Strategic Sensibility: Recent Episodes
The King Approach
Magazine topics. Interviewing fascinating people from all walks of business and life about topics you don't want to miss!
Recorded 10.07.25
Karen King-Brooks sits down with Marcell Shipp (Le'Cram Foundation) and Chef Ron (@azdopechef)
Recorded 10/7/25. KAren King-Brooks and the co-hosts of 'The Tea' talk about the juicy legalities involved in the Nicole Kidman/Keith Urban divorce, Cohabitation Agreements in lieu of Prenups, two very different kinds of nepotism (is one of them fine?), why brands have begun hating Instagram influencers, why doctors and lawyers are starting side-hustles, and finally, the updates to Scottsdale Quarter, including the opening of Hermes (plus whether or not you can really afford anything there!). Don't miss!
On this episode of Strategic Sensibility for Business, Karen King-Brooks sits down with Elizabeth K. Brooks, Managing Partner of Danbury Law Group, a family law firm. In this episode, they discuss some of the nuances of divorce that have evolved in this modern era and explore the growing idea that divorce is a form of self-care. As always, Karen delivers unique interview questions ranging from pop culture family law issues, pets as children and modern history of vaccines and how that shows up in divorce litigation. Enjoy!
https://danburylawgroup.com/
We hope you laugh along with us as our host, Karen King-Brooks of The King Approach, drives discussions ranging from Halloween (instead of Christmas) in July, to pop culture, protecting your money, the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and the 2024 Olympics in France and are they "doing it"?
Join Karen, AC Caswell, and Julie on a tasting journey of Dr. Alexis McNeil, MD- Dr. Lex's- 1:1 baking swaps that not only make your favorite recipes guilt free, but good for you. Detox Desserts wowed our panel of taste testers- they did the vetting of the product FOR you, now you'll have to try it yourself.
https://detoxdesserts.com/
This month on Strategic Sensibility for Business, Karen sits down with Carmen Ruiz Klemis, CEO and Owner of Valiant Hospice. Carmen's childhood stories of being raised in the old-Mesa Hispanic community of service and love will warm your heart. Her passion for care has been the driving force in her "calling" to provide the best hospice a family can trust. Carmen gives listeners her greatest advice for success in business. Tune in as Karen and Carmen discuss death, dying and loss as well as the beauty of life, relationships, service, compassion and humanity- with, of course, some light-hearted laughter along the way.
Merry Christmas from the ladies of The Tea. This episode is filled with holiday cheer and the latest Tea- uncut! LushLife brought in IV's and Karen King-Brooks brought the champagne- you won't want to miss the on-air mishaps!
Today on Strategic Sensibility, Karen King-Brooks sits down with Chris Pfund, PhD, MBA, BSN, RN- owner of Lush Life. Lush Life is a dynamic mobile healthcare business that offers IV Wellness, Cosmetic Injections and Weight Loss Injections- all under the supervision of highly trained nurses and nurse practitioners in the comfort of your own home.
https://livelush.net/
602-726-2800
with Karen King-Brooks, Melissa Kirk, Lisa Reilly-Peyton and Elizabeth Brooks.
crockpotsandflipflops.com
Green Chef
Ursula Perez, Owner of Sweet Tooth Buffets
Phoenix, Scottsdale, Los Angeles, San Diego
https://sweettoothcandybuffets.com/phoenix-candy-buffets/
Melissa Kirk
CIO BillingTree
Melissa joined BillingTree in late 2012 and brings over 20 years’ experience in strategic direction, governance and leadership of information systems, software development, and technology operations and support within the Banking and FinTech sectors; from Fortune 500 to emerging and start-up companies.
Melissa has a strong background of cultivating thoughtful change, scalability and growth while championing end-to-end quality as an agent of best practice in the ever-changing world of technology, data security, risk and compliance.
Thank you to our special guest co-host Melissa Kirk and thank you to our partners: AJ's Fine Foods Florals with Brynn, Roxx Vodka, and Skims by Kim Kardashian. Happy Holidays!
Attorney Elizabeth K Brooks
Founder of Danbury Law Group
Family Law Firm
480-618-5853
elizabeth@danburylawgroup.com
Charles Keller, CEO of the Colten Cowell Foundation
Donate at www.buildthecave.com
Danananana, Batman!
This week on Strategic Sensibility, Karen sits down with her friend Lance Briggs, a former NFL all-star. Lance lead an incredible sports career with the Bears from 2003 to 2014 and has since been busy getting involved in philanthropy, mental health advocation and innovative medicine. Don't miss this high profile interview!
Monique Porras, So Scottsdale's February 2020 Cover Girl! Listen for resume tips, recruiting trends, and more.
