Hi! I’m Betsy. Small town girl, homebody, extroverted introvert. My main motivation in life is to help people. That’s meant different things over the years and will continue to change and evolve as I do. I feel most accomplished when I have made a difference in someone’s day, so that’s what I’ve set out to do.
My life has two main focuses right now: hairstylist and health and fitness coach. I’ve been a hairstylist for 10 years and currently run my own business within a salon in southeastern Wisconsin. I worked as an employee in the salon for 7 years, but went independent last year and I am LOVING IT. Although it was a hard year behind the chair with Covid closures and quarantines, I have really realized that I have incredibly supportive clients. When I first considered the idea of becoming a hairstylist, I thought it was a job that no matter what happened in the world, would remain somewhat stable because at least some people would always get their hair done. Sure, business might slow down during a recession, or ramp up when things are good, but at the end of the day, people would always want their hair done. Well, 2020 proved me wrong. (And it wasn’t because no one WANTED their hair done) Never before has someone been able to take my skill away from me. I sat at home, trying to wrap my head around this world we were in and what I could do about it. Like so many other people, I was stuck. But, looking at the bright side, having some time away from the salon gave me time to realize and focus on my growing passion for health and fitness. You only know what I’m talking about if you work behind the chair, but talking to clients all day long is an extraordinarily exhausting job for an introvert. It left me feeling totally depleted by the end of the day with nothing left in my tank to put towards any of my other passions. This realization during my quarantine time allowed me to think clearly about the trajectory of my life and I made some tough decisions (that’s a story for another day). But I have never been happier. Being able to find balance between making people feel good on the outside (hair/fitness) as wealth as on the inside (health) is filling my cup in a way it never has been before. I’m currently a coach affiliate with the number 1 company in the health and fitness world, Beachbody. Beachbody has changed my life in many ways and my sole purpose and drive for my coaching business is to find other people, like me, who need this opportunity. I don’t even want to imagine what my life would be right now if someone hadn’t offered this opportunity to me. I’m stronger, I’m more confident, I’m healthier, and you can be too. I had no idea that I needed a community that was going to push me so far out of my comfort zone that I wouldn’t even recognize myself 2 years later. I’m more in control, renewed in my faith, stronger in my relationships, braver…the list goes on and its all the result of a friend asking if I wanted to work out with her. It wasn’t an easy journey, and it’ s certainly not over, but I know I’m exactly where I need to be.