Lead Through It with Kim and Jada

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 53 of Lead Through It , Kim Andrews shares four practical steps to help you build the leadership team you need: picture what’s possible, probe what’s happening now, personalize the experience, and pinpoint your first domino. Whether you’re navigating team tension, leadership changes, or organizational challenges, Kim offers practical ways to understand your team and ide...

Send us Fan Mail What if two simple words could change the way you lead? In this solo episode, Jada Willis shares why getting curious can help leaders navigate conflict, build trust, and make better decisions. Instead of reacting out of frustration or making assumptions, learn how pausing and asking the right questions can bring clarity to challenging situations. Jada challenges you to pause, get...

Send us Fan Mail When everything lands on your desk, how do you decide what needs your attention first? In this solo episode of Lead Through It, Kim Andrews shares a practical process for managing decision overwhelm. From getting everything out of your head to identifying which decisions belong to someone else, Kim walks through how to sort competing priorities, recognize decisions that unlock oth...

Send us Fan Mail Fifty episodes. One full year. Countless honest conversations about what it really takes to lead through hard things. In this milestone episode, Jada Willis and Kim Andrews celebrate how far Lead Through It has come by revisiting five powerful moments that have stayed with them long after the conversations ended. Along the way, Jada and Kim share personal takeaways, listener feedb...

Send us Fan Mail Most problems do not disappear when we ignore them. They grow, become more complicated, and often affect more people than we realize. In this solo episode, Jada Willis challenges listeners to abandon the fantasy that a problem can be solved without being addressed. Whether it is an underperforming employee, a difficult conversation, constant organizational change, or a personal is...

Send us Fan Mail In the final installment of their three-part series on over-functioning, Jada Willis and Kim Andrews bring the process together by exploring how to turn priorities into a realistic and sustainable routine. After completing a brain dump, identifying the highest and best use of your time, auditing your schedule, and sorting responsibilities using the Four Ds, the next step is giving...

Send us Fan Mail Feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or like you are responsible for far more than you can realistically manage? In this episode of Lead Through It, Jada Willis and Kim Andrews continue their conversation about over-functioning and share practical ways to regain control of your time and energy. Building on Part One in Episode 43, Jada and Kim walk through the next steps of the process...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Lead Through It, Jada Willis and Kim Andrews sit down with visibility and communication strategist Roshanda Pratt for a conversation about finding your voice, owning your story, and giving yourself permission to be seen. Roshanda shares how spending 20 years behind the scenes in television news helped shape her understanding of storytelling, leadership,...

Send us Fan Mail Today marks the one-year anniversary of Lead Through It, and we couldn't be more excited to celebrate by sharing this episode with you! In this special episode, Jada Willis and Kim Andrews sit down with Georgia Coleman, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of Richland Library, to talk about leading through uncertainty, navigating organizational change, and learning to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Lead Through It , Kim Andrews and Jada Willis sit down with Georgia Woodard, founder of Peche Skin Co., to talk about career pivots, entrepreneurship, self-care, and redefining what it means to feel good in your own skin. From making a major career change during COVID to building her own business, Georgia shares her journey of taking risks, embracing unexpected...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Lead Through It, Kim Andrews and Jada Willis kick off a new mini-series focused on a challenge many high-performing leaders face: over-functioning. What does it look like when a leader is carrying too much, taking on too much responsibility, solving every problem, and becoming the place where every decision stops? Kim and Jada unpack why over-functioning is so c...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Lead Through It, Kim Andrews and Jada Willis sit down with Dr. Ardra Davis-Tolbert, a respected OB/GYN serving the Lowcountry, to discuss why prioritizing your health is one of the most important leadership decisions you can make. From navigating perimenopause and menopause in the workplace to embracing unexpected opportunities and leading with authenticity, Dr....

