TESTIMONIALS

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Johnny Biggers, Crested Butte Builders, GENERAL Contractor

I have been working with Kim for about 15 years. I first hired her to fully re-organize my construction business using QuickBooks and common sense, and these efficient systems remain in place. Since then, Kim has assisted me in managing processes from marketing to invoicing and everything in between.

She possesses great organizational skills, which include invoice packets, budget analyses, and excel spreadsheets. These documents provide good clarity to the client on how the job is progressing and allow me to accurately provide actions reports to our clients.

Kim saves me on legal fees by acting as a liaison with my attorney to expedite necessary agreements and documents for land use planning and permitting. She also led the team of marketing professionals and CBB personnel to create our website and she has assisted with other marketing efforts.

The one thing you should know about Kim: She's very professional, timely and knowledgeable in her work while also being very personable, fun and genuine.

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Johnny Biggers is the president of Crested Butte Builders, a custom home building company located in downtown Crested Butte. Crested Butte Builders is considered one of the premier builders in the area.

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Mark & Veronica Jiganti, Commercial Real Estate Investors

We have retained Kim’s services to work with some of our contractors to streamline and put more detail into their billing. This saved us a significant amount of time and also helped with depreciation schedules on our taxes. She communicates directly with our accountant to send reports and backup files.

Kim is one of those people who has worked from the bottom up in all aspects of business and nothing surprises her. She is never afraid to get an answer that is needed to finish a project or to help work through some problem.

We would highly recommend Kim as a consultant, as a project manager, or as a general business consultant. Kim is very detailed and does not waste time on any project and is an expert with QuickBooks. Kim has helped us immensely over the past 10 years and is enjoyable to work with.

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Mark & Veronica Jiganti are commercial real estate investors for commercial properties in Chicago, Denver, Crested Butte, and Gunnison. They have lived in the Gunnison Valley for 24 years and have made multiple improvements to their properties over the years.

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KRISTA HILDEBRANDT, OWNER OF MULTIPLE BUSINESSES

Kim assisted me with my books for a Landscaping business that I had owned for 25 years. I hired Kim to help me with literally EVERYTHING. Kim was hired to train a new office manager. She also needed to fix all of the problems with the existing books so we could then get a new POS system up and running and everything needed to be in working order for a new office manager to take over.

What surprised me most about Kim was how calm she was in light of how incredibly messed up my office was at that time. Kim was very gracious with her time - what I needed help with was messed up from the top down and needed a lot of attention. Kim saved me and because she was so focused it saved me thousands of dollars! I learned from Kim that really everything can be dealt with in one way or another. Her patience was very comforting and she showed me that if you take a few breaths and focus you can accomplish what’s needed to be done. She is also very easy to understand and explains issues with ease. She has taught me to look for solutions and take my time.

Kim was awesome helping me set up my computer for the next business. She helped with QB being loaded from one location to another. She helped with the closing of one business and kept everything understandable for the accountant.

Without a doubt I would recommend Kim to anyone.Her knowledge with a computer and other programs is not limited in any way. Her attention to detail is very reassuring when it comes to being organized in the office. Her understanding of running business and what it takes is very thorough.

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Krista Hildebrandt started the Alpengardener in Crested Butte in 1999, which is still in existence today under new ownership.

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Dusty Sylvanson, Straw & Timber Craftsmen, General Contractor

I first hired Kim almost 20 years ago to help set up my QuickBooks and help structure my day-to-day operations, which I still utilize today. Kim fine tuned our management operations so we are set to operate sustainably.

Kim was the first choice for helping to project manage a government regulated affordable housing build. We successfully worked with the USDA on a very complicated process, and since then Kim has helped me with various projects. She and I currently co-project manage a residential family retreat center.

Kim is light-hearted yet brings a straight-forward approach to keep everyone on task. She is a great resource and helps our team find what they need. I can trust Kim to get things done competently.

Kim’s greatest contribution to me is her ability to help me take action from my highest place of value.

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Dusty Sylvanson created Straw & Timber Craftsmen in 2006, which specializes in natural buildings and building science with a focus on high-performance materials. Dusty is also a mindfulness coach and is able to integrate mindfulness with building science to create high functioning teams. Visit Dusty’s Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/buildstrawbale/