Kalyn WrightMy story
I grew up on a farm in South Dakota, the baby of seven children. I started school in a two-room schoolhouse where I was the only kid in my class, and I graduated high school in a class of 929. I went on to study zoology, pre-med, at Arizona State University, graduating in December 1993, and I paid my way through college working in medicine — two and a half years in a colorectal surgeon’s office, then two and a half years teaching people how to handle their contact lenses, including a woman with one arm.
From 1993 to 1999 I worked in grand-format digital printing in Vancouver, as CEO of Image 79 Studios — working in the digital space from the start. I ran a venture capital firm, Phoenix Investment Group, in 1995 to 1997. Since 2007 I’ve sold cars and RVs nationwide. I homeschooled both of my kids — my son was in college full-time at 16, my daughter graduated at 16. Since May 2021 I’ve traveled full-time in a 42-foot fifth wheel with my kids, running my business from the road.
Here’s what all of that taught me. I know what it feels like when the story told about you isn’t true — and how hard you have to fight to set the record straight. That’s why truth matters so much to me, and why I do this work: when Google or AI starts telling people the wrong story about your business, that’s not a ranking problem. That’s your livelihood, your family, your name.
My clients matter to me because their businesses feed their families. I show up for them — I stop in to see them when I’m in their town — the way I wish someone had shown up for me.
And I don’t overwork, because I know what it costs to lose time you can’t get back. I work hard, I travel with my kids, and I keep my life and my work in balance. That’s not a perk of how I live. It’s the whole point.
