In this episode of On Air & Off Script, host Karyl Morris sits down with former broadcaster turned podcaster Brooke Allen for a deeply personal conversation about grief, rejection, and the unexpected paths life takes.

Before her long career in broadcasting, Brooke took a leap and moved to California to pursue acting, but after being told by an agent she “wasn’t pretty enough,” her plans shifted in a way she never anticipated. She eventually returned to Michigan, where she built a successful career in broadcasting, proving that sometimes the dream you end up living looks different than the one you started with.

Brooke also opens up about navigating profound grief and tragedy, sharing what it means to keep going while giving yourself grace along the way. This episode explores what it means to move forward when life doesn’t go as planned and how resilience is often built in the moments we didn’t choose.

Who’s Brooke Allen?

Brooke Allen is a journalist, media personality, and podcast host with more than a decade of experience covering stories and connecting communities across Michigan. A former anchor at WWJ Newsradio, Brooke built her career on telling meaningful local stories and helping audiences better understand the people and issues shaping their communities. Today, she is the host of Caffeinated Conversations with Brooke Allen, a weekly podcast that has surpassed 100 episodes. The show features engaging conversations with entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, community advocates, and changemakers making a difference. Through recurring segments like Women in Business, Caffeinated Kindness, Curtains Up, and Trending Topics, Brooke highlights inspiring stories while exploring issues people are talking about right now. Brooke is also a sought-after event emcee, moderator, and panel speaker, known for guiding thoughtful and authentic conversations. Her work has taken her to the Mackinac Policy Conference, where Caffeinated Conversations has been featured on Media Row interviewing leaders from across business, policy, and community sectors. In addition to hosting and speaking, Brooke recently launched a media training workshop called How to Sound Natural in Media Interviews, helping professionals communicate their expertise clearly and confidently. When she’s not behind the microphone, Brooke is a proud mom of 14-year-old twins and an active supporter of local businesses, nonprofits and community initiatives.

Keep Up With Brooke Allen:

• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brooke-allen-69143084
• Website: Helloimbrooke.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/ccwba_

Who’s The Host?

Karyl Morris is the founder of The Image Impact Group and host of The Visibility Room™: On Air & Off Script, filmed exclusively in Detroit’s ONLY visibility creative studio for high-impact leaders. With every hand-selected guest, she explores the real stories behind leadership, visibility, and influence. Through candid conversations, Karyl helps listeners understand how people build credibility, navigate change, and show up with confidence — on camera and beyond.

Keep Up With Karyl Morris:

• Website: https://www.theimageimpactgroup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevisibilityroom/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karylmorris/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarylKMorris

In this episode of On Air & Off Script, host Karyl Morris sits down with business consultant Robin Kinnie for a powerful conversation about navigating self-worth while being an entrepreneur and touches on the true value of building genuine connections. With a deep passion for supporting small businesses, she discusses how meaningful connections can open doors and even help entrepreneurs access the capital they need to scale.

But beyond business, Robin dives into something deeper, the wellness of entrepreneurs. She reflects on how entrepreneurship will challenge you, stretch you, and ultimately force you to look in the mirror and discover what you’re really made of.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to build intentional relationships, grow their network, and navigate the personal growth that comes with building something of your own.

Who’s Robin Kinnie?

Robin Kinnie is a business consultant, entrepreneur, and founder of Motor City Woman Studios and President of Audio Engineers of Detroit. Her professional background is centered on supporting small business owners with the tools they need to grow and succeed. For more than 20 years, she’s worked to connect entrepreneurs with technical assistance, access to capital, and training that helps them build sustainable businesses and navigate the realities of entrepreneurship. Her work supporting entrepreneurs and the broader community has been recognized by organizations including Walker’s Legacy, Corp! Magazine, and the Association for Women in Communications. She’s passionate about creating spaces and resources that encourage founders to prioritize their well-being while building successful ventures. At the heart of everything she does is a commitment to access, sustainability, and helping entrepreneurs thrive both professionally and personally.

