Kelly Lynn Adams, with a Corporate America background, is not your typical “product junkie.” As an Arbonne consultant she not only helps women to look beautiful on the outside, but motivates, empowers and helps women to change their lives, build their confidence and help them achieve their dreams as an Empowerment & Life Coach. She believes that anyone can do, be or have whatever they want in life, if they are willing to have the right thoughts, words and actions in place! As a passionate entrepreneur, Kelly Lynn teaches and trains people how to start and run their own businesses while having fun!

Blessing Anyatonwu is the founder of Earnest Holistic Health, a chiropractic and nutritional coaching practice in Austin, Texas. She empowers women to take control of their health through seminars, individual and group coaching, working with other health professionals to provide the best care for clients. She believes that health starts in the mind and affects the body and soul. In her spare time she trains for half marathons, volunteers and finds healthier ways to cook and bake her favorite foods. You can follow her on Twitter @DrBlessingA.

Kate Aquillano graduated from the University of Georgia in Fashion Merchandising and Syracuse University with a Master’s in Television, Radio and Film. She hopes to blend her two degrees together and one day host the red carpets. Kate is based in Los Angeles and loves all things food, fashion and entertainment. She writes about her favorite topics on her blog, cookingupstyle.com. Growing up in a large Italian family, cooking has always been at the center. Learning from the best, her Grandmas, Mom and Aunts, she has a lot of great recipes and cooking tips to share. She loves movies, shopping, photography and traveling!

Julia Argenti is equal parts Health Coach, Fashion Consultant, and Organization Pro. She is the founder of Lemons and Loafers, a unique coaching business that helps people live more healthy, stylish, and clutter-free lives. She writes weekly on these topics on her blog and leads week-long 360 cleanses for the body, mind, and home.

Cindy Augustine has had a love of writing and lipstick for as long as she can remember. She’s a firm believer that you can never have too many tubes of MAC lipglass, shades of red nail polish or variety of defrizzers, and will experiment with just about any new beauty product — all in the name of research, of course. She lives in Manhattan but frequently travels in pursuit of sunshine, food, fashion, music and other beautiful things.

Tayler Bartman graduated first in her class from The Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Communications and Media Studies. Her main passion, however, is makeup. In order to show women how to do the latest makeup looks and what the new, hot products are she started her own YouTube channel.

Mussarat Bata is a UCLA alum and graduate student at NYU. Her obsession has been makeup since, at the age of three, she snuck into a stash of glitter eye-shadow. By the time she was “allowed” to wear makeup, she knew her life calling was to work in beauty. Her work has appeared in DC Magazine, W’s Editors’ Blog, ElleGirl.com and on her personal blog.

Bianca Beldini is the founder of Sacred Space Acupuncture and co-founder of organic skin care line ARGANICA . She is an Acupuncturist, Physical Therapist, Aromatherapist, Holistic Health Coach and graduate level educator. She lectures on Health and Wellness through the use of therapeutic grade essential oils, Oriental Medicine and lifestyle and nutritional counseling with the goal to bridge the gap between Western and Eastern philosophies. She has been featured on The Today Show, Fox 5 and ABC News.

Jessica Bernstein was born in New York City and graduated from the University of Michigan. She is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor with her degree from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and currently works in the fashion industry.

Laurie Borenstein is an integrative health and nutrition practitioner whose mission is to inspire and empower individuals to actively participate in taking control of their health through natural, holistic and preventative methods. She can be reached at laurieborenstein@gmail.com.

Dayna Brandoff is the founder of Chaos Theory Inc., a professional organizing company located in New York City. For further organizing tips or hands-on help, visit ChaosTheoryNYC.com.

Kelsea Brennan is an NYU and Gabrielle Bernstein trained life coach. Transformed by her own coaching experience, Kelsea founded LAF Life Coaching. As a daily motivator and inspiration to woman, Kelsea teaches that through love and faith you can change your life for the better, forever. She is also an AAFA certified fitness instructor and can be contacted at kelsea@lafinlife.com.

