JL Fields Consulting, LLC

Leadership & Wellness Consulting That Makes a Difference.

I partner with mission-aligned teams to elevate coaching, energize wellness programs, and create lasting change.

Plant-Based Culinary Wellness & Nutrition Experiences

As a certified health and nutrition coach and the author of eight vegan cookbooks, I bring plant-powered energy to wellness programming through fun, educational, and delicious culinary events. Whether in-person or virtual, my wellness sessions are designed to inspire confidence in the kitchen and help participants build lifelong healthy habits.

Signature programming includes:

Team-Building Cooking Classes

Hands-on culinary classes for 12–15 people (in person) or 100+ virtually.
Together, your team will prepare a nourishing, plant-based meal — with guidance, encouragement, and plenty of flavor.

• Two-hour class

• Recipes provided (and ingredients, if in person)

Lunch & Learn: Healthy Cooking Demo

A one-hour cooking demonstration focused on accessible, everyday wellness meals.

• Includes food samples or recipe packet

• Available in-person or virtually

Design a career that reflects your values, passions, and purpose.

After a 25+ year career in the nonprofit and higher education sector, I made a bold shift — stepping away from traditional roles to build a career that lights me up. I deepened my education, clarified my passions, and created a plan rooted in wellness, creativity, and purpose.

Now? I’m living my version of success — and I help others do the same.

Today, my work includes:

• Authoring vegan cookbooks

• Directing a plant-based culinary program

• Coaching individuals in health, wellness, nutrition, and culinary spaces

• Leading group programs

• Consulting + writing in the plant-based wellness industry

If you’re a health or wellness professional — or aspiring to be one — and you’re craving more alignment, creativity, or sustainability in your career, I can help you:

• Clarify your values and professional vision

• Explore meaningful opportunities in the plant-based and wellness industries

• Build a flexible, fulfilling career path

• Take actionable steps toward living and working with purpose

Whether you're just starting out, transitioning into the field, or looking to evolve your career in a plant-based direction, this coaching is for you.

​A national board-certified health and wellness coach (NBC-HWC), I hold a Master of Science degree in college student personnel administration. With nearly 30 years of experience in higher education and the nonprofit sector, I have served as executive director for three nonprofit organizations: a rape crisis center in Chicago, a literary arts organization in New York, and an international foundation to end violence against women and girls. As a coach leader in healthcare tech, I have developed high-performing coaching teams and I develop coaches as adjunct faculty for Advanced Wellness Coaching at Rocky Mountain University for Health Professionals. I am an adjunct wellness faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership

In addition to being a national board-certified health and wellness coach, I am a certified cognitive and memory coach, diabetes prevention coach, master vegan lifestyle coach & educator, yoga teacher, and mindfulness instructor.

I am the author of The Complete Plant-Based Diet, Vegan Baking for Beginners, Fast & Easy Vegan, Vegan Meal Prep, The Vegan Air Fryer, and Vegan Pressure Cooking. I am co-author of The Main Street Vegan Academy Cookbook and Vegan for Her. I am the former vegan dining critic for the Colorado Springs Gazette and the Colorado Springs Indy.
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I studied at the Natural Gourmet Institute and Organic Avenue and completed the Intensive Study Program at The Christina Pirello School of Natural Cooking and Integrative Health Studies. I am certified by - and on the faculty of - the Main Street Vegan Academy and completed the Food for Life instructor (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine- PCRM) certification training.