Mastering Time with Kali Brigham
By Magi Thomley Williams / Photos by Kate Treick Photography & Getty Images
Meet Kali Brigham, a Time Mastery Coach and podcaster with a passion for empowering women. With a successful 20-year career with Mary Kay Cosmetics, Brigham has honed her skills in time management, emotional management, money management and more. Her love for working with women and watching them grow is evident.
“I love watching them become more,” she said.
Brigham found herself having countless conversations with women who felt overwhelmed, struggled with procrastination and felt they never had enough time. This led her to become a self-described expert in time management.
Over lunch with a friend, Brigham was asked if she had ever thought about starting a podcast. Being an avid podcast listener herself, she knew this was the next step in her career. In November of 2023, she took the plunge and started her podcast, where she supports women becoming successful at time mastery. In her weekly episodes, she shares techniques, ideas and strategies for time management. She also invites other experts to discuss topics she’s not an expert in, such as ADHD, women’s health, hormones and diet. This approach has allowed her to provide her audience with a well-rounded perspective on life and time management.
One of the key concepts Brigham shares is the idea of “brain drain,” a technique she uses to get everything out of her head and onto paper. This helps her map out her week and manage her time more effectively. She believes that when we commit to something, we are saying both yes to this and no to that at the same time. This perspective helps regulate decisions and align them with our priorities.
Brigham emphasizes the importance of being healthy emotionally and having the energy to tackle tasks.
“We’re smart women, right, we can figure it out. We get caught up in the actual calendar of it, or the actual to-do list or the tasks. But what I believe to be true is time management — actually, energy and emotional management,” she said.
Brigham reminds us that we need each other, to give grace, to mentor and to provide perspective.
“When you cradle your life, your time, your schedule, you only have room for so much. And it’s peaceful. It’s on purpose,” she explained.
To learn more about Brigham’s strategies for time management, check out her podcast and her “brain drain” technique at tinyurl.com/sundaybraindrain.
