Grow Beyond ~ Testimonial
Heather Feldkamp: 12/16/72-11/25/20
I had known Heather since I was 9 years old. At that time, she was balancing high school full-time along with working three jobs—lucky for me, one of those was for my dad’s carpet business. She would take me shopping, and quickly became my role model!
Fast forward nine years, Heather became the Manager of the Classified Department at The Ann Arbor News. She had an opening and hired me. Again, I looked up to her. She was always full of energy, well-liked, positive, and worked hard with her team to achieve their goals. She was a true leader. Even when we both moved on to different departments, our friendship remained strong. In 2010, when Heather was working at Belfor Franchise Group, she hired me once again. I didn’t know anything about franchising at the time, but I knew that with Heather as my boss, it would be a place I’d want to work. She made sure I was successful by teaching me everything she knew.
Heather was a teacher in every sense. She had been my babysitter, friend, sister, boss, and mentor—the most optimistic person I have ever known. It's hard changing from present tense to past tense when thinking about Heather. She was always my biggest supporter and my very first Boss Ladies Member when I launched in 2018.
To keep her legacy alive, I established a membership scholarship in her name.
Heather’s entrepreneurial spirit continues to inspire me. In fact, I’ve named my certified life coaching business "Grow Beyond" after the business she had launched shortly before her passing. Although our businesses were completely different, the name is very fitting for both!
Through Grow Beyond, I help women grow beyond what they once thought possible for their lives—just like Heather helped me grow and succeed in ways I never imagined. The programs I offer aim to empower women to break through their own limits, honoring Heather's legacy of mentorship, optimism, and leadership.
In keeping her legacy alive, her sponsorship will help women reach heights they never thought were possible, just like Heather did for me and countless others. This yearly scholarship ensures that Heather's spirit of leadership and generosity lives on, creating new opportunities for other women to grow and thrive.
You will see Heather is many BLRC pictures, she was the very first member and always had my back in everything that I did.
This picture at our 2nd ever Connect represents her so well - always behind me.
Heather pictured in black shirt with bright pants.
"Be the things you loved most about the people who are gone."
Open for applications on December 16th and will close December 31st. The winner will be contacted early January 2025. Heather’s birthday is December 16th and this is one of the ways I continue to celebrate her!