Kathryn Kemp Guylay

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From kindergarten classrooms to corporate boardrooms, Kathryn has inspired tens of thousands of individuals to improve their health and happiness. Guylay is constantly admired for her effective and fun wellness education. Never wanting to be perceived as the food police or convey guilt, Kathryn uses positive messages as well as games and activities to bring lessons to life.

Kathryn Kemp Guylay is a speaker, certified nutritional counselor and coach with a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from the University of Texas at Austin. She is the founder and executive director of Nurture, a national nonprofit that provides nutrition and wellness education to children and adults. Kathryn also collaborates through several health initiatives such as Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move, the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Wellness Council of America.

Kathryn is also an award winning and bestselling author. Her first book, Mountain Mantras: Wellness and Life Lessons from the Slopes, presents stories and experiences from her personal life, using skiing and snow sports as metaphors for success in life and health.

In her new children’s book, Give It a Go, Eat a Rainbow, Kathryn educates kids about the importance of eating a colorful variety of fruits and veggies. Illustrated by her son Alex, the book inspires children to try new foods. Kathryn and Alex applied augmented reality, an art medium that mixes real life photography with Alex’s whimsical hand-drawn images. Give It a Go, Eat a Rainbow will be published in July 2016.

Kathryn learned early in life how the food you eat directly affects how you feel. She quickly became hooked on nutrition. She fully embraced her passion for nutrition professionally after her children were born.

Through her work with Nurture, Kathryn credits her family for her continued passion for nutrition and healthy living. Her husband Jeff is her trusted recipe reviewer and is a consistent Nurture volunteer. Her daughter (15) and son (13) love growing and preparing food. Kathryn’s interests include running, skiing, yoga, music and sustainable farming. Kathryn is honored to be a member of women’s alpine skiing and Nordic skiing teams.

Learn more at: makewellnessfun.com.