Keep Up With Robin Kinnie:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinkinnie/
• Website: aedetroit.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soundssandstyle

Who’s The Host?

Karyl Morris is the founder of The Image Impact Group and host of The Visibility Room™: On Air & Off Script, filmed exclusively in Detroit’s ONLY visibility creative studio for high-impact leaders. With every hand-selected guest, she explores the real stories behind leadership, visibility, and influence. Through candid conversations, Karyl helps listeners understand how people build credibility, navigate change, and show up with confidence — on camera and beyond.

Keep Up With Karyl Morris:

• Website: https://www.theimageimpactgroup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevisibilityroom/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karylmorris/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarylKMorris

In this episode of On Air & Off Script, host Karyl Morris sits down with entrepreneur Canetha Amour-Porter for an inspiring conversation about resilience, faith, and creating spaces where women can truly thrive.

What began as a journey selling body care products has evolved into something far greater, a luxury co-working space and community designed for powerful women to grow not just as business owners, but as whole individuals. Canetha shares how she trusted her vision, expanded beyond products, and built a brand rooted in intention, connection, and elevated experiences.

In this episode, we explore what it really means to evolve as an entrepreneur, prioritize the whole woman, and create success that feels as good as it looks.

Who’s Canetha Amour-Porter?

Canetha Amour-Porter is the creator of The Amour Method, empowering women to build a life they love inside and out through her 5 Pillars: Financial, Physical, Mental, Relational, and Spiritual health. As a sought-after speaker, bestselling author, and holistic wealth coach, Canetha guides high-achievers to unlock their potential with strategies rooted in personal growth and self-awareness. Her mission is to transform lives through practical tools and actionable insights.

Keep Up With Canetha Amour-Porter:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/canetha-amour-porter/
• Website: www.amourwomen.com

Who’s The Host?

Karyl Morris is the founder of The Image Impact Group and host of The Visibility Room™: On Air & Off Script, filmed exclusively in Detroit’s ONLY visibility creative studio for high-impact leaders. With every hand-selected guest, she explores the real stories behind leadership, visibility, and influence. Through candid conversations, Karyl helps listeners understand how people build credibility, navigate change, and show up with confidence — on camera and beyond.

Keep Up With Karyl Morris:

• Website: https://www.theimageimpactgroup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevisibilityroom/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karylmorris/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarylKMorris

In this episode of On Air & Off Script, host Karyl Morris sits down with sales leader Marti McLeish for a candid conversation about resilience, identity, and redefining success in your career. This episode explores Marti’s passion for mentoring and developing the next generation of sales leaders, helping them navigate the pressures and expectations of high-performance roles.

Marti helps us take an honest look at career pivots, the power of mentorship, and learning that success doesn’t always mean holding onto something it can also mean knowing when to let it go.

Who’s Marti McLeish?

With more than 23 years in the financial services industry, Marti McLeish has built her career primarily on the independent side of the business, working across wholesale and retail environments in both sales and operations. That breadth of experience allows her to see organizations from multiple perspectives and quickly identify opportunities, inefficiencies, and blind spots that can limit growth.

At the core of her leadership philosophy is helping organizations find the right course forward while supporting team members in building meaningful, fulfilling careers.

Having spent time in many roles across the industry, she understands what it feels like to enjoy your work while also sensing you could be creating greater impact elsewhere. She is fueled by helping leaders and teams unlock that next level of value—aligning strategy, execution, and people in a way that drives sustainable results.

Keep Up With Marti McLeish:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martimcleish/
• Website: https://www.yournobleco.com/

Who’s The Host?

Karyl Morris is the founder of The Image Impact Group and host of The Visibility Room™: On Air & Off Script, filmed exclusively in Detroit’s ONLY visibility creative studio for high-impact leaders. With every hand-selected guest, she explores the real stories behind leadership, visibility, and influence. Through candid conversations, Karyl helps listeners understand how people build credibility, navigate change, and show up with confidence — on camera and beyond.

