busters into Momentum Boosters.) 

 

Audience Activity Educational / Informative Inspirational / Life-changing Humorous / Funny

MASTER YOUR DISASTERS: HOW TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY AND BOOST RESILIENCE

Challenges, unexpected changes and uncertainty are guarantees in life. Doing more with less. An unpredictable economy. Sluggish sales. Health challenges. Relationship struggles. Dealing with tough issues at home and at work. We live in an ever-changing, dynamic and stressful world – one where adversity will always live and life will inevitably knock you down.

The ability to find the lesson, grit up, get back up and create momentum to keep moving forward during the tough times is what will separate you from those who get stuck. In this inspiring, interactive and impactful session, Kim shares her own stories of resilience in life and business with healthy doses of vulnerability, humor and motivation. You will learn how Resilience Boosters can help you create a “Momentum Mindset” where you push past limited thinking and use the adversity in your life as the fuel needed to propel you forward – faster, further and stronger than ever before.

Leave this program equipped with the tools you need to create everyday resilience, master your disasters and conquer change.

Program Outcomes:

You will leave learning how to:

• Enhance your ability to adapt to change, deal with the unexpected and develop greater flexibility when adversity hits

• Handle stress and perform better under pressure

• Inspire and build resilient teams and organizations to amplify productivity, enhance performance, accelerate results and boost the bottom line

(NOTE: This program can be tailored to focus on personal resilience, team resilience, organizational resilience and/or developing resilient leaders.)

Audience Activity Educational / Informative Inspirational / Life-changing

PUNCH IN THE GUT MOMENTS: HOW TO GET UP, GRIT UP AND CONQUER CHANGE NO MATTER WHAT

Unexpected changes. “Stuff” hitting the fan. Life, both personally and professionally = constant change, with crazy and unpredictable ups and the downs, particularly right now. How you deal with this ever-changing high stress world is completely up to you. Change is certain. But growth and progress are not. Do you learn, grow, evolve and stretch or do you stay stuck when unexpected change and challenges knock the wind out of you? In this authentic, inspiring, high energy session, Kim will share her own punch-in-the-gut moments and how to unlock the keys to Grit Up, Not Give Up. She will help you unlock the keys to conquer change and roll with the punches as a leader and in life – providing you the tools you need to get up, grit up and rock any change that is thrown your way and to be able to effectively adapt and lead better.

Program Outcomes:

You will leave learning how to:

  • Conquer change, boost performance and productivity and reduce the stress associated with change
  • Create an organization of Change Catalysts instead of Change Resisters by focusing on the 3 C’s of Change: Communication, Connection and Collaboration
  • Inspire and lead your team through change, helping them embrace change, become solution seekers, innovate faster and create more sustainable success while increasing morale, engagement and productivity.

 

Audience Activity Educational / Informative Inspirational / Life-changing

COMMUNICATING COURAGEOUSLY: WHAT EPIC LEADERS KNOW ABOUT LEADING THEIR TEAM THROUGH CHANGE

Program Description:

Change is certain.  But communicating change effectively is not.  Often when dealing with change, communicating the change is where the breakdown occurs.  A disconnect may occur between those who are pushing for change and everyone else.  Resistance to change keeps people stuck, creates stress and stifles growth and productivity.  And people resist what they don’t understand. For leaders to successfully navigate change, communication and engagement with those affected are critical in order to reduce drama, stress and misunderstanding.  In this engaging, fun and highly interactive session, you will learn proven, easy to implement strategies on how to effectively communicate, connect and create the momentum needed for success when facing change – whether you are the one pushing for the change or the one having change “happen” to you.

Program Outcomes:

You will leave learning:

  • How to effectively deal with the naysayers, resisters and challengers to the change, turning resistance into understanding
  • How to be more confident when leading through change
  • How to create Change Catalysts instead of Change Resisters by focusing on the 3 C’s of Change:  Communication, Connection and Collaboration

 

Audience Activity Educational / Informative Inspirational / Life-changing Humorous / Funny