The Kickback With Keri: Black Entrepreneurship & Business Spotlights
Sep 15, 2026 · 51 min · 12 segments
#41 Can you have a corporate career AND a business? Travel advisor Kimberly Smith of Pursuit Travel Company says you don't have to choose. In this episode, she shares how she built her travel…
But one of the things we've talked about and I mentioned before we started was so a lot of people that, of course, I interviewed, they are.
And then one of the things you mentioned when we were talking and when we were going over the forum was that, you know, sometimes you don't have to choose.
And I think we're in a space, especially like with social media and stuff, that entrepreneurship is glamorized and we feel like
That has to be like the end all be like if you're pursuing something, the goal is to be full time entrepreneur.
But you've made a case that you can do both because you're also you also work in marketing, which we talked about that, too.
So I wanted to talk a little bit about that before we jump into all the things Pursuit Travel is doing, because I feel like someone probably needs to hear that either confirmation or understanding like it doesn't have to be one or the other.
I would say for me, the being able to juggle because entrepreneurship, as you just it's hard and social media has glamorized it as it's the end all be all.
Or again, because I am type type A, I need to know where my next paycheck is coming from.
That whole, I commend everyone that can do it, but the uncertainty of me not knowing if I'm going to have a client this month or it just would give me anxiety.
And there is a rise of the nine to five corporate, like I see Felicia's doing something.
I have a friend named Majesty that also praised this, like you can be a creator, but also have a full-time job.
And that's like, that's not, that's also not a good answer because one financial stability, also everyone's experience is different.
But one of the things we've talked about and I mentioned before we started was so a lot of people that, of course, I interviewed, they are.
And then one of the things you mentioned when we were talking and when we were going over the forum was that, you know, sometimes you don't have to choose.
And I think we're in a space, especially like with social media and stuff, that entrepreneurship is glamorized and we feel like
That has to be like the end all be like if you're pursuing something, the goal is to be full time entrepreneur.
But you've made a case that you can do both because you're also you also work in marketing, which we talked about that, too.
So I wanted to talk a little bit about that before we jump into all the things Pursuit Travel is doing, because I feel like someone probably needs to hear that either confirmation or understanding like it doesn't have to be one or the other.
I would say for me, the being able to juggle because entrepreneurship, as you just it's hard and social media has glamorized it as it's the end all be all.
Or again, because I am type type A, I need to know where my next paycheck is coming from.
That whole, I commend everyone that can do it, but the uncertainty of me not knowing if I'm going to have a client this month or it just would give me anxiety.
And there is a rise of the nine to five corporate, like I see Felicia's doing something.
I have a friend named Majesty that also praised this, like you can be a creator, but also have a full-time job.
And that's like, that's not, that's also not a good answer because one financial stability, also everyone's experience is different.
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