Katie was born and raised in Michigan and despite living in Chicago and other parts of the world, has settled back in her hometown of Traverse City due to her love of the outdoors; hiking, biking and cross country skiing. She runs a vintage clothing store downtown TC called Slip Vintage, and always has prioritized exercise in her life even with the chaos of running a small business. In recent years, Katie’s fitness goals have taken a major shift as she realizes that working out has benefited her in so many more ways than just her physical appearance. This realization comes through her training and she is beyond excited to get a chance to teach the empowering feeling of getting stronger, both physically and mentally, through fitness.