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Kym opened Courthouse Academy in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1992 with the vision of offering something better than what was currently available. She started with 10 two-year-olds, 1 three-year-old, and 12 four-year-olds. The school grew successfully and had wait-lists. She initially rented space in a church but eventually built her own building and then doubled the size of that building to a capacity of about 300. They began to add grades with the goal of eventually serving infants through fifth grade. Courthouse Academy also became a Spanish immersion school. Once Kym moved to the larger building the journey became chaotic and fraught with difficulty. She had no idea what to do to improve the situation. By 2015 her school was going bankrupt. She had a tiger by the tail- if she lost the school she lost everything. In 2015 Kym got involved in coaching and met Brian Duprey. Her journey changed to one of implementation and growth. From 2015 to January of 2022 the school began to run more systematically and with a much better culture. Low enrollment was transformed to full enrollment in infants through fifth grade with waitlists in nearly every class. In January 2022 Kym sold Courthouse Academy with 7 figures in my pocket. Today she is on the team with Brian Duprey, coaching at Child Care Genius University, giving back to the ECE community. She is able to travel with her husband in their Airstream Trailer where she can work remotely.