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About Katie Buell

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Helping people... that's what I always saw myself doing as a career. I thought I'd be achieving this goal, though, as a t.v journalist. I wanted to tell people the truth about what is going on in our world. The college I chose to attend, Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, did not have a journalism program. So I opted for the closest major to it which was speech/communication. I spent seven years post graduate working in a local t.v station as a video editor. Within the first several months the reality of t.v journalism hit home and my dream died. Not soon after this, though, a new one was birthed. I'd been working out in a gym and had hired my first trainer. I discovered self-esteem and self-motivation I never knew I had. I remember talking with my trainer one day about what I wanted to do with the knowledge I'd acquired while training with him and the new passion I had for physical fitness. "I want to help people achieve their goals in half in the time it took me to achieve mine," I replied without hesitation. So I earned my personal training certification from American Fitness Professionals and Associates in 1998, did some internships in various private personal training studios and eventually built up my own client base.

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My time at the t.v station served as a springboard in two ways for me. First, I learned what I did not want to do. Second, it was there that I met my first house sitting client that eventually lead into me developing my house and pet sitting business which I have been running on my own since 2000. With a minimal amount of advertising and much word of mouth, I have been very blessed with a wonderful clientele base here as well. I have clients with no kids who travel in the off season and clients with kids who travel during the vacation season. My business is a year round business...I specialize in staying in YOUR home for the holidays so you can go out of town for the holidays. I received the best compliment from one of my pet sitting clients recently. The owner called me up and wanted to know my availability for the current month. She did not want to plan a vacation before she knew if I was available to stay in her home and care for her four-legged "kids", as I call them. My clients instill a great deal of trust in me, in both businesses, and I take that seriously. My speech/communication degree served me well. Little did I know that I'd actually be using some of that marketing and advertising knowledge! And I'm helping people in more ways than one and in ways I never dreamed I would or could!! I look forward to helping you with your fitness and/or pet sitting needs!

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