Professional Dancer to Global Metabolic Health Coach

Send us Fan MailKrisna Hanks  Krisna is currently the Director of Employee Wellness for Ovadia Heart Health providing metabolic health worksite programs across the country. She is the co-owner of Square 1 Wellness a health and fitnesss company focused on improving metabolic health for individuals, groups and organizations. Ms. Hanks completed her MBA in the Executive Program at the University of San Francisco and holds a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology from Indiana University. She is the author of Finding Lifestyle Sanity: A Survival Guide. Her work includes Health & Performance Coach for Canyon Ranch Tucson, health coach for individuals and groups. She was a subject matter expert for the CDC’s Work@Health™ program and owner/founder of East Bay Pilates in the San Francisco Bay Area. Krisna’s health and wellness career is supported by her prior years of experience as an executive coach for Executive Performance Training (EPT), an international company based in The Netherlands. EPT offers communication courses for CEO’s, senior and mid-level executives and management teams, for large and small corporations. As a global coach for EPT Krisna led communication courses for the following companies; Akzo Nobel USA and China, McKinsey and Company, ABN/AMRO Bank, Corus Steel, Findus Foodservices, Insinger De Beaufort Investment Co., DSM, Unilever, Sabic and other international firms. Courses such as inspirational leadership, team dynamics, cross-cultural leadership, primary communication as well as individual coaching.  In addition to her corporate career, Ms. Hanks has a broad professional background in dance and theater in Europe and the United States, having worked with renowned choreographers and directors such as Twyla Tharp, Lucinda Childs and Peter Greenaway, and major companies such as the Dutch National Opera, Gradiva Productions and Aspect Theater London. During this period she was the artistic director of Raw Material Theater Company producing, directing, and choreographing performances throughout Europe and the United States. Support the showMetabolic Wellbeing Without the BS  Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity.From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together.Sponsored by Unicity