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About Coach Kip

Hi, I'm Kip. I've done a little bit of everything.

And that's exactly why I can help you get your thing done.

I've worked for the Federal government, run my own business for 26 years, sold hotel rooms, and chased tornadoes for fun. Odds are good I've been somewhere close to where you are right now. Pull up a chair.

My Superpower

Here's my superpower: I cut through the clutter and get to the heart of a problem fast, even if I don't know your industry. (Sometimes especially then. Fresh eyes are handy that way.)

I can also spot it when you're trying to cram a ten-pound goal into a five-pound week. We've all done it! Busy owners can spend months pushing on the wrong thing, or chasing a deadline that was never realistic to begin with.

So we catch it early. Then we build a plan that actually fits your time and your tools, and I'll hold you to it. Kindly, but I will.

The short version of a long career

I started as a clerk typist at the Department of Veterans Affairs and worked my way up to assistant personnel officer. Along the way I supported a leadership training program for executives, so I've seen up close what keeps leaders stuck.

In 1992, my late husband and I started a desktop publishing business. A year later, a neighbor talked us into building websites. That turned into 26 years of web design and internet marketing, with more than 800 clients in over 300 industries. Some were big names like Dell, IBM, 3M, AMD and the University of Texas at Austin. Most were small and mid-size businesses just like yours. The Austin Business Journal ranked us in the top 10 for Central Texas seven years in a row.

I've also been a hotel director of sales, a convention and meeting planner, and a cooking school teacher. Then I found my favorite job of all: accountability calls. I ran them for business training programs that cost up to $15,000, and I've had my own accountability partners since 2012.

Why it matters to you: I've worn so many hats that I can work with just about anybody. Whatever your business is, I'll understand the juggling act.

Things you might not guess about me

• I raced mini stock cars in the 1970s.
• I can weld (stick, MIG and TIG), mix concrete and put up a chain link fence.
• I once drove an 18-wheeler. I can parallel park like a pro. Just not one of those!
• I crewed for a hot air balloon pilot for nine years.
• I know my way around a chuck wagon and a Dutch oven.
• I've chased tornadoes, gone inside the Great Pyramid, and gone indoor skydiving a few times. (Once was not enough!)
• I floated weightless on the Zero G plane, aka the "vomit comet," the same kind of flight astronauts train on. (I kept my lunch. Mostly because I was smart enough to skip it.)

If I can do all that, we can definitely get your project off the back burner.

Now you know me. Let's talk about you.

Bring your big goal, your to-do list, and whatever keeps getting in the way. In 20 minutes, we'll find your next step.

I've chased tornadoes for fun. Booking a call is way less scary.

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