Found-HER with Kimberley Hiebert

What if some of your biggest growth, impact, and legacy are still ahead of you? In this episode of Found-HER, I’m talking about what it looks like to be a Grammy and a founder, starting over in your 50s, and building something big even when the people around you don’t understand why you’re not ready to “retire.” I share why my husband and I chose to invest in building a franchise system and a lega...

What happens when the life that looks right on paper isn’t actually the life you’re meant to live? In this episode of Found-HER, I sit down with my real-life bestie Nicole Crone, co-founder of My Aligned Purpose, to talk about her journey from teacher to entrepreneur and the moment she finally stopped ignoring her intuition. Nicole shares how heartbreak and a year away from teaching led her to a c...

What if the messy middle of scaling feels so hard because we’ve been thinking about it all wrong? In this episode of Found-HER, I sit down with Miranda Lievers, co-founder and former COO of Thinkific, where she helped grow the company from four people around a table to a team of hundreds and a billion-dollar IPO. Now a founder coach and advisor, Miranda shares what that journey taught her about gr...

What if the thing that grows your business isn’t a better ad or prettier branding, but the story behind what you’re building? In this episode of Found-HER, I sit down with Kelsey Irvine, CEO and co-founder of Birch Babe, to talk about growing a family-run Canadian skincare brand from farmers markets and homemade labels to nearly 800 retail locations. Kelsey shares how her background in advertising...

You know those moments that completely blindside you and throw everything you thought you knew off course? In this episode, I unpack why the things you don’t see coming can actually become the catalyst for your biggest quantum leaps. From my cancer diagnosis to unexpected shifts in relationships, I share how these moments have challenged my sense of safety, identity, and control, and the process I...

What if the thing holding your business back isn’t strategy, but your willingness to be seen? In this episode of Found-HER, I sit down with Katrina Owens, personal branding and public relations consultant, founder of Big Brand Energy Live, and host of the Fame Ready podcast. Katrina works with female entrepreneurs who are ready to own their expertise, speak on bigger stages, land media opportuniti...

After 35 years of building businesses and leading teams, I’ve realized no one ever really taught me how to lead. In this episode, I unpack the three leadership gaps founders often carry without realizing it: the vision gap, feedback gap, and identity gap. I share how these blind spots can affect your team, your decisions, and your ability to grow into the leader your business needs. I also walk th...

What makes a brand unforgettable? In this episode of Found-HER, I sit down with Ashley Boyce, CEO and co-founder of Zero Collective, Canada’s first handbag membership club. Ashley has spent her career building and growing some of the world’s most recognizable beauty and personal care brands, including Dove, AXE, Degree, and Vaseline at Unilever. She shares how her journey from corporate marketing...

Are you working more hours than you were two years ago without seeing meaningful gains? In this episode, I break down the difference between growth and scale, two words founders often use interchangeably, even though they require completely different strategies. Drawing from my early experience building a million-dollar popcorn sales region and my current journey developing a franchise system, I s...

What if the biggest barrier to growing your business isn't what you know, but who you have access to? Today's guest, Erin Sisko, is changing the conversation around women, business, and opportunity. A former commercial banker turned founder of Elleiance Network, Erin shares why she believes women don't have a knowledge gap, they have an access gap. We talk about leaving the security...

There are moments in business that remind you exactly what you're built for. In this episode, I reflect on an unexpected 30-day season that included delivering my first keynote, pitching our business on stage in front of 800 people, and stepping into the Dragon's Den. Each opportunity strengthened my confidence and revealed something I hadn't fully recognized before, that sharing vi...

What happens when you refuse to compromise your values, even when it would make growing your business easier? Today’s guest, Kristyn Carriere, shares the story behind 7 Summits Snacks and the journey that led her from performing with Disney on Ice, to developing chocolate for some of the world's biggest brands, to building a purpose-driven company after the unexpected loss of her partner. Wha...

