Growing up in southern Minnesota, I marveled at the power of summer storms. After seeing one of the first female TV meteorologists in my area, Karen Filloon, I thought, “I could become a meteorologist!” I put in the hard work and paid my own way to earn my Bachelor’s of Science and Masters of Science degrees.

I consider writing and debugging computer code a fun puzzle. I just didn’t have enough time in college to work a job, and keep up with both the computer science and the meteorology coursework. So, I set aside computer science and focused on meteorology. I worked for the National Weather Service for over 15 years. After so many years of rapidly rotating shifts, I considered what else I could be doing. I began learning website development using WordPress.

Although I didn’t realize it at the time, a project that evolved into a self-published, non-fiction book was a key factor for developing my own business. Writing and editing are also easy for me. My natural attention to detail makes writing errors just jump off the page. People were always asking me to proof their papers and memos to catch mistakes. Looking into it further, I learned that I could turn my writing and editing strengths into a copywriting career.