Meet Kate
Kate Parker
Builder of websites and behind-the-scenes systems for women running their business solo, and the person who actually runs her own business on the tools she makes for you.
Builder
She Thrives Software Consulting
The Story
Not another agency. A builder who stays.
I'm Kate Parker, and I run She Thrives Software Consulting out of Smyrna, Tennessee. I build websites, dashboards, and behind-the-scenes systems for women who are running the whole business themselves, the kind of tools that quietly handle the jobs you keep carrying around in your head.
Most of my clients are women who are genuinely great at what they do and have zero desire to become the tech person on top of it. So I don't hand you a login and a tutorial. I write the code. I set everything up. I walk you through the parts you'll actually touch, and I handle the rest. What I build for you is yours, and I'm right there to keep it running.
“When I tell you something works, it's because I use it every day.”
I started She Thrives because I saw a gap. Small business owners in our area were being sold expensive agency packages that didn't deliver, or they were renting SaaS platforms that kept raising the price year over year. Neither works.
What I offer instead is a real partnership. I build it for you, you own it outright, and I stay in your corner to maintain it and grow it right alongside your business. I keep it small on purpose, because that's how you get software that actually fits how you work, not a template dressed up to look custom.
100%
Custom-built, never a template
1-on-1
Every project, start to finish
Guiding Principles
What I believe
Community first
Small businesses are the backbone of our community. Every dollar you spend locally ripples outward.
Software for everyone
Custom software should be within reach for the woman running her whole business herself, not just big companies with big budgets.
You own what we build
No platform lock-in, no renting your own website back from a vendor. What we build together is yours, and I stay in your corner to keep it running and growing.
Small on purpose
I keep the business lean so every client gets my full attention. Real relationships, real ownership, real results.
Off the Clock
When I'm not working with clients, I'm probably at a local coffee shop, exploring Middle Tennessee with my family, or tinkering with the next tool that'll save a business owner 10 hours a week.
Ready to work with someone who actually shows up?
Whether you need a website, a dashboard, or the whole behind-the-scenes mess finally taken off your plate, I'd love to hear about your business.