Kathryn Currey

So nice to meet you! First off, what’s your name? Tell our readers a bit about yourself—where you’re from originally and where you live now.

Nice to meet you too! My name is Kathryn Currey, and I’m the founder and CEO of Friday Personal Assistants. I was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and I’m still based in the Nashville area today, right here in Brentwood, where Friday got its start.

I studied engineering at Vanderbilt, and after college I spent many years as a stay-at-home mom raising my two kids and running our family horse farm. I was also a competitive show jumper, so horses have been a big part of my life. In 2022 I started a new chapter and launched Friday as a solo personal assistant. What began as just me helping a few busy families has grown into a national company that connects people with trusted personal assistants and house managers.

When I’m not working, you’ll usually find me on my bike. I love gravel riding, mountain biking, and bikepacking, and I’m happiest spending time outdoors with my family.

Tell us one thing you love about where you live now.

So much of Nashville has changed over the years, but some corners of it haven’t changed at all. Every time I pass one of those familiar spots, I’m reminded of my younger years, and the memories come right back.

Tell us a little more about what your company does and how it started. How does it help your customers?

Friday Personal Assistants is a personal assistant and home management company. We match busy professionals and families with vetted personal assistants and house managers who handle what keeps a household running: errands, scheduling, vendor coordination, home maintenance, organizing, and the many small to-dos that pile up. We started in Nashville and Denver, and today we serve clients nationwide.

Friday started with me. After earning my engineering degree at Vanderbilt, I spent years as a stay-at-home mom running our family horse farm. When my life changed in 2022, I needed to build something of my own, so I started working as a personal assistant myself, under the name Girl Friday Nashville. I quickly learned how many people were stretched thin and quietly drowning in the logistics of their own homes. About a year in, I had more requests than I could handle alone, so I started hiring assistants. That was the beginning of the company Friday is today.

For our clients, the biggest benefit is time and peace of mind. Most of them are successful, capable people who simply don’t have the hours to manage everything at home. We take care of the whole process of finding the right assistant: sourcing, vetting, hiring, payroll, and ongoing support. Clients end up with a trusted person who knows their home and their preferences, and they get back their evenings and weekends for their families, their work, and the things they love.

If someone wants to start a business, what advice would you give them?

Don’t quit your current job until the business you’ve started can support you. I’ve seen it over and over: people jump into a dream with both feet, and while that’s noble and even a little romantic, it isn’t practical. You end up stressed, burned out, and overwhelmed trying to make something work faster than it naturally can. Great businesses take time to grow. I’m about two and a half years in, and I still feel like we’re in the infancy stage.

What is one piece of feedback from a happy customer or client that you won't forget?

I had one client tell me I was the daughter they never had. That meant a lot to me.

Where do you see your company in the future?

I see Friday becoming the go-to name for household support across the country. We’ve already grown from a small Nashville business into a national company, and the next chapter is about making great help easier to find, hire, and keep.

A big part of that is the Friday App, which launches in early 2027. It brings clients and their assistants together in one place: scheduling, tasks, time tracking, messaging, and payroll, all handled seamlessly. Hiring household help has always been complicated, and our goal is to make it as simple as hiring any other professional service.

I’m also passionate about elevating the personal assistant profession itself. We’re building a certification program that gives assistants and house managers real training and a clear path to grow their skills and their income. When assistants are well trained and well supported, everyone wins: the assistant builds a career, and the client gets someone they can truly rely on.

Ultimately, I want Friday to be more than a service. I want it to be the trusted partner people turn to whenever they need support at home, wherever they live.

What is the biggest misconception about your industry?

One of the most common misconceptions I hear is that you have to be wealthy to afford a personal assistant. People picture a celebrity with a full-time staff, but most of our clients are busy professionals, working parents, and families who are simply stretched too thin.

Personal assistant support doesn’t have to be full time. Many clients start with just a few hours a week, and that’s enough to handle errands, returns, restocking the pantry, meeting a repair person, or tackling the to-do list that has been hanging over them for months. Handing those tasks off gives people their evenings and weekends back.

Many people already pay for cleaning, lawn care, or meal delivery without a second thought. A personal assistant is simply the next step: one trusted person who can take care of many of those details at once. It isn’t a luxury reserved for the wealthy. It’s a practical tool for anyone who values their time.

What has been one of your biggest struggles building your business, and how did you deal with it?

One of my biggest struggles has been building the business without going into debt. It would have been easy to take out a loan or bring in outside money to grow faster, but I made a conscious decision to build Friday on what the business could actually support. That means we’ve had to grow slowly and be very intentional about every dollar we spend.

In the early days, I did everything myself. I worked as the personal assistant, handled the marketing, answered every inquiry, and managed the books. I didn’t hire my first assistant until about a year in, when the demand was clearly there to support it. Even now, before we spend money on anything, whether it’s a new tool, a marketing push, or a new hire, we ask ourselves whether it’s truly the best use of our money right now and whether it will help us serve our clients better.

Growing this way can be frustrating at times, because there are always ideas I’m excited about that have to wait. But it has made us a stronger, more disciplined company. We’ve learned to be creative, to stay focused on what really matters, and to build on a solid foundation instead of borrowed money. I’d much rather grow a little slower and own what we’ve built.

Who was your favorite music artist and athlete growing up?

I was a kid of the 90s so I loved Weezer. The athlete was a horse, Touch of Class, 1984 double gold medalist.

Any shoutouts you want to make?

I want to make a shoutout to my amazing team: Sarah Schwarzer, Cadi Kadlecek, Kate Monfils, Leviere Carrillo, JJ Merrick, and Catherine Plato.

Where can our readers learn more about you and your company?

fridaypa.com