Chrissy Callahan, is a recent graduate of Brandeis University, where she majored in journalism and media studies (self-designed) and French and Francophone studies. A fashionista and lover of all things beauty, Chrissy has always dreamed of writing for magazines, but she realized beauty, specifically, was her calling when she starting running Her Campus Magazine’s beauty blog. Since then, she’s fallen in love with the field and hopes to move to NYC to pursue a career in beauty journalism. When she’s not testing out the latest products or writing about beauty, you’re most likely going to find Chrissy indulging her passion for shopping, wearing way too much pink or eating cookie dough ice cream.

Katherine Chen is currently a student at Princeton University, where she is studying English and Creative Writing. She considers herself a true tea connoisseur and loves to devote what spare time she has to watching “Charlie Rose” interviews and baking sweet (but healthy) treats! Her passion in life is writing, and she hopes one day to be a top editor in the Big Apple.

Nitika Chopra is a certified professional Life Coach, a successful actress and television host, and the founder of YourBellaLife.com. Her mission: to unite with others, to make sure everyone gets their daily dose of love, and to spread the word about how everything in life can be a fun and colorful experience once we find out what makes us feel that way.

Cady Childs, a recent graduate from the Journalism program at Appalachian State University, is a woman who likes to push the limits. Being raised in an arts-oriented family taught her that accepting unfair standards, and not chasing what you really want out of life are the greatest sins of all. Her passion for acting, dancing and performance led to her great love of fashion. Different wardrobes become unfamiliar characters, new color pallets can be literary illusions, and an accessory is like a final, perfecting epilogue. After all, William Shakespeare did say “all the world’s a stage” – we may as well dress the part. Cady is also a Beauty&Style writer for www.chickspeak.com.

Melissa Chrisp is a makeup maven from the beautiful Garden City of Christchurch, New Zealand. Melissa loves beach escapes, pilates, shoe shopping, and sharing her makeup artistry tips and tricks of the trade.

Margina Dennis is a NYC makeup guru and artist. Her work can regularly be seen on runways, in print and on TV. You can follow her on twitter or on her beauty blog, At The Beauty Cooler.

Liz DiAlto is a health and fitness expert currently based out of Washington DC (but anxiously anticipating a return to the Big Apple!). From personal, virtual and small group training, to Spinning, Zumba and Total Body Bootcamp classes, Liz’s super power is teaching really busy women how to ditch the guilt and start living Fit, Healthy & Beautiful lives. You can find her at fithealthyandbeautiful.com and follow her on Twitter @LizDiAlto for more blogs, tips and articles.

Arielle Fierman is a Certified Holistic Counselor and jeWELLry designer in New York City. She is the founder of Be Well With Arielle, a Health Counseling and JeWELLry company designed to motivate and inspire women to feel beautiful inside and out. Arielle graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) and is Board Certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners with an additional certificate from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Chrissy Fink loves to be up to date with all the new fitness trends and believes in always keeping it fresh! She is a certified AFAA Fitness Instructor, group fitness instructor, a Certified Holistic Health Coach and the founder of HealthyFitGirl.com, which aims to guide people to create healthier lifestyles in their own way. She is also currently studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. You can email her at Chrissy@healthyfitgirl.com.

Jillian Fleischman graduated from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Journalism. She is a New York City-based freelance writer and reporter, passionate about beauty and entertainment news. Her loves: good restaurants, traveling and sports!

Michel Fox is a fashion savvy New Yorker with a Master of Arts degree in Costume Studies from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from The George Washington University. Michel has lived in NYC, Spain and France, where she studied the history of French fashion. For the last year, Michel has been interning at The Costume Institute and recently worked with costume designer, Mattie Ullrich, on an Off-Broadway show. When she isn’t visiting the theater district to see the latest Broadway productions, she tunes into her visual side and designs for her line of accessories. She has freelanced for fashion week with Tory Burch, Reem Acra and J. Mendel.

Maxine Frendel is an eternal optimist, big dreamer and spunky writer from New Jersey. She loves tacos, her black patent leather high heels, lazy Sundays, being funny and standing out from a crowd. Maxine has been published in Teen Voices and the Suburban News and now writes for other publications, including ChickSpeak and Girl Zone. She also publicized Liz Funk’s book Supergirls Speak Out. Maxine truly believes, “You have one life to live. Why not love living it?” For more of Maxine, follow her on Twitter @maxinefrendel.

