Step over the threshold of 115 Riverside Drive, and first impressions evoke words like calm. Friendly. Artsy. Modern. Cozy. Not exactly what you might expect to find in a 1880 house just west of historic downtown, but exactly what Ashlee Kidd was hoping to create inside Loveland’s newest small business hub—Revolve Business Suites and Events. And to that list, Ashlee would enthusiastically add “connecting community and cultivating creativity.”
Revolve is home to six small businesses: Resilient Wellness & Physical Therapy, Wild Developments Studio, Rainbow Dawn Energy Wellness, Big Daddy Walker Productions, and Golden Aesthetics MedSpa. Ashlee’s own company, AmeriTax, occupies a room on the first floor where you’ll likely encounter her canine assistant, Maui—an energetic, 2-year-old black Labradoodle. There’s also a community events space, the “Zen Revolution Room,” on the second floor.
Idea to occupancy took around six months. A year ago, it was the last thing Ashlee could have imagined doing. “For years I had worked seasonally for my mom’s tax business in Mason and for my husband’s coffee shop, The Kidd Coffee Co.,” Ashlee says. “I wanted to do my own thing, but couldn’t seem to make it happen.” It took a traumatic illness to finally turn her aspirations into reality.
In February 2024, surgery to remove a Baker’s cyst from behind her right knee didn’t go as planned. While in the hospital, Ashlee developed a staph infection. It took two additional surgeries and a couple more months before life returned to “somewhat” normal.
It was while driving around one day that Ashlee spotted the “For Lease sign” on Riverside Drive. “That was God’s magic,” she remembers. The price was so right, she leased the entire building.
Her first thought was to open a consignment shop with a friend, but the building—which had been converted to several office suites by a previous occupant—was not really set up for that kind of shopping space.
“At that point, I thought I could do my own tax business in one office and rent the rest—but even then I didn’t know exactly what that would look like.” She did know that she’d need a lot of advice for this kind of venture, so she began talking with other local business owners.
“I found out quickly that this community was filled with kind, loving people who wanted me to succeed,” she says. “I had never experienced anything like that before. This town is full of good, salt-of-the-earth people. Every person I met with helped me in some way, and I will forever be grateful for that.”
Once word got out, prospective tenants began to appear. “It was never about what kind of business they had, I was more interested in their energy and thoughts about being part of a community right here at Revolve.” And Ashlee was determined to find new ways to foster that idea.
“We were all part of the Christmas in Loveland event—we set up right in the front of the building,” she says with a smile, remembering that day with all of her suite partners. Wildlife Developments Studio artist Lauren Connolly helped kids paint ornaments. DJ Big Daddy Walker provided the music. Ashlee and others handed out swag bags and cups of hot chocolate. “The place was rockin’ … and people just kept coming! We had our own party going. It was the kind of community gathering I had always hoped for.”
More of the same kind of community fun is set for this month’s Memorial Day Parade, at the June 5th official Revolve ribbon cutting and grand opening, and of course, Loveland’s Fourth of July celebration.
“We want everyone to come to our ribbon cutting. We’ll have food, drinks, music ... it’s our time to celebrate with all of the people who helped make this happen, and we want to do it big!”
What comes next for Revolve? “I’d like to expand and buy another property nearby. Maybe do pop-up shops one weekend a month. Perhaps even add a deck and a coffee bar,” she offers of future plans.
Recently reimagining the Zen Revolution Room has already made the entire spot a more flexible space. In addition to conference space for tenants, the room can be rented for workshops, meetings, brainstorming, family celebrations, or just a place to chill with friends. Ultimately, according to Ashlee, a spot to create connections.
“I know I’m on the right path, and I’m not stopping.”
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“Revolve has become a helpful hub—if someone needs a service we don’t currently offer, we’ll connect them with a local business that does.”