SAM Team Member Spotlight: Kara Reichelt

Store Manager of Cool Spring Storage Center

Kara Reichelt

Q:  How long have you been working for SAM?

A:  I have been with SAM for three years this September 13th.

Q:  How did you come to be part of the team at SAM? What attracted you to this role and our company? 

A:  While the pandemic was happening my previous place of business had to close. While looking through the Indeed job app I found a position for a part-time Assistant Manager, and it was only ten minutes from my house. I applied and a week later I had my interview, and the rest was history.

Q:  What do you enjoy most about working at SAM? Is there a specific aspect of your job or the company culture that you find particularly rewarding?

A:  What I love most about my job with SAM is that it is part office work and part manual work. I find it hard to just sit behind a desk for eight hours a day. I enjoy being able to get up and go outside, as well as the office aspects. 

Q:  Is there a memorable life lesson or piece of advice that has shaped your outlook or approach to life and work?

A:  When I first started working, I had a boss that I fully admired. She would always say to us, “Work smarter, not harder.” This has stuck with me at every job I’ve had since. 

Q:  Outside of work, what are some of your hobbies or interests that you enjoy pursuing in your free time?

A:  I play video games (what can I say I’m a nineties kid). I also enjoy getting out of the house and being outside and spending time with my family and pets. 

Q:  Can you share a fun fact about yourself?

A:  Something a lot of people do not know about me is I am internationally certified to groom dogs. 

Q:  Is there anything else you’d like to share about yourself?

A:  I am a previously military brat who grew up in Wurzburg, West Germany when the Berlin wall was still up and the country was divided.

Q:  What is your go-to Sunday cleaning/organizing song? 

A:  When getting down and cleaning my house I will always jam out to GRiZ – Bustin’ Out (feat. Bootsy Collins).

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