My name is Jennifer Tuma-Young, and I am the founder of Inspirista. I am a woman who has gained weight, lost weight, had my heart broken, lost loved ones, struggled to make ends meet, had thriving businesses, fell in love with my best friend, and enjoys every fun-filled teary-eyed moment of being a mother to my precious gifts from God, Millana Elle and Ewing James.
In a nutshell...
* My favorite food is anything with peanut butter- but it must be natural peanut butter, and I am not a peanut butter snob, but the fake stuff tastes fake!!
* I talk to my mother a minimum of 3 times a day. I know it’s a lot, but my mom rocks!
* Brunch is my favorite meal of the week. It's awesome being married to a chef.
* I love to laugh, and sometimes laugh so hard I must sit down on a curb…my best girlfriend Jess will know exactly what I mean!!
* I break into random song and dance as if life were a musical- my kids and hubby crack up so it's worth being a total goofball!!
* I write whenever and wherever inspiration hits, and that means 3 am blogs and I have to pull over when I am driving sometimes and write on a napkin.
My Mission: The Inspirista Challenge! I am on a quest to help women find balance, embrace their inner style, create whatever they want for their lives, and most importantly, have a blast doing it!
Professional details in a nut shell...
* Licensed Coach with 8+ years experience coaching and have worked with thousands of clients
* Writing since I could hold a pen. Have been featured in a bunch of major magazines, websites, and newspapers (Yahoo Health, Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Woman’s World Magazine, iVillage, and so on)
* Love to talk and hear people's stories, hence I host “Girls Night Out” radio show on BTR
* Appearances on hundreds of local and nationally syndicated tv, radio, news, & internet programs (Rachael Ray, Better TV, Daily Buzz, and affiliates ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX news, and so on)
* Travel the country as a professional speaker, workshop leader, and media spokesperson for Companies such as American Express, Unilever, Healthy Flax Organization, Foster Grant, Sabra Hummus, Kmart, S.C Johnson & Son, CSC Brands, Curves International, Bayer Health, Ladies Who Launch, W.I.S.E Solutions, All About Women, Barilla North America, Greater Media Group, American Diabetes Association, and dozens more
In My Past Life I…
* Owned multiple storefront wellness businesses
* Developed life balance programs for corporations
* Trained sales representatives on relationship skills, communication skills, networking, messaging, and personal development
I’ve learned...
* Experience is the greatest teacher.
* Life can be unpredictable, but every up and down detail is part of a beautiful masterpiece.
* Nothing is impossible. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.