CEO of the Kempington Group, a high-level recruiting firm that puts the human element back into recruiting.
www.kempingtongroup.com
Season 2020 Premiere with Bob Ziomek who owns and operates the EMT team for the Arizona Cardinals, on how to turn a nursing career into multiple profitable businesses and questions you CAN'T FORGET to ask Assisted Living Facilities as you shop around!
Karen King-Brooks takes a look through the lens of hit Valley photographer, Alisa Brooks in this episode of Strategic Sensibility! Listen till the end for special instructions on how to enter to win a free mini session with Alisa!
Moriah Non-Profit Founder, Brett Bernstein
MORIAH™ is an acronym that stands for “Motivate and Orchestrate Respectful Interpersonal Achievement and Harmony.”
https://www.moriahus.org/us/about-us/
Chef William Turner joins Karen to talk about how YOU can have a personal chef for about as much as a night out in Scottsdale- and why it's better than catering. Listen in!
This week on Strategic Sensibility, Karen sat down with fellow female CEO, Rose Carmichael- CEO, President and Co-Founder of BonWRx. Rose is a fascinating person of brilliance, culture, compassion and international business. Karen and Rose talk about Rose's unique heritage and upbringing, her education and strides in the engineering industry, navigating the FDA and tested tips for American business owners wanting to hop-over-the-pond to Europe with their company. You won't want to miss out on hearing their tips! (and you'll vow to insist on using BonWRx!)
This week on Strategic Sensibility, Karen teams up with Tax Attorney and Senior Partner at her firm- Lisa Reilly Payton! Lisa and Karen work together extensively on mergers and acquisitions- Karen on the Strategy side and Lisa on the Tax Law side. But today, they got to talk about more than business, namely, what it was like for Lisa to work for the widely acclaimed People Magazine in New York City, family success in business and how to coalesce (not balance!) the roles of being a mom and being a successful attorney.
This week on Strategic Sensibility, Karen sat down ‘Watch What Happens Live’ style with Desirae Outcalt. It won’t take you long to see that these two are definitely some of Scottsdale’s ‘it’ girls! They have fun talking about splurges and Instagram trends and Desirae dishes on all the best weekend travel locations, tv shows, cars, restaurants and even some up and coming foundations you should know about and get involved with- did we mention she’s writing a book AND landing $30M deals at the same time (in heels no less)?? Listen (and laugh) with The Queens of Designer Handbags- Desirae and Karen- now on Spotify and iTunes! #BravoHousewives #Watchwhathappenslive #Dealmakers #Parkwaybank #CEOhavingfun, #Tiffanys #Chicgeeks #LouisVuitton #Lexus, #Shoeshop #redbottoms #relationshipbuilders #SoScottsdale #philanthropy #TGen #makeawish
This week on Strategic Sensibility, Karen sat down with Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Kim Feinstein to talk about how mental health can affect your business if you are a business owner. This episode discusses at length: breaking the stigma around mental health, mental health advocates both celebrity and royal, why and how to find a therapist you connect with, couples and family in business, and overall how to be happy!
This week on Strategic Sensibility, listen to a side of Professional Football you don’t normally hear about: Inside an NFL Family Dynasty. Derek Kennard, Jr. discusses the fascinating dynamics between father and sons, brother and brother and player and community as they sacrifice for each other to launch one another into their dream careers. Catch up with Derek now and the huge role he plays in the Phoenix Valley with current pro athletes as well as up-and-coming athletes in our community. Learn how you can get involved with him in his role in giving back to underprivileged kids in Arizona. You’ll love this sneak peek into the heart of a Prominent NFL Family!
Today on Strategic Sensibility dive into the incredible story of Angie Nielson, CEO of Roxx Vodka. From stumbling upon the recipe, and having a whirlwind successful launch 4 years ago, to having it all crumble as one of the world’s largest companies came after this small liquor brand and now the story of rebirth and new growth- you won’t be able to press pause!
This week's episode features an all-new, mind-boggling interview with family attorney, Elizabeth Brooks @modernlaw that will be your new favorite dinner topic: “Who Owns the Eggs?” What happens when a couple elects to do fertility treatments and freeze reproductive eggs— and then they break up? Who legally has claim to those eggs post-split? And what can you do to protect your own options when it comes to your situation? Which of your favorite celebrities have their eggs frozen? Tune-in for the tell-all-episode on Strategic Sensibility!
To schedule an appointment with Elizabeth, visit https://mymodernlaw.com/contact-us/ or call (480) 649-2905
Instagram- @modernlaw
Modern Law
1744 South Val Vista Drive, Suite 205
Mesa, Arizona 85204
Phone: (480) 649-2905 | Fax: (602) 814-0983
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