Kathryn Page

Kathryn Page decided to get into massage after her 22-year marriage failed and she needed to find work to support her family. After talking with a friend, she decided to move from Minnesota to Utah and attend classes at UCMT. She graduated from the Salt Lake Campus in June of 1997.

Immediately after graduating, Kathryn moved back to Minnesota and interviewed with the Flagship Athletic Club, a prestigious club used by the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins. Although against policy to hire new graduates, the club hired Kathryn. "I just assumed I was good enough and they hired me." She also worked part-time at a skin care clinic and had an onsite massage business where she conducted seated work at U.S. West among other businesses.

During her two years at the athletic club, Kathryn worked with many professional athletes including Jerry Ball of the Vikings and Paul Molitor of Twins fame. "I was basically [Paul Molitor’s] personal therapist for 2 years. He sought me out. If I was working at the athletic club, he would come in there. If I was working at the skin care clinic, he would come in there."

In 1999, Kathryn decided to move back to Utah and bought a home in St. George. She obtained part-time employment at the Casablanca Resort Spa and at the Red Mountain Resort Spa. Unfortunately, her stay was cut short as her daughter developed lung cancer and she was forced to move back to Minnesota.

With the recovery of her daughter, Kathryn moved back to St. George and opened a practice with a friend in a Gold’s Gym. Always enjoying wearing more than one hat, Kathryn also landed a job at the Canyon Ranch Spa in the Venetian Resort Casino in Las Vegas.

When the Olympics came to Salt Lake City, Kathryn decided she wanted to take part in all the excitement and found a job at the new the Grand America spa. She sold her half of the partnership at Gold’s Gym and began commuting to Salt Lake.

Kathryn currently works at the Grand America in Salt Lake City and is an on-call therapist for the Canyon Ranch in Las Vegas. "They put me on the books when I’m in town… whenever I want to work." Kathryn has also purchased a stone massage business, Kim’s Massage Stones, Etc. and is in the process of developing a spa.

Of her education, Kathryn states, "I got a really good education… great school! I owe my future to UCMT. I can work wherever I want." Of the future, she states, "I have my stone massage business and I’m developing my spa. You never know where [the work] will take you. The opportunities are endless. You just have to assume that you are the best."