An Origin Story…

Once upon a time (in college in the 90’s) I was introduced to the healing art of Reiki and it changed my life. Through a series of events I co-founded The Reiki School and Clinic so I could share it with as many beings as possible but also because I didn’t know a lot of people who did it and I wanted more people to talk about it with.

Everyday I worked tirelessly doing what I loved, and I discovered that to be successful I also had to learn how to teach and how to run a business. I spent years learning all about things like finance, marketing, communications, strategic thinking, branding, building systems, operations, management, event planning, team building, community development and collaboration. I even went back to school and got a Masters in Education. In order to make money while the business was growing I did other jobs on the side; I’ve been a preschool teacher, public elementary school teacher, server, kids yoga instructor, and even a model for artists! I learned a lot about how people tick.

One day I realized that 15 years had gone by and my dream had become a successful reality- I no longer needed side gigs, I had a location in Philly, a satellite in South Jersey, lectured locally and nationally, and had programs at places like Penn Medicine, the SPCA (Reiki with animals is wild! Pun intended) and Thomas Jefferson University.  I still had many other things I wanted to do with my life so over time and with careful consideration I sold the business to a group of staff and students and moved to New Mexico where I retired for 2 years.

Because of that I had a lot of free time. I found myself diving deeper into my Buddhist practice. I also found myself helping out friends and colleagues with their businesses, practices and projects.  

Because of that when I returned to the world of work I found myself in some incredible situations, helping bigger organizations clarify their vision, actualize it, and operationalize it. I worked full time in each role, thinking it would wind up being my long-term or forever job.

Until finally I realized that I like projects. I like helping people actualize their visions. I like collaborating, looking deeply to find the places where a person or organization needs support, filling in the gaps, building the thing or doing the thing or finding the right people to do the thing and them moving onto another thing.

And that’s how Kim Fleisher Consulting was born. You might say I’m more of a contractor than a consultant though.

I don’t just tell you what to do, I actually help you do it.