Jen Porto believes it takes time to develop your TRUYou. Precious, maddening, exhilarating and surprising, time passes, life happens and if we are fully aware, we nurture what matters most along the way – our TRUYou.
Jen graduated from Wash U business school and married her major crush, Greg. They moved around the country living in San Francisco, New York City and Chicago before returning home to St. Louis, Jen’s hometown. Jen is curious, optimistic and loves to learn new things. So that she did. Jen followed many of her interests including investment banking, .com start-ups, culinary school, media, branding, nonprofits, and design before recognizing wellness was where she thrived most.
Jen loves moving, eating healthy, having fun and helping others do the same. At 41 years young, Jen feels her healthiest and most excited about life today.
As Jen explains:
“It’s taken me 41 years to recognize my TRUYou. Movement and healthy eating have been constants in my life - no matter what city I lived in or what job title I held. Biking, dance, yoga, kettle bells, tap dancing, martial arts, you name it, if it was fun and I could move, I did it. Shopping at farmer’s markets for healthy, local foods became second nature to me. When I moved or ate healthy I felt most like me – my TRUYou.”
Before launching TRUYou, Jen developed the wellness program for the largest independently owned physician group in St. Louis with 150,000 patients and 500+ employees. She helped a group of patients lose over 7,000 pounds and eliminate many medications. Jen understands today’s lifestyles leave us feeling frazzled, overwhelmed and worst of all, oftentimes hopeless and lonely in the elusive pursuit of better health. That’s where Jen comes in. Jen and her TRUYou team meet people where they are on their health journeys. Jen doesn’t believe in achieving an ideal weight on the scale but instead focuses on helping others discover their TRUYou through fun movement and nutritious foods.