Sierra Fromberg is a cool girl-about-town and budding vintage retail proprietor, bringing you the insider scoop on what is hip, underground and oh-so fab. She is a self-proclaimed clothing stalker and product junkie, known for devoting days, even months, to finding that perfect piece for her ever-expanding “closet” (and by closet she means using her oven as storage). Currently, Sierra is managing the vintage store A Little Wicked and is The Beauty Bean’s resident “I’ll try anything once” gal.

Souli Funna graduated from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey with a BA in Art History and Anthropology. She has held positions in sales, marketing and wardrobe at organizations such as Cirque du Soleil, Jakob Schlaepfer and Dylan’s Candy Bar. Souli continues to gain professional experience in the entertainment and fashion industries while exploring and further cultivating her love of clothing, beauty and culture through shopping and travel.

Nicole Glor is the star of 7 fitness DVDs, including Hard Core Abs DVD, Fit Travel Workout DVD and the Beach Bride Destination Wedding Workout. She is also an AFAA certified NYC personal trainer, group fitness instructor at Crunch in Manhattan, a yoga instructor and a fitness columnist for Military.com. Her workouts focus on multitasking toning and cardio intervals to cut workout time in half and boost metabolism. Nikki’s workouts have been featured in over 60 national media outlets. Get her newsletters, music playlists, video demos and DVDs at nikkifitness.com!

Becca Gregg is a newspaper reporter and freelance writer. In her free time she enjoys traveling anywhere and everywhere and has a little bit of an obsession with The Office. She spends the majority of her paychecks on makeup and skin care products that she can’t afford so, despite being broke most of the time, she has flawless skin! For more on Becca, follow her on twitter.

Caroline Holland graduated from Colby College with a degree in English. She now lives in Boston, where she was born and raised. Some of her favorite things include macaroni and cheese, the Boston Red Sox and Bruins, Tory Burch ballet flats and pinot grigio. You can follow her on Twitter!

Sarah Jenks is a nutrition coach and emotional eating expert. Sarah believes that you can talk about the benefits of broccoli until you are blue in the face, but real change won’t happen until we pull back the veil of fad diets and calorie counting to reveal the reasons behind each woman’s choice of what she eats. To learn more about Sarah, please visit her nutrition site.

Fiona Kirk transitioned through Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to a successful career as a freelance writer after an exciting decade acting on Broadway and in regional theaters around the country. She continues to follow her passion for the arts and is especially drawn to writing about theater and dance. Learn more at her website, fionajkirk.com.

Melanie Kozlan is a Montreal-based health and lifestyle writer as well as the senior content director of Four Green Steps. She recently graduated from Concordia University with a major in Communication Studies and has written for Betty Confidential and Eco-Chick among others.

Kaci Kust, is currently majoring in Communications: Journalism at Hope College, with a focus on sports broadcasting. She has written for Women Talk Sports and has her own blog, Kaci Talks Sports. While she’s a self-proclaimed sports addict, she loves fashion and beauty almost as much, plus has a great interest in health and fitness.

Jessica Kupetz is a certified AFAA fitness instructor, NASM personal trainer and holds an MS in exercise science and health promotion with a concentration in fitness and wellness. She is certified in Powerstrike Impact and appreciates the motivation and strength of a healthy, active lifestyle. She comes from a long line of strong, selfless women and knows that if you want to take life seriously, you must do so through laughter.

Courtney Leiva first dived into the beauty world at the age of 6 when she give her dog makeovers and bleached Barbie’s hair more times than she can count. Now, with a degree in communications, Courtney eats, sleeps and breathes journalism. Courtney is an active contributor to news sources such as Patch.com and online magazines such as Feather Magazine, Tru4ia Magazine. She also serves as the active beauty editor at Love Twenty Magazine, a magazine geared towards college women. As an avid animal lover, Leiva has also founded her very own website HelpingPawsNJ.wordpress.com, which aims to promote animal adoptions throughout the state of New Jersey. Love Twitter? Courtney does too! Follow her on Twitter @CourtneyLeiva.

