CEO at EQUALIZER
Kansas City, Missouri Area
- Current
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- CEO at EQUALIZER Defense Instruction & Training LLC
- Past
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- Financial Advisor at Lawing Financial Group
- Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley
- Deputy Campaign Manager at Kline for Attorney General 2002
- General Counsel, Secretary, and Second Vice President at Bates Turner Intermediaries LLC
- Assistant General Counsel at Employers Reinsurance Corporation
- Attorney at Cook, Wightman & Doyle, P.C.
- Education
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- University of Oklahoma College of Law
- Oklahoma State University
- Kingfisher High School
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Kay Curtis’s Summary
It has been quite a ride. From student to wife to mother to grandmother, my professional journey began as an author of award-winning law review articles at the University of Oklahoma School of Law. My associate lawyer position in Nebraska was followed by a decade-plus career as in-house legal counsel in the reinsurance industry in Overland Park, Kansas. The next hat was as a Financial Advisor, when I started a self-defense business with my husband on the side.
Now I am fully an entrepreneur as owner of Equalizer, in the business of PREVENTING VICTIMS and protecting loved ones.
I give good guys and gals a fighting chance against bad guys. Three levels of training include (1) Refuse To Be A Victim® [emphasis on awareness & avoidance of confrontations], (2) Fight Like A Girl [emphasis on physical moves for women to defend ourselves], and (3) Concealed Handgun License Training [emphasis on the safe handling and defensive use of handguns for personal and family protection].
Public classes are held at Bass Pro Shops in both Olathe, KS and Independence, MO. Private customized classes are held at a time and place convenient for employers, universities, nonprofit organizations and ad hoc groups.
I have empowered over 1000 students. Improve your odds against crime by creating your personal safety plan BEFORE you need it.
You have the WILL to resist. Now get the SKILLS to resist.
Kay Curtis’s Specialties:
Daily habits to improve your safety odds
Physical resistance techniques for the average non-martial arts female
Concealed handgun skills
Kay Curtis’s Experience
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CEO
EQUALIZER Defense Instruction & Training LLC
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)
Public and private classes on the safe handling and defensive use of handguns for personal and family protection. Concealed carry instruction for law abiding residents of Kansas and Missouri at Bass Pro Shops in Olathe, KS and Independence, MO. Federal Firearms Licensee for gun sales and ammunition manufacture. Women's self defense techniques and crime prevention strategies.
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Financial Advisor
Lawing Financial Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)
July 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 2 months)
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Financial Advisor
Morgan Stanley
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MS; Financial Services industry)
May 2003 — June 2004 (1 year 2 months)
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Deputy Campaign Manager
Kline for Attorney General 2002
(Political Organization industry)
December 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 1 month)
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General Counsel, Secretary, and Second Vice President
Bates Turner Intermediaries LLC
(Insurance industry)
June 1994 — September 2001 (7 years 4 months)
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Assistant General Counsel
Employers Reinsurance Corporation
(Insurance industry)
August 1990 — June 1994 (3 years 11 months)
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Attorney
Cook, Wightman & Doyle, P.C.
(Legal Services industry)
August 1988 — June 1990 (1 year 11 months)
Kay Curtis’s Education
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University of Oklahoma College of Law
Juris Doctor , Law , 1985 — 1988
- Activities and Societies:
- Oklahoma Law Review, editor and author
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Oklahoma State University
Bachelor of Science , Early Childhood Education , 1971 — 1975
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Kingfisher High School
Diploma , College Prep , 1967 — 1971
Additional Information
Kay Curtis’s Websites:
Kay Curtis’s Interests:
Personal and Family Protection, Entrepreneurship, Business Management, Graphics, Audio Books, Constitutional Government, Volunteerism
Kay Curtis’s Groups:
Colonial Presbyterian Church, Central Exchange, eWomen Network, Joy of Connecting, National Rifle Association, Safari Club International, Defend University, Daughters of the American Revolution, ERC Trailblazers, National Lawyers Association, Nebraska State Bar Association.
Former American Corporate Counsel Association, Business Network International President, National Association of Women Business Owners.
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Hope for America Coalition -
Central Exchange
Kay Curtis’s Honors:
The Central Exchange 2007 Firehouse Award, Oklahoma Law Review: Assistant Articles Editor and Outstanding Second Year Author; Published twice in Oklahoma Law Review and once in Oklahoma Bar Association Newsletter; Two monetary scholarships for legal writing and Am Jur Award for Jurisprudence
Kay Curtis’s Contact Settings
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