166: How to Be a Wellness-Empowered Woman with Reena Vokoun

Reena Vokoun, Founder and CEO of Passion Fit, is a best-selling and award-winning author, TEDx speaker, media spokesperson and certified health coach, group fitness professional, yoga, mindfulness, nutrition and behavior change specialist and employee wellbeing and professional strengths-based coach through the American Council on Exercise, Athletics and Fitness Association of America and Gallup. She's also an award-winning ESPN fitness championships competitor, personal and professional development coach and consultant and marketer. Reena graduated with a BBA in marketing and management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MS in advertising and communications from Boston University. She spent years in digital marketing, sales and business development leadership roles for Google, Yahoo, Reebok, CNET, GE and Grokker. Today, she serves companies, nonprofits, universities, schools and the media through Passion Fit products, services and content focused on fitness, nutrition, mindfulness, productivity and work-life balance. Reena is featured as a TV health contributor on NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX and is the host of a Women Lead TV show called, Women, Wellness and the Workplace, sponsored by the Connected Women of Influence. She's been featured in Health and Women's Health magazines, was selected as one of LA Weekly's Top 10 Health and Fitness Leaders of 2023 and is a brand ambassador for the American Council on Exercise. She speaks to companies such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon, writes for Thrive Global, Shape and her own blog and has been a newspaper health columnist. Reena has also published her first nonfiction book entitled, The Wellness-Empowered Woman™, which is an Amazon Best-Seller, Mom's Choice Award Gold Winner, Nonfiction Authors Association Gold Award Winner and Book Excellence Award Winner. She's on the Entrepreneurship Advisory Alumni Board for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Alumni Council for Boston University and has been a Women in Management Facilitator for Stanford University. She was also nominated to be a candidate for Woman of the Year Silicon Valley, where she fundraised for blood cancer research for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Reena is a wife and mom and lives in San Diego, CA with her husband and two sons. In this episode, we cover: - how Reena went from girl bossing in tech to running her own health-focused biz - why women always put themselves last - how to prioritize yourself while also being a mom - how she came up with her book idea - Wellness-Empowered Woman ... and more! You can connect with her over on Instagram: @passionfitllc Or check out her website: passionfit.com Sign up for Passion Fit's free newsletter to get a free downloadable overview of her 7-Step Holistic Approach to Wellness at https://passionfit.com/offers/. You can learn more about me by following on IG @imperfectlypaigewellness or by checking out my blog, freebies, and offers on my website: https://imperfectlypaigewellness.com Please share with #PaigeTalksWellness to help get the word out about the show - and join the Imperfect Health Fam over on Facebook.