MEMBER PROFILE | CONNECTION
Kids in Motion has been a member of the Chamber EDC since 2019.
Kim Bloms KIDS IN MOTION PEDIATRIC THERAPY & WELLNESS Q: Tell us about yourself and your role within your organization. A: I am originally from Mandan and currently reside here with my husband, Adam and our spoiled 100 lb. lab, Guinness. I grew up on our family owned second-generation dairy farm and I was my dad’s right-hand woman up until we retired in 1999. I attended college at BSC and Minot State where I envisioned my life going in the direction of becoming a police officer. After fracturing my ankle and needing PT I embarked on a drastic career change and went back to school at the University of Mary where I received my doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2012. I have worked with the pediatric population in a juvenile justice setting and in early intervention with the birth to three programs for a total of 17 years. In July 2019, I opened Kids In Motion Pediatric Therapy and Wellness in Mandan, ND.
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MEMBER SINCE 2019
Q: Briefly tell us the history behind Kids in Motion Pediatric. A: In 2016, I battled and won against Leukemia which drastically changed my views on work life balance. I started thinking that I needed a change and what that would look like. I consoled in some mentors about the challenge of wanting to be a business owner to provide a quality of care that I envisioned but I was fearful of my medical history and what was to come. With some real feedback about what it meant to embrace what life had given me and to grab it by the horns, I started planning. I wanted to offer children and families in Mandan a pediatric therapy option. More so, I got excited about the idea of marrying what I had learned about home visiting, family engagement, and community resources through my previous work experiences with a more clinical experience. Although I loved my previous pediatric jobs, I missed the scientific side of being a practicing provider in an outpatient setting. It is all those things that drove me to do what I do every day with my families and employees. I feel that they both need to be a priority to make the business successful.