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Routt County Spotlight: Kellie Nelson

Kellie Nelson
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Age: 39

Occupation: Sales associate at Zing

Place of birth: Illinois



Q. When did you move to Routt County, and what brought you here?

A. We moved here in June 2009. My brother lived here for 15 years. Steamboat quickly became our “happy place” and our only vacation destination. We decided it was time to fill up our hearts and call Steamboat home.



Q. What’s the biggest risk you’ve taken recently?

A. Quitting our jobs, selling our home and moving our two kids to a place where we had no work lined up, no friends, no family and no home. All we knew for sure was that it’s beautiful here and we’d figure out the rest once we got here.

Q. Describe your morning routine.

A. Up around 5 a.m., grab bike or skis depending on the time of year and hit it. Back by 7 a.m. to get the kids off to school, quick bite, get ready and off to work, coffee stop on the way.

Q. Has a book ever changed your life? What was it and why?

A. “The One-Minute Salesperson.” It has a lot of practical advice for both work and everyday living.

Q. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?

A. Easy is almost never better.

Q. What three things would you want people to know about you?

A. I’m not a quitter. I don’t always know what I want, but I always know what I don’t want. I’m a dog person who has a cat.

Q. What did you want to be when you grew up?

A. I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.

Q. Do you collect anything?

A. Collections usually equal clutter, but I do have an awful lot of socks.

Q. In the Meatloaf song, “I’d do anything for love, but I won’t do that,” what is that?

A. Eat red meat.

Q. Do you have any phobias?

A. What’s there to be afraid of?

Q. What is your favorite thing to do in Routt County?

A. Road ride.

Favorites

Book: “Pillars of the Earth”

Color: Orange

Food: Peanut butter

Sport to watch: Ironman Triathlon — it’s a shame it’s only once a year


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