Business View Magazine - Sept 2023

109 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 9 BLOOMIN’ BL INDS Kelsey is a second-generation window- covering professional, with two decades’ worth of personal experience, working both in the field and in franchise leadership. “It’s a fun job,” says Kelsey. “You can work hard and be happy at the same time.” “I taught him everything he knows!” Kris kids with a big laugh. “I suppose he should be proud of it!” As the CEO of Bloomin’ Blinds, Kelsey is very keen on the strategic growth and scaling of each franchise business and creating a culture of enthusiastic fans. Kelsey leads the corporate franchise team as the example, rather than as the exception, and he takes pride in a team that interacts like family. That’s a mighty important word with Bloomin’ Blinds—family—as Kris will tell you. A former firefighter and paramedic, he’s been with the company from its very beginning back in 2001,