A self-taught entrepreneur, I built my brand Skinny Mom from the ground up. Having a desire to create a women's health and fitness community, I began blogging, raised investor funding, assembled a team, and watched my business become one of the fastest-growing startups in Cincinnati. It expanded to 6 million unique visitors per month and gathered over 3 million social media followers! I published the USA Today bestseller Skinny Suppers Cookbook from the platform: 125 Lightened-Up Recipes for the Family and then sold the business in 2016. I give all the glory to God, my CEO.  

I grew up in southeastern Kentucky, and from an early age, I learned that hard work could accomplish big dreams. Having an interest in health and fitness, I taught my first aerobics class at 15 years old and later became a group fitness instructor and personal trainer. I would use these skills to work through college, earn a degree in business marketing, and become a top medical sales representative. During this time, I was also a University of Kentucky Cheerleader, NFL Cheerleader for the Cincinnati Bengals, and the 2009 Fitness Universe Champion.  

While I have experienced many great opportunities, I have also made many mistakes and faced much adversity. The challenge of divorce, single motherhood, and blending families propelled me beyond my comfort zone. Finally, after several years of personal struggle and deep depression, I found peace, joy, and a solid personal identity in Christ. Because of these life struggles and learning how to be an overcomer, I'm passionate about my faith and relationship with my savior and heavenly father, Jesus Christ. Now, one of my biggest dreams come true is to bring compassionate wisdom and teach kingdom principles to a wide variety of people to help them pursue their own big dreams.  

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