Meet Jessie
Jessie is passionate about helping people perform at their best in all areas of life. Jessie is a Registered Dietitian (NZRD), holding a master's degree in nutrition and dietetics, a bachelor of science in human nutrition and a bachelor of business analysis in accounting. Her research has involved studying the energy balance of adolescent rowers in New Zealand. Jessie enjoys working with adolescents as well as everyone across the lifespan, sporting or corporate, to deliver practical nutrition advice based on your lifestyle.
Jessie holds a food philosophy that recognises that food is more than just fuel, food brings people together, is joyful and is delicious! That is why she believes fuelling for performance is most sustainably achieved when combined with the principles of intuitive eating.
Currently, Jessie is the performance nutritionist for the Avis Magic Netball team, Northern Districts Cricket Association, Artistic Swimming New Zealand (including the NZ Duet attending the 2024 Paris Olympic Games), University of Waikato, Adams Academy of High Performance and is an approved contractor for High Performance Sport NZ supporting development athletes. Additionally, Jessie works with many schools and sports teams to optimise nutrition for athletic and cognitive performance.
Beyond nutrition, Jessie is an avid competitive runner, who loves the beach and spending time with her family and friends. She is familiar with juggling training, full time work/study and life, so is an expert in hassle free quick, easy and balanced meals. Jessie is excited to share her nutritional knowledge in an ‘easy to digest’ way that is grounded in sustainable intentions to help us all sustain speed for life to perform at our best!