So here’s the thing I’ve discovered in the last 13 years of working in the stormwater industry, work life balance is a myth. And it is more than just priorities, I am a whole person (aka I am more than just the job!) and here’s to getting to know the whole person. So yes I’ve started a blog for my business; I’ll highlight events going on in the industry, products (shameless plugs will occur for products I do specific business with, but some products will get highlighted because I think they’re fantastic) news (and yes sometimes my opinion on said topic that’s the beauty of it being my blog), and probably some book reviews and highlights (I read a lot – there’s always a fiction book or a personal development book being read at all times!) I make zero promises of specific time frames for more blog posts, but there will be more of them!
Now for today’s blog post, a little background about the whole person that is Kellyn, yeah that’s me! I grew up mostly in the upstate of South Carolina before graduating from Alabama with a degree in Human Development with a minor in Psychology. The intent was to go on to graduate school and eventually become a marriage and family therapist, but we make plans and God laughs right? I took a job working for GeoHay to save some money for graduate school, but I fell in love with the erosion control and stormwater industry. I love the people, the way I get to help solve problems, and every day is different, so I am never bored. A little over three years ago, I left a job I loved to work for myself and I feel even more in love with the industry as I started to work as a consultant and representative for different companies and to start my own distribution company for industrial stormwater. I love my job!!!
Now the beauty of working for yourself is you also get to work on more than just your job. About a year and a half ago, I ran and won the position of secretary for the Southeast Chapter of the IECA and I can say I get to work with some of the coolest people in the association! In addition to that, I was given the amazing opportunity to work with the amazing women of this industry and are in the process of making our own association of Women of Water; a place to engage, empower, and educate women in the water industry. I love these ladies!!!!
Outside of my professional life, I am a woman of varied interest. I love to bake and there are those in my professional life who have benefitted from that love around Christmas time (do you make the annual goodies list?). There’s something amazingly satisfying to making something completely from scratch. I’ve already mentioned I love to read, and I am always reading something. My to read list is always gaining new books, so please feel free to tell me what you’re reading! If it’s above 70 degrees, you will find me on a jet ski enjoying the water; so, there is a perk to living in the south since I can still jet ski in November. In college, I learned to ballroom dance (yes that was my PE credit) and I still love to salsa dance. I’m an animal lover and up until last month I had a border collie mix who lived to be 15! I love going to the theater to see musicals, plays, and other shows. My favorite place on Earth is Yellowstone National Park and it is a dream of mine to own a place in Jackson Hole, WY one day. I love vacationing in national parks and I’m grateful to those who commit to conserving those and other areas of beauty. I love spending time with my family and friends and getting to know new people; my mother always told me I’ve never met a stranger. So it’s nice to meet you, what’s your name and who are you as a whole?