Something that keeps coming up for myself and in conversations with other female founders is how women who value direct communication often get labeled as bossy or “too much”. Today on the podcast, I share why clear communication has become one of my deepest values, how it has shaped my leadership, and why kindness and honesty can absolutely exist together. If we truly believe that clear is kind,...

Are you building from vision or from an old wound dressed up as ambition? Today’s guest, Selina Gray, gives us the reminder that your sense of “enough” has never been about a number. After building her career in finance, Selina became a controller in the oil and gas world in her twenties, and eventually turned a life-threatening health crisis into the catalyst of transformation for her relationshi...

Today on the podcast, I unpack a value that’s become non-negotiable for me as a founder: sharing. Not just sharing credit when it’s easy, but sharing the spotlight, the workload, and the hard moments in a way that reflects true alignment. I talk about a past team experience where a person’s inability to truly “share” quietly eroded trust and momentum. I had to stop ignoring my instincts that came...

When I first said yes to applying for The Forum’s pitch program, I had no idea how much it would change me. In this episode, I share what happened behind the scenes of presenting our vision in front of 800+ people who genuinely wanted to see women entrepreneurs succeed. The biggest win wasn’t the outcome, it was the growth that came from putting my business in front of strangers, receiving honest...

In today’s episode of Found-HER, I sit down with Jaclyn Shaw, spiritual mentor, best-selling author, and powerful speaker, to dive into the intersection of faith, money, and unapologetic self-expression. Jaclyn shares her transformative journey from personal heartbreak to discovering the God within her, and how that inner certainty now drives her business and coaching. We explore what it truly mea...

Today on Found-HER, I am fresh off of delivering my very first keynote to over a hundred female entrepreneurs and I’m taking you behind the scenes of that experience. From working with a speaking coach to navigating the anxiety of an unexpected challenge that happened just moments before my speech, I reflect on the power of how showing up authentically opens doors not just for you, but for others...

In this episode, I sit down with Celine Bacani: Filipino Canadian entrepreneur, co-owner of Lee’s Donuts in Vancouver, and co-founder of YVT Real Estate Group. We dive deep into her journey of taking over a legacy brand, building a franchise system, and leading with a people-first, community-focused approach. Celine shares the challenges of scaling a business, navigating franchising, and staying t...

We love talking about our wins, but what about our failures? Today on Found-Her, I shine a light on one of the lowest points of my entrepreneurial journey: experiencing a failed business. I share what it was like running a pet boutique with my family while navigating the pandemic and my cancer diagnosis. Through all the loss, challenges, and overwhelm, I can now reflect on the lessons that shaped...

I almost didn’t release this episode because, no matter how many times I hit record and started over, it still didn’t feel “perfect”. This moment led me into a deeper reflection on the middle ground that sits between perfection and sloppiness, and why most of us confuse perfectionism with excellence.  Drawing on my experience building a franchise system, I share the lesson it’s taken me a long tim...

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of sudden loss and the trauma that followed. Please take care while listening. In today’s episode of Found-HER, I sit down with Amanda Joy for a conversation that goes far beyond business and into the kind of deep, body-led healing most founders don’t realize they need. Amanda is a trauma-informed, body-based healing practitioner who blends somatic...

What do you do when life forces you to leave behind the identity you’ve built yourself on? Today on Found-HER, I talk to Katie Eberman, mother of three and the founder of Simply By Katie, a web design studio for women-led businesses ready to elevate their online presence and step into their fullest potential. Katie shares her journey from corporate life to seven years as a stay-at-home mom, and th...

This season of building my legacy business has been full of the kind of momentum you only see on the highlight reels. But behind all the validation I’ve been receiving, I’ve been navigating some heavy and unexpected challenges that haven’t been making it to the stage. Today, I share what it’s felt like for me to hold both the expansion and the heartache at the exact same time, and how being in the...

Welcome back to Found-Her! In this episode, I sit down with Lisa Simone Richards, a Canadian female founder who made a bold pivot from a 20-year career in PR into building Pearl Spark Pages, a product-based business designed to help women build self-confidence and push past limiting beliefs. We talk about imposter syndrome and how even the most accomplished women still battle the voice that says “...