WELCOME TO MY LIFE

Katie always valued achievement.
She obtained straight A’s from 1st grade through a masters in business education at the University of Delaware.

From playing on a state winning basketball team and rowing varsity crew at the University of Delaware, Katie liked playing on teams that won.
This dedication produced benefit but also strain. Katie experienced insomnia and anorexia in college. In the fear of having to be pulled from school and sports, Katie began to evaluate her inner beliefs, emotional patterns, and relationship with herself.

When looking within, Katie discovered shame, self sabotage, lack of peace, and people pleasing just to name a few. More achievement was not going to solve this inner turmoil.

Tie poured herself into what it took to upgrade the heart and soul while continuing to write her masters thesis, train for triathlons, and lead multiple campus groups. Achievement was so much more rewarding when done from a full heart and aligned self expression.

At the University of Delaware, she met her husband, Jason, who was passionate about investing in real estate and starting his own businesses.When they got married, they decided to start their investment portfolio with a duplex in Wilmington, Delaware. Then Jason left his job, bought a large white van, and that was the beginning of A Step Ahead moving company.

In order to fund the properties and the start up business they lived very simply, to say the least. Eventually the business and properties were rewarding them with the monthly income to purchase a 5 acre dream home.

Although the home, land, and business growth was exciting, there was a missing. Despite trying to have a baby for 3.5 year, every month the pregnancy test came back negative.

Jason and Katie decided the that fulfillment of children and creating a family was worth selling everything and leaving for missions training. The intention was to move Once they arrived at the training school, Katie started noticing all the water tasted strange. Something was wrong with the……..Katie decided to take a pregnancy test and found out she was pregnant!!!

Move to Mozambique and work with orphans. The week they moved to the missions training Being heavily invested in real estate both in assets as well as the industry of the business had its advantages but also difficulties, especially in 2008. After weathering 2008, Jason and Katie put their attention on nonprofit ventures for a number of years until they decided to get back to business.
In Gulf Breeze FL, they started a lawn and landscaping business which grew quickly. Katie saw how important emotional intelligence and self mastery was to excel in business. As they made personal upgrades, Katie received requests to coach & speak to facilitate and accelerate these upgrades in others.
Since then, Katie has grown a thriving coaching and speaking business, while her husband sold the lawn and landscaping business and developed a home care agency. They own a number of single-family rentals, and heavily reinvest in their businesses.
Katie and Jason have four children and live in Sarasota FL. They enjoy boating, sunshine, and laughter. Katie is also currently training to compete in Bachata and salsa dancing.

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MY LIFE TIMELINE

2005 – Married, bought first duplex for renovation and rental in Wilmington, DE

2007 – Started A Step Ahead Moving Company

2008 – Bought Dream Home

2009 – Sold home and business to attend missions school & surprised with pregnancy of first son

2012 – Had second son while advancing in transformational training

2013 – Moved to Sarasota to partner with inner city non profit

2016 – Birthed daughter, moved to Gulf Breeze, FL, started Self Mastery Coaching & Simple Solutions Lawn Care

2018 – Had fourth son

2021 – Sold Simple Solutions Lawn Care, relocated back to Sarasota, & founded Close to Home Caregivers

2025 – Doubled business income in both Self Mastery & Close to Home each year for 4 years, delight in a local community of friends, kids all thriving in school and sports

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