Meet a Jane: Kimberly Kniveton

Posted on May 18, 2010 - Filed Under Jane Dough, Meet a Jane, Success Tips for Jane

Kimberly Kniveton MBA, ACC, is owner and founder of Ascent Coaching & Consulting. Kimberly puts her seventeen years of organizational development, leadership training and coaching experience to work for her clients. Her passion is supporting people and organizations in working together to achieve results. Kimberly believes that building and maintaining trusting relationships provides the ultimate competitive advantage. Ascent’s clients include individuals, small businesses and large Fortune 500 organizations that are looking to achieve sustainable change and transform results. Kimberly is part of the adjunct staff at the University of Utah Professional Development Center and sits in various board positions, including the Salt Lake City Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and the 2009 President of the Utah chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).

Initially, Kimberly wanted to reach as many people as possible to support them in realizing their results, which required going out on her own. “While I gained so much experience while working within organizations both here and abroad,” reflects Kimberly, “I was limited to only eliminating organizational dysfunction within a narrow scope – namely those leaders and their teams within the company where I worked. Owning my own business allows me the freedom to broaden my scope of influence and make changes that make a difference in multiple businesses. In turn, I’m creating a better place for others to work.”

For Kimberly, there are many rewards stemming from business ownership, including seeing her clients experience results beyond what they imagined and working with them as partners. “Personally,” says Kimberly, “the greatest reward is my ability to work when I want and be able to do the things I love, which entails traveling the world with my family.”

After taking the free Which Jane Are You? assessment at www.JaneOutoftheBox.com, Kimberly discovered that she is a Jane Dough. “I come from a family of business owners and always ‘knew’ that I was destined to own my own business,” said Kimberly. “I get so much energy from knowing that this is my business to make thrive and making the choices that lead to success. I love growing the business through connections, collaborations and partnerships and am now ready to take the business to the next level. I think at one time or another I have been many Janes. Certainly when I started this business, I was a Tenacity Jane, venturing into a brand new market with no contacts and no support. In the beginning, I struggled with cash flow, but I had passion and a vision for what I knew was possible. My business plan and financial back up helped me make it through the tough times – I guess that’s my Jane Dough coming out!”

Kimberly has one key piece of advice for other Jane Doughs. “One of the lessons that I have learned is to focus, focus, focus,” stresses Kimberly. “Often in our businesses we get caught up in what I call the Shiny Red Shoe syndrome – so many possibilities (the shiny red shoes), and so little time. When we aren’t focused and aligned on our values, our goals and our priorities, we we grab at any shiny red shoe that is most attractive to us at the moment – even though it may not be the best choice to grow our business! Focus, Focus, Focus is a lesson that I use daily to keep my priorities in order and only take on those shiny red shoes that lead me to where I want to go.”

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