Breakthrough by Design Podcast
We believe that everyone has the potential to get to breakthrough, but it requires a different way of thinking to make positive change.
Latest episode
Breakthrough Bravery: Challenging the status quo with Pieter Du Preez
Pieter Du Preez experienced an accident that changed the trajectory of his life. As a quadriplegic athlete, he faced his new obstacles head on and shifted his mindset to challenge the status quo, check his edge and reach for one small goal at a time. Through these wins, Pieter has overcome and broken records at the highest levels of sport. He is a Paralympic gold medalist, seven-time winner of the Berlin marathon, the first athlete with C6 quadriplegia to complete an Ironman triathlon and has been an inspiration to countless along the way.
Learn more about the host
As the chief innovation leader for Deloitte’s Executive Accelerators, Kim specializes in helping executives, teams, and organizations get to breakthroughs. Recognizing that companies are often held back not by technical challenges, but rather human ones, she’s dedicated her career to exploring the intersection of human behavior, societal dynamics, emerging trends, and business strategy.
As part of this mission, she spearheads the Deloitte Greenhouse Experience, a group that diagnoses why groups get stuck, crafts methods to unlock opportunities, and designs and facilitates immersive team experiences to create lasting, positive impact. Kim recently co-authored The Breakthrough Manifesto: 10 Principles to Spark Transformative Innovation, offering research, behavioral science, stories from the field and practical strategies for achieving breakthrough. She is also the architect and global leader of Deloitte’s proprietary working style system Business Chemistry, used by more than 800,000 people around the world, coauthor of the book Business Chemistry: Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships and a Harvard Business Review cover story on Business Chemistry. She is a frequent speaker, facilitator, and coach for global businesses.
Kim lives in California, where she enjoys time with family and friends, particularly outdoors in the state’s lovely open spaces.
