Helene Leeds is a health entrepreneur with an international background and study into healing nourishment, embodiment, and spirituality practices. She has built methodologies, health coach training and management for physicians groups, led programs at the University of Maryland, trained trainers, authored cookbooks, produced, wrote, and starred in Food is Healing Culinary Institute, and worked with thousands of people in 62 countries. She has hosted nutrition segments on local and national television, including Season 3 of MasterChef (FOX TV) and multiple FOX morning shows. She is a 23-year tenacious Iyengar Yoga practitioner, holds a BS and MS in Nutrition, with areas of training in nutritional psychology, plant-based nutrition, functional nutrition, and has studied spirituality for four decades.

Penelope Popken co-founded Step It Up a creation close to her heart, alongside her Mom. Imagine transforming your life as Penelope did, losing 140 pounds. With her, it's not just about counting calories; it's about embracing a lifestyle. Picture this: over 100 recipes that make healthy eating a joy, not a chore. The Step It Up method, lovingly crafted by Penelope, isn't a diet; it's a journey to loving food in a whole new way, using wholesome ingredients. It's about finding delight in every meal and warmth in the journey, much like the comfort of home.