Episode 208: Bethany Morrisey and Just for Kix Rochester

On the first, brand-new podcast of 2021, we sit down with Rochester resident Bethany Morrisey, Program Director of Just for Kix Rochester. Just for Kix was launched over thirty-five years ago by Minnesota entrepreneurs Cindy and Steve Clough in Brainerd. Today, the business has 200+ locations, united through the mission “to change lives, one dancer at a time.” On the show today, we have a really full and fun conversation with Bethany (who was voted the Best Just for Kix Director in 2020). We chat about Bethany’s transition from nuclear medicine to the role of Program Director at Just for Kix Rochester, learn more about how she grew her location’s customer base from 67 to over 737 students, understand how she’s found numerous homes for the business over the past ten years, chat about how she sets goals to achieve, hear her passion to help kids take their best journey in life through dance, plus much more.

Links from today’s show:
Just for Kix: https://www.justforkix.com/danceclasses/rochester-mn/
Facebook: @rochestermnjfk
Instagram: @jfkrochester

Music Attribution: Like That by Ano Domini Beats is licensed through the YouTube Audio Library.

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 Start
5:57 How Bethany first got involved with dance and left a career in nuclear medicine
10:20 Soaking up dance “like a sponge”
11:30 Background of Just for Kix as an organization
13:40 Age of kids served by Just for Kix
17:48 Growing the customer base at Just for Kix Rochester
20:10 Responsibilities as Program Director
22:54 Multiple Just for Kix locations in the area
25:21 Decision process in navigating her career change
28:25 Making the right choices for her family
29:58 Appreciating the full potential of the business to serve kids in Rochester
31:43 Priorities when first starting in her role
34:25 Past tenant of our storytelling space
36:15 Finding the Just for Kix current location on South Broadway
40:31 Strategies to grow the customer base
45:03 Dancers themselves as the best form of advertisement
45:59 Impact of COVID on the business
53:19 Continuing to provide a safe environment for the mental health and wellbeing of kids
56:05 Her passion to do this work and helping kids recognize their best journey in life
59:39 Final questions

On the first, brand-new podcast of 2021, we sit down with Rochester resident Bethany Morrisey, Program Director of Just for Kix Rochester. Just for Kix was launched over thirty-five years ago by Minnesota entrepreneurs Cindy and Steve Clough in Brainerd. Today, the business has 200+ locations, united through the mission “to change lives, one dancer at a time.” On the show today, we have a really full and fun conversation with Bethany (who was voted the Best Just for Kix Director in 2020). We chat about Bethany’s transition from nuclear medicine to the role of Program Director at Just for Kix Rochester, learn more about how she grew her location’s customer base from 67 to over 737 students, understand how she’s found numerous homes for the business over the past ten years, chat about how she sets goals to achieve, hear her passion to help kids take their best journey in life through dance, plus much more.  

Links from today’s show:

Just for Kix: https://www.justforkix.com/danceclasses/rochester-mn/

Facebook: @rochestermnjfk

Instagram: @jfkrochester

Music Attribution: Like That by Ano Domini Beats is licensed through the YouTube Audio Library. 

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 Start

5:57 How Bethany first got involved with dance and left a career in nuclear medicine

10:20 Soaking up dance “like a sponge” 

11:30 Background of Just for Kix as an organization

13:40 Age of kids served by Just for Kix

17:48 Growing the customer base at Just for Kix Rochester

20:10 Responsibilities as Program Director

22:54 Multiple Just for Kix locations in the area

25:21 Decision process in navigating her career change

28:25 Making the right choices for her family

29:58 Appreciating the full potential of the business to serve kids in Rochester

31:43 Priorities when first starting in her role

34:25 Past tenant of our storytelling space

36:15 Finding the Just for Kix current location on South Broadway

40:31 Strategies to grow the customer base

45:03 Dancers themselves as the best form of advertisement

45:59 Impact of COVID on the business

53:19 Continuing to provide a safe environment for the mental health and wellbeing of kids

56:05 Her passion to do this work and helping kids recognize their best journey in life

59:39 Final questions