Jessie Leventhal is interested in journalism, nutrition, fitness and fashion and pursues them all with gusto. From the very moment that Jessie was walking and wearing shoes, her love for beauty and fashion was ignited. With a heavy stack of fashion magazines next to her bed at all times, Jessie’s fantasy long been to be locked inside Barney’s after closing, so she could shop and shop and shop.

Jenna Nicole Levine is a native New Yorker turned Washingtonian. When she isn’t writing about ways to save you cash on your favorite beauty treatments, you can find her enjoying everything D.C. has to offer. Stop by and say hello to her on twitter @Jenna_Nicole.

Emma Macdonald currently lives in Perth, Australia and is an Online Marketing specialist. She has a passion for travelling, fashion, beauty, music, food, fitness and life in general! Always up for an adventure, Emma has been to 21 different countries, lived in London, studied in Italy & Russia, climbed Mt Kinabalu in Borneo & is looking to volunteer in Cambodia in 2012. Her motto in life is: “Confidence is always in style!” Follow Emma on Twitter @luv_emms.

Kelly McLendon has a degree in environmental policy and journalism from Indiana University. She has worked in various roles in the media and writing industry, from staff writer to editor-in-chief. She is currently employed as the editor of four community newspapers. Her interest in women’s health has also led her to pursue certification as a registered yoga teacher. She teaches group and private yoga lessons.

Nisha Moodley is a Women’s Health Coach and founder of Nishani Wellness, dedicated to supporting women everywhere to finally have freedom from emotional eating. Rather than your typical diet dogma, Nisha combines actionable coaching with cutting-edge holistic nutrition and high-level care. Nisha offers one-on-one and group coaching, and is happy to join us and share her tips on living healthy in the city!

Hitha Palepu is passionate about sharing her knowledge of living a healthy and active life while constantly on the go. She currently serves as vice-president of operations at a startup pharmaceutical company while obtaining her master’s degree at Boston University and penning her travel & lifestyle blog Hitha On The Go.

Kim Phillips graduated with her BA in Communications from Regis College in 2002 and is now pursuing both her Master’s degree at Boston University as well as a graduate certificate program at UMASS. Her interests are health/nutrition, books, travel and spending time with her daughter, family and friends. She is always looking for new opportunities to share her writing on a variety of topics. She can be reached at kmp07@bu.edu.

Paul Pisani resides in Amelia Island, FL and is the owner of Pisani Training Center. His website, PisaniTraining.com showcases his training tips, philosophies, and weekly blogs. Paul is a Certified Personal Trainer and trains many of today’s top professional tennis players. Prior to coaching and training, Paul was an 8 time Gold Medalist in NY’s prestigious Empire State Games in Cycling.

Rosilyn Rayborn is in search of the perfect red lipstick. With no time to go to try them all on, she created Smackages.com —a free online makeup sample service. She’s learned a lot along the way—a bit about entrepreneurship, a bit about makeup, but mostly, that there is no perfect red, only perfect reds (a minor detail that Rosilyn refuses to let stop her from growing her insanely large lipstick collection).

Hillary Rubin is a Breakthrough Coach, wellness pioneer and certified Anusara™ yoga teacher who guides women around the world to become who they want to be but were afraid to be. She has been featured on Fit TV, in The Los Angeles Times, The Independent, Yoga Journal and contributes to the Huffington Post and Origin magazine. Hillary is also writing her first book to help women alchemize adversity into action, with the forward by Agape Founder, Michael Bernard Beckwith.

Amanda Russell is a top-rated fitness and lifestyle writer, professional keynote speaker, Olympic-trained athlete, celebrity fitness expert, model, spokeswoman, founder of The AR Program, and one of the industry’s leading experts in fitness, wellness and change. Highlighted as “having the unique ability to truly engage with the audience and make you believe that transformation is possible and within reach – Amanda moves the audience to action.” Amanda can be found writing about life, fitness, wellness and change on her website: www.amandarussellworkouts.com

Jacqueline Schwartz attended undergraduate at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. There, she took a particular interest in the fight against eating disorders and the harm it causes both the body and mind. She subsequently decided to combine her two passions of psychology and nutrition by pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition. Currently she is completing her Masters at New York University while simultaneously practicing as a Registered Dietitian. Jacqueline’s mission is to help young teens and adults understand and embrace food rather than fearing it. Jacqueline considers herself a true “foodie” and wants to share her passion for health, well-being and love of nutrition with the world.

