We have so many great speakers lined up for this year’s Touchpoint Conference in Utah, one of which is the business-savy and extremely likable Kim Flynn of Fabulous Living and Tutoring Connection. Kim, who is also one of our very own Fairy Godmothers, will be speaking on, 5 Steps to Organizing Your Business From the Ground Up. Don’t miss your chance to learn from Kim and our other speakers on September 24th! We hope to see you there!
Hometown: Suburbs of Atlanta
Current Residence: Cedar Hills, Utah
Education: BA Brigham Young University
Professional Background: I taught English for 3 years before starting Tutoring Connection at age 24. Ten years later I started Fabulous Living, inspiring, in-home classes for women.
What you wanted to be when you grew up: An English teacher
What you are: A woman, a wife, a mother, a business owner, an author, and a speaker.
Brief Summary of your Start Up: After having my first baby, I started tutoring kids in my own home. The business grew, and pretty soon I had 5 different tutoring “stations” set up all over the house. We had cars parked up & down the street all day long, so we switched to an at-home tutoring format: our tutors now go to the clients home. We now have up to 20 tutors, and 
tutor up to 150 children per week in reading, math, and specialized subjects.
Fabulous Living started when I wanted an in-home personal trainer and a personal stylist, and I figured other women would want the same services. Fabulous-Living.com now offers in-home training and image consulting in Utah County, as well as video and on-line classes in a variety of subjects available to everyone!
Company Website? www.TutoringConnection.net and www.Fabulous-Living.com Twitter @kimmo29
What inspired you? My Dad. He was always thinking up new business ideas when I was growing up. His latest idea is a tilapia farm!
How long have you been in business? 10 years
How did you fund it? I grew it organically, never needing a loan or any more than $100 in start-up funds!
Do you have a Fairy Godmother (or Mentor)? Heather Madder is my business coach extraordinaire. www.heathermadder.com
Do you belong to any Business Organization or Networking Groups? Utah County WEB, and Startup Princess, of course!
Current Business Challenge? I just restructured and let the woman go who has been running my business for me for three years. It was time to progress, but it was a very painful decision!
What are you doing about it? Choosing to make the hard decisions when they need to be made, even when they are personally painful.
Favorite motivational quote: “When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives.” — Ezra Taft Benson
Family? I have a fabulous hubby, and four kidlets ages 10 – 2.
If so, how do you balance family and business? I work two days a week from home with a babysitter. I involve my kids in my business choices, decisions, and lessons learned. They know that business is a key purpose and mission in my life, and I encourage them to develop and find their own.
Favorite book? Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, E-Myth by Michael Gerber, Why Our Children Can’t Read by Carmen McGuinness, A New Earth by Eckart Tolle
What do you do to relax? Tinker in my garden, scrapbook, take a bath, and read anything non-business related.
What do you want to change most about your world? I want to show women that they can LIVE. I am committed to strengthening marriage.
What are you most proud of? I am proud to be a teacher, in many different settings.
What advice would you like to offer other Start Up Princesses? Take that first scary step in the dark, and then another, and then another. Pray for guidance. The Lord wants you to be on the path that you want to be on!
Favorite Magic Wand (tool/resource)? Books, books, books.
If you could design a tiara, what precious stones would you use? Anything but diamonds. My socially conscious sisters would not approve!
