She was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. As Kourtney Horner, she was a 2003 graduate of Drake University in theatre, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Upon graduation, she co-founded Paw Pro's, an in home pet care Business, with her childhood friend Kristin Duax. She has experience as a morning radio onair sidekick for Hatfield and McCoy on Des Moines' KJJY. She also worked in professional theatre. She moved to Nashville in 2008. After moving to Nashville, Hansen founded Paw Pro's Tennessee there and turned over her Paw Pro's Iowa Business to her mother.