Keep Up With Karyl Morris:

• Website: https://www.theimageimpactgroup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevisibilityroom/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karylmorris/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarylKMorris

In this episode of On Air & Off Script, host Karyl Morris sits down with founder and CEO of Eventure HR, Amber Maiani for a candid conversation about resilience, entrepreneurship, and building a business when life forces you to pivot. When COVID changed the world and led to an unexpected layoff, it also sparked the beginning of an entrepreneurial journey.

This episode is a powerful reminder that sometimes the toughest moments create the biggest opportunities and when you refuse to take “no” for an answer, the path forward begins to reveal itself.

Who’s Amber Maiani?

Amber Maiani is the President & CEO of Eventure HR, a workforce solutions firm providing HR, payroll, compliance, and people operations support to businesses, franchises, nonprofits, and municipalities. She serves leaders who want things done correctly—not loosely, not reactively, and not after problems arise. Amber is known for bringing structure where there is chaos, clarity where there is risk, and accountability where it matters most. Her work is grounded in the belief that strong systems protect both the organization and its people. What matters most to her is integrity in execution, consistency in process, and building partnerships leaders can rely on with confidence. She believes HR should be practical, compliant, and aligned with how a business actually operates—not theoretical, not overcomplicated, and never performative.

Keep Up With Amber Maiani:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-maiani/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/amambermaiani
• Website: www.eventurehr.com

Who’s The Host?

Karyl Morris is the founder of The Image Impact Group and host of The Visibility Room™: On Air & Off Script, filmed exclusively in Detroit’s ONLY visibility creative studio for high-impact leaders. With every hand-selected guest, she explores the real stories behind leadership, visibility, and influence. Through candid conversations, Karyl helps listeners understand how people build credibility, navigate change, and show up with confidence — on camera and beyond.

Keep Up With Karyl Morris:

• Website: https://www.theimageimpactgroup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevisibilityroom/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karylmorris/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarylKMorris

In this episode of On Air & Off Script, host Karyl Morris sits down with keynote speaker and author Mimi Brown for a powerful conversation about showing up boldly and leading without shrinking your voice.

Mimi shares her journey from her radio DJ days to becoming an internationally sought-after speaker, revealing what continues to drive her passion and purpose as she inspires audiences around the world. Drawing from her signature music-inspired leadership framework, Mimi explains how ambitious leaders can stop dimming their presence and start communicating their value with clarity and confidence.

Who’s Mimi Brown?

Mimi Brown is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and author of Lead At Full Volume: The 10 Beats to Amplify Your Confidence, Influence, and Presence. Through her work and writing, Mimi helps ambitious leaders—especially women—stop dimming their voice and start leading with clarity, courage, and conviction. Lead At Full Volume is built on Mimi’s belief that leadership isn’t about being the loudest person in the room—it’s about owning your presence, communicating your value, and influencing with authenticity. Using her signature music-inspired framework, Mimi introduces the “10 Beats” as practical, memorable tools leaders can use to strengthen how they show up, connect, and lead in moments that matter most. Mimi serves high-performing professionals, emerging leaders, and organizations that want leaders who don’t just manage—but move people. What matters most in her work is helping people trust themselves, embrace their strengths, and lead without waiting for permission. Her mission is to help leaders turn down the doubt, turn up their confidence, and lead at full volume—on their own terms.

Keep Up With Mimi Brown:

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/motivationalleadershipspeaker
• Instagram: instagram.com/heymimibrown
• Website: www.ampupsuccess.com

Who’s The Host?

Karyl Morris is the founder of The Image Impact Group and host of The Visibility Room™: On Air & Off Script, filmed exclusively in Detroit’s ONLY visibility creative studio for high-impact leaders. With every hand-selected guest, she explores the real stories behind leadership, visibility, and influence. Through candid conversations, Karyl helps listeners understand how people build credibility, navigate change, and show up with confidence — on camera and beyond.

Keep Up With Karyl Morris

• Website: https://www.theimageimpactgroup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevisibilityroom/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karylmorris/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarylKMorris

In this episode of On Air & Off Script, host Karyl Morris sits down with keynote speaker and retired Army officer Lorrena Black for a real conversation about confidence, resilience, and the quiet doubt so many high-achieving women carry.

