<p>In this episode, I’m joined by Kimberly Spiers, founder of <em>The New Kind Community</em> (formerly known as <em>Uncommon Folk</em> — a name change you’ll hear the full story behind in our conversation).</p><p>Kimberly shares her personal definition of creativity, how her understanding of success has shifted over time, and the balance she’s discovered between following rules and breaking them. We talk about the loneliness that can arise in entrepreneurship, the inspiration behind her bold move to a new community model, and the surprising lessons she’s learned while navigating legal challenges around the business name this year.</p><p>This episode is about what it really means to build a life and business that encourages us to live beyond the ordinary.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About The New Kind Community</strong></p><p>Kimberly Spiers is the founder and community host of The New Kind — a global space bringing together creative, wellness, and lifestyle founders who are reimagining what work and success can look like.</p><p><br>The community was built to help solo founders and freelancer connect beyond the surface, have real conversations about business and life, and build freedom-centred businesses that support how they actually want to live — not just how they think they should.<br>Alongside running The New Kind, Kimberly works as a visibility and growth consultant, helping small businesses and solo founders grow their reach and impact without needing big teams or endless hustle — making marketing feel simple, human, and sustainable.<br></p><p><a href="https://uncommon-folk.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Join the community</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>About me</strong></p><p>Pascale Côté is a creativity guide, therapeutic arts practitioner, and strategic thought partner to artists, culture-builders and creative teams. I help them re-member their creative nature, channel their imagination in generative ways, and create from a rooted place.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the podcast</strong></p><p>Creative minds are the architects of a new world, and their art holds the keys to reimagining our reality. The challenge is, creative minds often spend just as much time crafting self-limiting narratives as they do creating their art. Dear Creative Mind is a space for creative liberation—a pathway out of the cycle of overthinking, burnout, and stagnation. </p><ul><br></ul><p><strong>Get support for your creative mind</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.dearcreativemind.com/private-coaching-support" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 support for creatives</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dearcreativemind.com/coaching/p/email-coaching" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>New: email guidance</strong>⁠⁠</a></li><li><strong></strong><a href="https://www.dearcreativemind.com/coaching/p/email-coaching" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠<strong>The Creative Liberation Portal⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong><a href="https://www.dearcreativemind.com/coaching/p/email-coaching" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><strong></strong><a href="https://dearcreativemind.myflodesk.com/gdwdcc6uxh" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free tool: The Creative Confidence Toolkit</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></li><li><a href="https://calendly.com/dearcreativemind/nicetomeetyou" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a free clarity call⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dearcreativemind.com/community-support" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Join community events</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><strong></strong><a href="https://dearcreativemind.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Receive the monthly prompts⁠ on Substack</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></li></ul><ul><li><strong></strong><a href="https://www.dearcreativemind.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠Explore the full website⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dearcreativemind" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Find me on Instagram</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li></ul><ul> </ul><ul><br></ul><p>A special thank you to <a href="https://www.morenoalexandra.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alexandra Moreno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> for the original music of the podcast.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>