Elena Scuro graduated from the University of Florida’s College of Journalism with a degree in Public Relations. She now lives in Manhattan and works in Marketing for a popular fashion retailer. She loves good food, good friends, fashion, traveling and tennis, but her favorite thing to do is smile!

Nicole Teh is a fun-loving and driven twenty-something from Melbourne, Australia. As a health, wellness, fashion and beauty enthusiast, she both believes that real beauty can unite women and hopes to show women that confidence can be fed through healthy channels like The Beauty Bean. She laughs at herself every so often and prefers berry ice-cream, so she can at least pretend it’s healthy.

Latham Thomas is the founder of Tender Shoots Wellness, a boutique and holistic lifestyle practice offering culinary services, private yoga, and nutritional support. She is a member of the teaching faculty at the Natural Kitchen Cooking School and has taught at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health, Organic Avenue and Whole Foods Culinary Center. She has been featured in: NY Daily News, Time Out NY, Elle Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, Ideal Bite, The Examiner, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, Fox 5 news, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, and the We Network.

Lindsay Tigar is a communications graduate from Appalachian State University and currently the Editor-at-Large for ChickSpeak.com. Her love for beauty started at a young age, when she watched her mom put on make-up in the morning. Due to her mother, and her own will, she trusts that if any woman believes she can, she will.

Alix Turoff is currently studying Nutrition and Media Culture and Communications at New York University. She grew up riding horses in Long Island, NY and is continuing her passion in college. She loves scouring thrift stores and sample sales for the latest deals to add to her eclectic wardrobe. An Equinox enthusiast, Alix starts everyday with a sweat session consisting of cardio, sculpt class or her favorite IntenSati, a spiritual approach to working out. She is also a huge bikram yoga fan and is devoted to living a glass half full kind of life.

Ashleigh VanHouten, was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, but is lucky enough to have citizenship in both Bermuda and the U.S.. She divides her time between the Canadian East Coast and New York, studying for her Master of Arts in Professional Communication, working in marketing and corporate communications and writing every chance she can. Ashleigh divides her spare time between eating (usually healthy, sometimes cupcakes) and lifting heavy things (a recreational powerlifter and Crossfit enthusiast). She encourages all women to do more pushups. Contact Ashleigh on Twitter.

Cate Walker, graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in Journalism and is an avid health and fitness advocate. She currently teaches Zumba in multiple fitness facilities in Boston and is studying to become a Registered Dietician and an NASM certified personal trainer. The only thing that gets in the way for her love of fitness is her love for food! Recently, she has been studying ways to make tasty and nutritious meals because who says you can’t have it all? She was also the Beauty Director for UNC’s fashion magazine, Kaleidoscope.

Hannah Young, born and raised in London, is a freelance photographer and journalist. Coming from a media orientated background, it was inevitable that she would pursue a career in the industry. Her biggest dream of all: to live and work in NY. Her loves in life: New York!, cappuccinos, Essie, MAC, and anything gold!

Diana Zarowin is an undergraduate at New York University. While still in high school, she founded a non-profit organization benefiting underserved students in Jamaica, West Indies. She is on staff at the Women in Business Club, the student ambassador for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Campaign and a student leader for Teens Turning Green. Her interests include traveling, baseball and of course, anything beauty and fashion. Diana’s words to live by, a la Yves Saint Laurent: “Fashions fade, style is eternal.”

Bonni Zipp, “thexrsizer,” is an AFAA certified fitness instructor, personal trainer, and Polestar trained Pilates instructor. Based in Coral Springs, Florida, Bonni currently teaches a wide variety of fitness classes. If you would like to contact Bonni directly, please feel free to email her at ooxrsizer@aol.com.