Ivelisse Adorno

I've been in the food industry for around 16 years, working as a chef before transitioning into coaching about 3 years ago and editorial work about 2 years ago. I've also been a preacher and speaker for about 7-8 years. When I got COVID, I lost my sense of taste and smell for about 3 years, which was very frustrating when cooking, so I closed my catering business. Now I help families with meal prep, transitioning from full carbs to low-carb diets, teaching them how to grocery shop to save money and use the same ingredients to cook different recipes. I also work with families with sensorial kids to help them find ways to eat and integrate more food. I'm not a nutritionist, but I am a sensorial woman, so pictures and flavor are very important to me, and I understand what it's like being a picky eater. I started an editorial house around 2 years ago, and for about a year and a half we've been editing and helping people launch their books. I work with authors from the initial idea through the whole process to edition, giving them support when they get blocked and don't want to write anymore. As a Hispanic editor, I catch phrases that might not be offensive to us but could be offensive to other countries, or phrases that as a Puerto Rican we use that other Hispanic countries might not understand. I'm the Ohio representative for a community of Hispanic women entrepreneurs, and we're bringing the community to Ohio in September. I help with coaching, speaking, and planning events. At my church, I help the pastor with daily tasks, do the full accounting cycle, and sometimes provide coaching or counseling. I work very closely with women in abusive relationships, helping those ladies get out of the cycle of abuse, giving them courage to go to shelters, to the police, and take the necessary steps toward freedom. Once a month, I go to a Catholic church close to my house to help feed people and give them tools to thrive, help them get jobs, fill out applications, whatever is needed. As a Hispanic woman in our society, I would like to be an asset and contribute to help my community grow and succeed.