Cathy Jordan
HIYA Cleaners
Cathy Jordan knows she is "made to make." A builder of people, places and things, Cathy understands her daily assignment of building something or building up someone. Whether it was lifting up her girlfriends with an encouraging written word; going throughout her neighborhood checking on the elderly; putting together a runway show in her driveway for all who passed by to see or whatever she finds to do with her hands, Cathy is mindful to do it well. Imaginative and innovative are used in tandem when describing who she "BE!"
After a few wins and losses as an entrepreneur, Cathy Jordan decided to place all bets on herself by going all out in business. After nearly 20 years in corporate with her last position as a Sr. Solutions Architect for AT&T, Cathy was let go. Too young to retire and 34 days shy of qualifying for a "special package," Cathy's entrepreneurial instincts kicked in. After a few trial runs in Tulsa, OK, Cathy was accepted in Builders + Backers Idea Accelerator program in the Fall of 2022. Validation of her idea garnered her an introduction to Todd Gagne of Wildfire Labs in Rapid City, SD. The rest is history "in the making!" Cathy now has an added level of support from many advisers (whom she calls her partners) within Wildfire Labs to launch her business, "HIYA Cleaners - an app that is being developed and positioned as the Uber for housecleaning because we make it seamless for Airbnb hosts, property management companies and realtors to have direct access to a pool of available cleaners whenever help is needed in a hurry."
Cathy Jordan is a forever student. Her thirst for knowledge has allowed her to attend Oklahoma State University where she received a scholarship to study Chemical Engineering as well as participate in many training programs such as Front-End Web Development, Six Sigma and Project Management Professional. Whenever she needs a creative escape, Cathy may be found laser etching, designing t-shirts or making a balloon garland - most definitely making something!