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#18: Challenging the Status Quo: Author Kim Bolourtchi’s Journey in Law, Dance, and Leadership

February 7, 2025

In this episode of the Positively Altered Podcast, Dr. Cindy sits down with Kim Bolourtchi, a dynamic professional who’s redefining success. From law school to Latin dancing, Kim shares how she overcme the boundaries set by society and forged her path to leadership. As the Director of Leadership and Professional Development at a top 20 law school and author of Truly Inspired, she offers valuable insights on challenging the status quo, embracing vulnerability, and unlocking your fullest potential. Tune in for a conversation about empowering leadership, personal growth, and the art of getting “unruly”!

In this episode, we cover:

  • (4:44) Let’s talk about the taboo topic
  • (9:33) Getting outed in front of the Supreme Court
  • (15:30) Should I or shouldn’t I?
  • (17:45) How did you decide to become a lawyer?
  • (18:51) Has there ever been a case that you know didn’t go the right way?
  • (21:45) Life after Law
  • (40:55) Rapid-Fire Questions

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Meet Our Guest

Kim Bolourtchi is a keynote speaker, lawyer, strategic executive consultant, top-rated communications professor, and published author who expertly guides leaders and organizations through periods of exponential growth and change.

Known for her innovative approach to leadership development, team building, conflict resolution, and organizational excellence. Kim loves to help others maximize their potential, achieving far more than they ever thought was possible, and brings her passion, energy and experience to help businesses create thriving cultures where people love to work. Along with her experiential keynote style and her desire to help people take up space through presence and body power, she has helped hundreds of individuals level up.

Kim has served as the Director of Leadership and Professional Development for a Top 20 law school and developed a curriculum for graduate-level classes in Organizational, Leadership, and Strategic Communication and Public Speaking.

She has served as Founder, CEO, and Managing Member for several highly successful organizations, and her book, “Truly Inspired: Secrets for Finding Extraordinary Success at Work,” is a roadmap for rising professionals in all stages of life and career transition. Kim is also the creator of UNMUTED, a program teaching first-generation college students how to blast past four of the biggest obstacles to their success.

When she’s not commanding stages as a keynote speaker, she also hosts the podcast “Get Unruly,” is a competitive Latin dancer who leads life-changing retreats in Mexico where she teaches dance on the beach every day.

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