Through her speaking and facilitation, Lorrena helps driven leaders interrupt imposter syndrome and self-doubt, and lead with clarity and confidence. In this episode, she shares how to stop waiting to feel ready and start trusting that you’re already more prepared than you think.

Who’s Lorrena Black?

Lorrena Black is a retired Army officer, a keynote speaker, a wife, and a mother. She spends her time working with women and veterans who are capable, driven, and doing meaningful work, but who still carry that quiet question of “Am I really enough for this?” She’s lived that tension herself, leading in high pressure environments while juggling real life, family, and expectations that don’t always leave much room for doubt. What she’s learned is that resilience isn’t about pushing harder or pretending you have it all together. It’s about coming back to who you are when things feel heavy or uncertain. That belief sits at the center of her work now. Through her speaking and facilitation, she helps people interrupt self doubt, use emotional intelligence in practical ways, and lead with more confidence and clarity. What matters most to her is helping people stop waiting to feel ready and start trusting themselves right where they are, because most of the time, they’re already more prepared than they realize.

Keep Up With Lorrena Black:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorrenablack/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorrenablack/
• Website: https://www.sheserved.co

Who’s The Host?

Karyl Morris is the founder of The Image Impact Group and host of The Visibility Room™: On Air & Off Script, filmed exclusively in Detroit’s ONLY visibility creative studio for high-impact leaders. With every hand-selected guest, she explores the real stories behind leadership, visibility, and influence. Through candid conversations, Karyl helps listeners understand how people build credibility, navigate change, and show up with confidence — on camera and beyond.

Keep Up With Karyl Morris

• Website: https://www.theimageimpactgroup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevisibilityroom/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karylmorris/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarylKMorris

In this episode of On Air & Off Script, host Karyl Morris sits down with multi-faceted entrepreneur Kenisha Lee for an honest conversation about building wealth through ownership. Kenisha shares how her journey from Subway store manager to franchise owner, real estate broker, and business consultant shaped her approach to leadership, and how it eventually landed her an NFL contract.

Kenisha helps entrepreneurs and business owners scale through franchising, operations, HR, and real estate. With insider experience on both the corporate and ownership sides, she offers a rare perspective on what it truly takes to build sustainable wealth through smart systems and intentional growth.

Who’s Kenisha Lee?

Kenisha Lee is a multi-faceted entrepreneur, Subway franchise owner, Real Estate broker, and Business consultant dedicated to helping individuals build wealth through ownership. She is the founder of The KLEE Brand, a consulting firm that empowers entrepreneurs and business owners with strategic support in Franchising, HR, Operations, and Real Estate. Kenisha’s career began with Subway, where she advanced from store manager to leadership roles including Training Manager, HR Director, and Director of Leasing & Development. Her work included franchise sales, site selection, lease negotiations, operations, and developing systems still used today. Her unique experience gave her an inside look at what it takes to grow a franchise from both the corporate and ownership sides. In addition to operating a Subway location, Kenisha consults businesses of all sizes, helping them design efficient operations, create scalable structures, and expand strategically. She also supports business owners with their real estate needs, helping them acquire the spaces they need to succeed. Recognized as a Michigan Chronicle 40 Under 40 Honoree and featured in Voyage and Canva Rebel Magazines, Kenisha uses her platform to inspire others to embrace entrepreneurship, build wealth, and secure financial independence.

Keep Up With Kenisha Lee:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenisha-lee-5201b130/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekleebrand/?hl=en

Who’s The Host?

Karyl Morris is the founder of The Image Impact Group and host of The Visibility Room™: On Air & Off Script, filmed exclusively in Detroit’s ONLY visibility creative studio for high-impact leaders. With every hand-selected guest, she explores the real stories behind leadership, visibility, and influence. Through candid conversations, Karyl helps listeners understand how people build credibility, navigate change, and show up with confidence — on camera and beyond.

Keep Up With Karyl Morris

• Website: https://www.theimageimpactgroup.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevisibilityroom/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karylmorris/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarylKMorris