Cindy Skiles on Building a Business from the Ground Up

Kanawha Valley Hustlers · Apr 15, 2025 · 5m

I got to speak with Cindy Skiles. She started her physical therapy business in 1990 in a 500-square-foot room. She built her own treatment tables using wood from body boxes that came through the local airport. Her mom helped at the front desk, and Cindy handled everything else—cleaning, repairs, even picking up cigarette butts in the parking lot.

That hands-on attitude carried her forward. Over the years, she grew the business into a 28,000-square-foot facility in Teays Valley. She bought an old Lowe’s prototype building, renovated 10,000 square feet for her clinic, and turned the rest into…