From IT to Spas: Kimmy Powell’s Passion-Powered Journey

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Kimmy K. Powell is a powerhouse entrepreneur who’s built and scaled multiple seven-figure businesses across diverse industries, from IT and industrial flooring to luxury spas. In this episode, Kimmy shares her journey of reinvention, her philosophy of intentional living, and the lessons she’s learned through successes and failures. Tune in for her insights on pivoting for passion, building winning teams, and designing a life you love.

Show Notes

Introduction

• Kimmy K. Powell: Mentor, author, angel investor, and entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience building diverse, high-performing businesses.

Key Career Milestones

• Started in IT with IBM and LexisNexis before joining her husband in building an industrial flooring business.
• Moved to Charleston, SC, at 45 to start fresh, opening her first Woodhouse Spa.
• Now owns four Woodhouse Spa locations across three states, totaling over 30,000 square feet of luxury space.

Lessons from the Pivot

• Transitioned from B2B (industrial flooring) to B2C (spas), learning to navigate new challenges like hiring, training, and customer service.
• Shares her belief: “Pivoting happens when the fear of staying the same is greater than the fear of change.”

Entrepreneurial Insights

• The importance of investing in leadership: Kimmy’s general managers have been instrumental in scaling her spas.
• Failure as a teacher: “Failure teaches resilience, problem-solving, and adaptability.”
• Advice for new entrepreneurs: Hustle hard, hire smart, and nurture key relationships, including with your banker.

Designing Your Life

• Kimmy’s book Passion and Purpose Project introduces her “Future Funnel,” a framework for aligning life goals with actionable steps.
• Encourages living intentionally: “We spend more time planning vacations than planning our lives. Design the life you want to live.”

What’s Next for Kimmy?

• Expanding her spa business while mentoring budding entrepreneurs.
• Balancing work and family life as she continues to design her ideal life.

Connect with Kimmy

• Website: Woodhouse Spa Locations
  • Mount Pleasant, SC
  • Downtown Charleston, SC
  • Franklin, TN
• Instagram:
  • @woodhousechs
  • @woodhousesavannah
  • @woodhousefranklin
• LinkedIn: Kimmy K. Powell
• Facebook:

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