official bio

Jay is a highly sought after thought leader, author, well “being” navigator, and keynote speaker on possibility, creativity, well-being and entrepreneurship.

Professionally accomplished, but challenged with his weight his entire life, Jay’s appearance on NBC’s Biggest Loser as a final 4 contestant with his daughter Jennifer gave his career an expanded platform to explore “health + wellness.”

And it was his TEDx Talk and book “Smartphone Fit” co-written and designed with his wife Kim that became the catalyst for Fortune 500 companies to hire him for their corporate wellness keynotes and C-Suite and executive retreats.

As a member of Faith Popcorns Brain Reserve and a Managing Partner of Forrest Media companies also seek out Jay’s branding, marketing, and communication expertise as well.

Jay is a popular television and radio guest on such programs as Today, Good Morning America and Fox & Friends, and his wellness and lifestyle thought-leadership has appeared in Time, The New York Times, Readers Digest and countless other publications. In addition, Jay is a wellness-ambassador and major-brand spokesperson for over 20 leading companies, including Cargill, Kraft, Starbucks, Chobani, Cigna, NBC, Biggest Loser Resorts, Asics, InBody.

When Jay’s not writing for his “Going Beyond The Scale” website, hosting his  “Going Beyond The Scale” podcast, working on his next book, he’s motivating others through his one-to-one coaching, or corporate wellness speaking engagements, most likely he’s getting in his 10,000 steps a day goal exploring Manhattan, his energetic and creative loadstone.