Kristin Hettermann, Inspired
I love the question, “tell me about yourself?” because it is when I feel that I really get to shine (normally I revel in making my clients shine). But the story of who I am, and what I do, really comes from looking at the past and present at the “we”; after all, I am only a reflection of those that surround me. A beautiful collage of experiences, employers, adventures, successes and challenges that make up Grace Delivers, launched in 2009 from Maui, Hawai’i. So, what have “we” done? We always start with the dream.
Our business savvy and graceful presentation makes us as appealing in the boardroom as stretched across a hammock over the sparkling Pacific. From Wall Street to right off the runway, our clients span industries and service markets. Entities worked with include top financial institutions, global public relations companies, recognized chefs and restaurants, aspiring fashion designers, game-changing technology ventures, institutions of higher academics, talented artists, iconic athletes, real estate investment and development entities, luxury resorts, smart products, wellness offerings, non-profit organizations heralding change and making a difference, and so much more. Why limit yourself, when the world is so juicy?
Our commitment to giving back forms the foundation of everything that we do- for our clients and our community. We are about creative and innovative ideas that are making communities stronger, happier and healthier…and the brilliant people behind them. Our efforts have contributed to raising and granting over three million dollars to benefit non-profit organizations. This includes orchestrating major fundraising galas around the world to creating donor engagement and retention strategies that keep non-profit organizations moving forward in demanding times. We are proud that our mana’o (ideas and energy) have supported countless non-profits in their mission of greater good.
The fusion and translation of right and left-brain activity is where Grace Delivers resides, always has. I left Ivy League University of Pennsylvania as a college basketball player studying business at The Wharton Undergraduate School to becoming a proud Tri-Delta sorority girl at the University of Virginia majoring in French and Foreign Affairs. I wanted to travel the world, make things happen and be a social philanthropist. My years at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology prepared me for innovation, but not for being a global citizen or fashionista. It was time for more, and off I went my junior year in College to study with Vanderbilt University in Aix-en-Provence, France. (I wish I still dreamed in French. Maybe someday again!) Eight years as a party planning socialite in the etiquette-appropriate southern Holy City of Charleston, SC was balanced by fun with the financial and real estate investment markets through my work with Merrill Lynch and the launch of my real estate investment LLC, KLH Properties. I was finished off quite well, and it was time to begin.
When not applying business strategy to just about everything that needs it, I have a camera in my hand, am exploring my inner mermaid in the vast oceans of the world, coordinating my social schedule (which often involves a dance floor, I insist) or constructing spirit sculptures. Off I go again, don’t be surprised. Our mission is global and it is of the highest deliverance.
We always end with the dream. It is our dream to do international business, travel the world and connect people to potential. Using our gifts to help others, our vision has been one of collaboration and collective manifestation. From visiting rural villages in Africa to help envision social entrepreneurship projects; to journeying far into the remote islands of the Indian Ocean to help a resort achieve a fundraising event of the highest global reach; to connecting together a technology team operating in London, Maui, Chicago, Australia and Spain to create an investment report profiling a technology that is answering the world’s cry over global warming; to blogging from a holistic health spa in Northern Thailand with an internationally renowned Tao leader; if there is a global adventure in business calling, we’re there.
Oh, and did I tell you I came to Maui to live in the middle of the jungle with Dennis, a highly simply spiritual being that I met when I ran out of gas on the Road to Hana while on vacation? That’s a story I prefer to tell in person.
Look up. I’ll meet you there.
