Kim Berney-Brooke

About Kim

Kim Berney-Brooke is the Founder and CEO of Uneven Surfaces. She is a belongingness coach who works with individuals and teams to create meaningful connections and belonging. Kim draws upon her expertise as an organizational psychologist and 20+ years of experience leading and developing teams in multinational organizations to coach her clients who crave belongingness in their lives. Kim’s coaching style brings compassionate insights and guidance that ease her clients’ fears or concerns. Together, they co-create a map of the client’s belongingness journey that creates relationships in which everyone feels cared for, accepted, and respected.

Belonging is an essential human need—as crucial as food and water. Leaders and organizations often promote a workplace where people belong; however, the words and the reality do not always match up. I want individuals, regardless of their title or position in the organization, to know they can shape belonging for themselves and others. When I truly belong in a group, I have more energy, excitement, and passion for our shared goals. When others accept me for who I am, care for me, and respect my perspective and experience, I find it easy to provide the same in return. We create something more impactful as a group than we could ever accomplish individually. I am also aware of an epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the United States. Strong connections and relationships in which we belong to others and others belong to us are an antidote to this epidemic. They are a step toward diminishing the divisiveness that prevents us from developing practical solutions to our collective challenges and existential human dilemmas.