Kimberly Kelly - Leaving a 6-Figure Career Managing 9-Figure Portfolios to Bet on Herself | Out of Line EP 6

What does it actually take to walk away from a comfortable, stable income and managing 9-figure portfolios ... and start over? In Episode 6 of Out of Line with Tiffany Scott, we sit down with Kimberly Kelly — Founder & Managing Partner of AVENNI Consulting, a talent strategy and workforce transformation firm she launched in January 2026. Before going out on her own, Kim spent 13+ years at Randstad rising to VP of Global Client Solutions, then served as EVP and Managing Director of Client Services Americas at AMS, overseeing 9-figure portfolios and advising Fortune 500 leaders across the Americas and globally. She started as a theater major at Northwestern University. She ended up running global accounts. And now she's building something of her own. In this episode, we cover: How a theater major ended up in IT recruiting — and never left What 13+ years at Randstad actually taught her about leadershipThe moment the exit came at AMS, and what she did nextWhy she paused instead of chasing the next big titleBuilding AVENNI from scratch after decades at major firmsWhat it feels like to introduce yourself without a corporate badgeThe tension of job hunting and building at the same timeConnect with Kim:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimkelly22/Email: [email protected]: https://www.avenniconsulting.com/ 🎙️ Out of Line with Tiffany Scott — real conversations with leaders who don't sugarcoat it.▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutOfLinePod🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...💚 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Lnrene...❤️ iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-o...Follow Out of Line:🌐 Website: https://outoflinepod.com📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffisoutof...💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/outo...#OutOfLine #KimberlyKelly #AVENNI #StaffingIndustry #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #BetOnYourself #WomenInLeadership #TalentStrategy #WorkforceTransformation #Randstad #AMS #Fortune500 #CareerPivot #StartingOver #PodcastInterview #TiffanyScott #ExecutiveLeadership #Recruiting #HRTech