Brett Blumenthal – Founder of Sheer Balance: Balanced Living Made Simple

Brett Blumenthal founded Sheer Balance in 2007 in order to help individuals find balance and health easily, naturally and sustainably. To many, living in a balanced and healthful way seems difficult and somewhat daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Sheer Balance, aims to eliminate confusion by presenting the simple facts in a comprehensive way.

Brett’s launched Sheer Balance when she realized her friends and colleagues constantly struggled with finding balance in their every day hectic lives. They often didn’t have the time to dedicate to cooking and eating healthy, exercising, or taking time out for themselves. Further, she realized that many were frustrated by the overwhelming amount of information that was contradicting, unclear and misleading when it came to healthy living. As a result, Brett saw a need to provide women with the right tools and information to make living healthy easy and fun. Brett has been in the wellness industry for almost 20 years. Her passion for health and wellness began as a freshman at Cornell University, where she quickly realized that exercise and good nutrition were vital to releasing stress and maintaining balance. Brett became an AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America) certified group fitness instructor and went on to teach for Cornell University, Gold’s Gym and Bally’s Total Fitness in New York.

Today, Brett regularly speaks to the spa and wellness industries on business strategy, and frequently delivers workshops to consumers on topics of health and wellness. Brett writes for several online media companies, and has been featured on popular sites including: Yahoo!, Shine from Yahoo!, Divine Caroline, Intent and Gather. In late 2009, Brett published GET REAL and STOP Dieting! which has since become a #1 Amazon Bestseller and a Bestseller on BarnesandNoble.com. In 2008, Shine from Yahoo! named herWoman of the Year for her influential blogging and in 2009, Divine Caroline awarded Sheer Balance with theirLove this Site! award within their Body and Soul Category. Most recently she launched a radio show on Blog Talk Radio calledThe Healthy Living Show, where she interviews experts on relevant topics and issues around health and wellness.

Brett holds a Bachelor in Architecture and an MBA, with a focus in Spa Development and Brand Strategy, from Cornell University.