Our Story
Glenn was an avid tree climber as a kid, spending his free time building forts and roaming acres of land along the Clinton River in Utica. He didn’t find gymnastics until he was 18, when a friend suggested they take a gymnastics class in college. His friend never showed up for class and Glenn found a new passion! He called some local clubs to find a place where he could continue learning gymnastics. Every club turned him away because he was too old. The last club he called put him in a class with 8 and 9 year old boys! After 3 months, they asked him if he would like to coach the class he was in. Glenn was on a path that would light a spark for working with children and understanding the mechanics of gymnastics.
In the years that followed Glenn,
coached all ages in gymnastics-everything from parent-tot, boy’s team, acro-sport and up to Level 9 girls.
Spent six years as a certified judge for USAG sanctioned gymnastics meets for Women’s gymnastics
Had many achievements including several 1st place state championship teams and his developmental team (ages 4-7) broke 5 national records.
All the while, he went to college at Michigan State University for his bachelor's degree in physics with a minor in math. After college, he managed auto shows for GM on the U.S. Auto Show circuit and the drag racing circuit. He spent 12 years traveling and gaining many valuable experiences. He came back to Michigan every summer to coach. Eventually, he was ready for a more settled, steady life with meaningful relationships.
Kim grew up as an Army brat, moving every three years through high school. She spent just a couple of years as a gymnast, but moving to Texas in her high school years brought an end to the short era. She moved to Michigan with her family after high school and began her path to college at Central Michigan University. She found her calling as a classroom teacher in 1999. Sharing a love for learning with children is a passion that continues even beyond the classroom. She has worked with Kindergarten, first grade, fifth grade, and spent 15 years in fourth grade.
In her 21 years of teaching she worked with over 500 children, with a wide range of abilities and needs. She built her teaching toolbox with strategies to support children with ADHD, Autism and a range of other needs. Exceptional children in the classroom became her passion and movement was the best strategy to engage and support all kids, not just the ones with exceptional needs.
In 2011, her two children Nathan and Paige enthusiastically came home from school after participating in Cutting Edge’s Field Trip on Wheels program at Erie Elementary. They were so excited about their experience that they wanted to join a gymnastics class. They became members of Cutting Edge in January 2011.
While the kids became avid gymnasts, Kim spent a few hours each week as a parent waiting in the lobby of Cutting Edge. Many friendships were formed with fellow parents, the coaches and staff, and Mr. Glenn. Ideas of building Cutting Edge around the theme of leadership sparked many conversations and solidified an unshakeable friendship between Kim and Glenn.
They were married in 2014 and were blessed with Zayne in 2015. Kim left teaching in 2019 and is now a full-time part of the Cutting Edge crew.
Graduated in 2023 from Chippewa Valley High School where she was a vastisty cheerleader. Paige Started her gymnastics journey in 2010-2012 where she then joined the CEA dance family. She continued dancing until graduation along side of cheerleading. Paige was worked in our preschool program, summer camp, and is currently coaching DP team and apart of our hospitality staff. Paige's favoriate pass time is reading and she is currently attending Bowling Green State University to study occupational therapy and is apart of their dance team.
Class of 2020 at Chippewa Valley High School. He was gymnast from 2010-2012 and competed as a Level 4 in Men’s Gymnastics. He was a ninja coach with Cutting Edge from 2016-2021. Nathan now works at Apple and loves what he does. His prize possesion is his car which is a Subru BRZ. He loves traveling the world and finding new places, his most recent travel adventure was to Peru where he visited poland, scottland, and many other countries!
Zayne joined the family in 2015 making us a family of 5. From the moment Zayne was crawling he started to flip, and he loves being a helping hand in our ninja classes. Zayne is currently on our TNT team, but he is also is in diving and basketball. Zayne love to skateboard and play fortnight in his free time.
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