[1] As Kourtney Horner, she was a 2003 graduate of Drake University in theatre,[2] earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
[3] Upon graduation, she co-founded Paw Pro's, an in home pet care business, with her childhood friend Kristin Duax.
[3] She has experience as a morning radio onair sidekick for Hatfield and McCoy on Des Moines' KJJY.
[3] She is dance team captain for the Nashville Predators and has performed in music videos such as Keith Urban's 2008 "Sweet Thing", Luke Bryan's 2009 "Do I" and Jeremy McComb's 2008 "This Town Needs a Bar".
[1][4] "Do I" won the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2010 CMT Music Awards.