KIMBERLEY A. Martin has taken the NFL world by storm as of late.
The ESPN reporter's public presence has grown recently as she filled as a host on First Take during Molly Qerim's absence.
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But Martin is far from a new face to many, with over 60,000 Instagram and almost 70,000 Twitter followers.
The Brooklyn native and Wesleyan University alumnus first entered the world of sports media covering high school sports for a year and a half before heading to Newsday in 2012, where she eventually spent five years.
This was followed by stints with The Buffalo News, The Washington Post, and Yahoo Sports before heading to ESPN in 2020.
A co-host on the First Take Her Take podcast, Martin is also known for her written content, and TV work including appearances on SportsCenter, Sunday NFL Countdown, and NFL Live among others.
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And on the topic of her meteoric rise to fame, Martin admitted that sometimes it's important to take a leap of faith.
"You have to want to just try to do something else," she said on The New YorkHER Podcast.
Martin added: "If you're putting in the work, then scary decisions are still scary, but they don't stop you, that fear doesn't stop you."
Martin later concluded that in her opinion: "I think if you just throw caution to the wind a little bit and work hard and just trust that wherever you're supposed to be is where you're supposed to be.
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"I think it generally works out if you're committed to the craft."
And as for when to make those leaps, Martin explained: "Often times when I cannot picture what that next step would look like, then it's time for me to take that opportunity."
She said that these opportunities can provide an opportunity to mold them into "whatever I want it to be."
"As opposed to staying here where I know exactly what every day will look like."
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