Today we’d like to introduce you to Kimberly McGhee.
Hi Kimberly , so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
My story has never followed a straight line. It has been shaped by service, entrepreneurship, leadership, creativity, motherhood, and a deep belief that the work we do should leave people and communities stronger than we found them.
I began my professional journey in early childhood education, where I learned one of my earliest lessons about leadership: people grow when they are given the right environment, support, and opportunity to thrive. That lesson has followed me throughout every chapter of my career.
Over the years, my work expanded beyond education into entrepreneurship, nonprofit leadership, community advocacy, program development, media, caregiving, dance and creative arts, and leadership development. While those areas may appear very different, there has always been a common thread—people.
I have built businesses, developed programs, managed teams and major events, taught classes, advocated for communities, mentored women, supported families, and helped create opportunities for people who are too often overlooked. Today, I serve in multiple leadership capacities, including my work with Seasons Village, where I help support single mothers as they pursue education, economic mobility, entrepreneurship, and long-term stability. I also serve as Co-Executive Director of The Robert-Ann Foundation, where our work centers on advocacy, leadership development, education, storytelling, and community engagement.
Entrepreneurship has also been an important part of my journey. Through His Name Media Group and The Management Firm, I have built businesses around management, private care, logistics, events, and production. My work in dance and the creative sector has allowed me to continue another lifelong passion—using movement, creativity, and shared experiences to connect people.
More recently, I have expanded my work into leadership development through The Expand Leadership Group, creating spaces that challenge people to recognize that leadership does not begin with a title. I believe leadership starts from within—with character, accountability, service, courage, and the willingness to create opportunities for others.
My journey has also taken me deeper into civic engagement and advocacy. I have learned that sometimes serving your community means being willing to step forward, use your voice, ask difficult questions, and sit at tables where decisions are being made.
Through every season, I have evolved. I have succeeded, failed, rebuilt, changed direction, raised a family, served others, started businesses, and continued learning along the way. I don’t believe we arrive at one final version of ourselves. We continue becoming.
Today, I see everything I have done as connected. The educator taught me how to develop people. The entrepreneur taught me how to build. The mother taught me resilience. The creative taught me how to communicate. The advocate taught me to use my voice. And leadership taught me that none of those things matter if I am not willing to use them in service to others.
That is how I got here—and I still believe there is more work to do.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
No, it has not always been a smooth road. My journey has included rejection, financial uncertainty, being underestimated, navigating spaces where I wasn’t always welcome, and having to prove I belonged at tables as a woman [that doesn’t look like a woman of color] of color where others didn’t have to prove the same.
Being biracial—Black and Irish—has also shaped much of my experience. As I grew up and moved through professional and community spaces, I often found myself navigating questions about identity, belonging, and how others chose to define me. Sometimes I was considered “not Black enough,” while in other spaces being Black or claiming my blackness as a woman wasn’t popular. I learned early that people will sometimes try to place you in a box based on what they see, what they assume, or what makes them comfortable.
As a woman of color in leadership and entrepreneurship, I’ve faced additional barriers. I have been overlooked, had my ideas questioned, watched opportunities go to others more easily, and felt pressure to work twice as hard to prove my value. There have been rooms where my voice was not immediately heard, and others where I had to decide to create my own table rather than keep waiting for an invitation.
I have also had to balance being a mother, entrepreneur, community leader, and woman with my own dreams. There were seasons when I was building something for everyone else while still trying to determine what I wanted to build for myself. There were failures, disappointments, closed doors, and times when I had to start again.
But those experiences have given me perspective. Being biracial taught me how to navigate different worlds without losing myself. Being underestimated taught me preparation. Rejection taught me resilience. Entrepreneurship taught me how to pivot. Motherhood taught me perseverance. And the times when I did not have a seat at the table taught me that sometimes you have to build the table yourself—and then make sure there is room for others.
I don’t view the struggles as separate from my story. They are part of what shaped the leader I have become. I have learned that resilience is not about never struggling; it is about continuing to grow, lead, serve, and use your voice even when the road is difficult.
Through it all, I have learned to embrace every part of who I am—not choosing one side of myself over another, but understanding that those experiences, cultures, challenges, and lessons are part of the woman and leader I am today.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
My work lives at the intersection of leadership, community impact, entrepreneurship, program development, advocacy, and creative strategy. If there is one thing I specialize in, it is taking an idea, identifying the people and resources needed, and turning it into something that can actually work.
I am a builder, strategist, connector, and problem-solver. Through my work with Seasons Village, I manage pathways for single mothers to pursue education, entrepreneurship, financial stability, leadership development, and generational wealth. As Founder of The Robert-Ann Foundation, I work in community advocacy, education, leadership development, mental health awareness, and initiatives that give people opportunities to be seen, heard, and empowered.
Entrepreneurship is another major part of my work. Through His Name Media Group and The Management Firm, I work across management, private care, logistics, events, and production. I also have a deep connection to dance and the creative sector, where I have spent years teaching, developing programs, producing experiences, and using creativity as a tool for connection and confidence.
My newest chapter is The Expand Leadership Group as a subsidiary of HNMGpr, which brings many pieces of my journey together. The focus is helping people understand that leadership is bigger than a position or title. I am particularly passionate about developing people who may not see themselves as traditional leaders but are already influencing their families, workplaces, organizations, churches, and communities.
I think I’m best known for making things happen. I can see the big picture, but I am also willing to get into the details. I can develop the strategy, build the team, create the program, manage the logistics, have the difficult conversation, and still be there when it is time to move the tables and chairs. I don’t believe leadership means being above the work.
Is there something surprising that you feel even people who know you might not know about?
I am a pro-am Salsa dancer, and I teach Afro-Latin dance classes that teach movement, the history of African and Latin moves, music, and Culture. I used to be a B-Girl back in the 80s. I am also an ordained minister of my Christian Faith.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://iamkimberlymcghee.com
- Instagram: iamkimberlymcghee
- Facebook: iamkimberlymcghee
- LinkedIn: iamkimberlymcghee