Send us Fan Mail In this special pre-brief episode of Lead Through It , Jada Willis and Kim Andrews have an honest conversation about something every leader experiences but few openly discuss: navigating personal challenges while continuing to lead others. Before welcoming Dr. Ardra Davis-Tolbert to the podcast, Jada shares her own upcoming health journey and the experience of preparing for major...

Send us Fan Mail In this debrief episode of Lead Through It , Jada Willis and Kim Andrews reflect on their conversation with executive coach Muriel Wilkins and unpack the leadership lessons that have continued to stay with them long after the interview ended. Together, they explore what it means to practice self-compassion in the midst of difficult seasons, why witnessing our own struggles can be...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Lead Through It , Jada Willis and Kim Andrews reflect on a powerful conversation with leadership consultant Rachel Cooke and unpack what it really means to lead in seasons of uncertainty, overwhelm, and constant motion. Together, they explore the tension between planning and presence, and why letting go of rigid expectations can actually create more clarity, ene...

Send us Fan Mail What if the answer to burnout isn’t doing less, but designing work differently? In this episode, Kim and Jada sit down with Rachel Cooke, founder of Lead Above Noise, host of the Modern Mentor podcast, and a leading voice on creating healthier, more sustainable ways of working. After leaving a successful corporate HR career, Rachel set out to challenge the belief that exhaustion i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Lead Through It , Jada and Kim sit down with executive coach, author, and Coaching Real Leaders host Muriel Wilkins for a conversation that is equal parts leadership wisdom, personal reflection, and deep exhale. Muriel shares the heart behind her work: helping leaders stop making leadership harder than it has to be. Together, they explore the mindset patterns th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jada and Kim sit down with Shannon Ive y for a powerful, funny, and deeply grounded conversation about voice, identity, self-advocacy, and what it means to take up space without apologizing for it. Shannon shares the journey that led her from theater professor to storyteller, coach, author, TEDx speaker, and founder of the Speak Like You Mean It method, including...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of this conversation, Kim and Jada pick up the “cliffhanger” from the previous episode and reveal the leadership tool hiding in plain sight: one-on-one check-ins. But this is not a conversation about adding more meetings to your calendar. It is about making better use of the time you already have. They unpack why recurring check-ins should not become another manager-driv...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Lead Through It , Jada and Kim pull back the curtain on the kinds of conversations showing up in real coaching sessions right now. From overwhelmed leaders and overextended managers to team members who need clearer expectations, they unpack why so many leadership challenges start with the same root issue: the leader carrying too much. Together, they talk about b...

Send us Fan Mail When everything feels like too much, it can be hard to know where to even begin. In this solo episode, Kim gets real about the overwhelm so many leaders, parents, and professionals are carrying right now. She shares what she is personally trying to get back on top of the mental load, from going back to pen and paper to experimenting with new boundaries around work and rest. Kim al...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jada and Kim sit down with Jace Woodrum , a South Carolina native, longtime advocate, and the first transgender executive director in the 100-year history of the nationwide American Civil Liberties Union. Jace has spent his career fighting for LGBTQ rights, healthcare access, and civil liberties, and now leads the ACLU of South Carolina at a time when many South C...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when your team feels off, culture feels heavy, and “fixing it” feels overwhelming? In this episode, we’re coming off a powerful conversation about what great culture looks like and bringing it back down to reality. Because most leaders aren’t starting from scratch… they’re stepping into something messy, unclear, or already strained. So where do you begin? We break i...

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually take to build a culture people don’t want to leave ? In this episode, we sit down with Cheryl Holland , Founder of Abacus Planning Group, to unpack what exceptional culture looks like in practice, not theory. This is not about perks or pizza parties. It is about the intentional, daily work of valuing people, building trust, and creating systems that support b...

Send us Fan Mail Most leaders treat LinkedIn like an afterthought. Something they’ll “get to eventually.” But the truth is, whether you’re active or not, you already have a presence there. And it’s either working for you or against you. In this episode, we break down why LinkedIn is no longer optional for leaders. It’s one of the most powerful tools you have to build credibility, attract opportuni...