Tara is perfectly suited for her role because she became a customer herself in June 2015. She weighed 381.2 pounds on her Day 1, lost 150 pounds in a year, and at her one and a half year-mark, she hit the milestone of having lost more than half of what she initially weighed. In December 2015, she emailed Susan and said she’d love to work for her. Things didn’t work out then, but in February 2017, Susan reached out to her to see if she’d be interested in applying for a part-time, temporary position in Customer Support, and she jumped at the chance. She transitioned to a full-time role in June 2017 and started doing a little bit of everything at the company, so she could learn as much as possible. She found she really enjoyed working with the Program Delivery team, and a few months later, she started training to become the Director of the department.
The best part of working for Bright Line Eating for Tara is simply “everything.” She loves the people she works with, and she loves the fact that she gets to work for a company she believes in while supporting a program that means so much to her. She loves that she gets to learn, grow, and be creative, and that by doing this she gets to help the Bright Line Eating movement grow. She feels so lucky to have her dream job and still frequently pauses to just take it all in.
Nadia supports and helps those who are on their Bright Line Eating journey, answering any questions they may have, while also working behind the scenes on projects and ventures that help everything run as smoothly as possible.
Nadia loves working for Bright Line Eating because she gets to be a part of this integral movement, changing the landscape of obesity epidemic. She has overflowing love and empathy for everyone on this healing path, and nothing makes her happier than being a helping hand along the way.
As General Counsel for Bright Line Eating, Lynn also serves as the company attorney. Her job is to facilitate business strategies in compliance with sound legal practices. She uses her judgment and analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills to be an effective guardian of the company.
As Chief of Staff, Chris goes the extra mile to ensure every Bright Line Eating employee has what they need to be successful in their role. Fun fact: she was the first paid Bright Line Eating employee. As a personal friend of Susan Peirce Thompson’s, Chris would check in on her when BLE first started (a very overwhelming time for Susan) to make sure she was taking care of herself. One day, Chris asked Susan how she could help…and by the end of the conversation offered to be her assistant. Relieved, Susan gratefully accepted the help.
Linden oversees the day-to-day management and operations of the Bright Line Eating Online Support Community. She’s responsible for setting the loving, supportive, accepting, and non-judgmental tone of the Boot Camp Houses, as well as hiring and training our amazing House Leaders. She also provides complimentary one-on-one consultations for Private Coaching requests.
Having experienced much upheaval and disturbance in her formative years, Linden knows that since she has found hope, healing, and recovery in Bright Line Eating, the same transformation is most assuredly available here for others. Though our histories and life experiences may be different, she believes we are fundamentally similar in our humanity and therefore similarly capable of blooming, recovering, and flourishing.
Crystal helps past, present, and potential Bright Line Eaters with any and all questions they may have about the Boot Camp and other BLE programs. She has worked in the customer support field for over 10 years and was looking for an opportunity to not only answer questions, but to actually help people and make a difference in the world. Bright Line Eating has given her that opportunity.
Crystal’s favorite thing about working for Bright Line Eating is the opportunity to brighten someone’s day and help them through any rough times they may be experiencing. Being a part of this amazing program, which is truly changing lives for the better, is a dream come true. But BLE doesn’t just change the lives of our amazing members—it has given Crystal the opportunity to make a better life for herself and her daughter, and for that, she will be forever thankful for Susan and the entire team.
Steven runs the technology department at Bright Line Eating. In doing so, he builds and maintains a lot of the BLE online resources, as well as the company infrastructure.
Steven has been fixing (or breaking, and then fixing) his family’s and friends’ technology for as long as he can remember. His foray into web design started with building websites for local artists in his native Arizona, and he quickly fell in love with helping people find their voice online. He met Susan Peirce Thompson through our Head of Content Creation, Jenn Moon, who is a former student and close friend of Susan’s. He helped develop Susan’s original website, and then the Boot Camp sites, and now he runs all of Bright Line Eating’s technology.
Besides continuing to help artists get online, Steven is a big fan of art of all kinds, especially music. He particularly enjoys going to see his favorite bands in concert.
For Steven, the best part about working at Bright Line Eating is the opportunity to help Susan Peirce Thompson spread her life-changing message to a worldwide audience.
Julia’s Bright Line Eating journey began when she signed up to be a Boot Camper in February of 2015. She has since lost all her excess weight and is now living the dream—Happy, Thin, and Free. She knew right away that BLE was special…a message that truly needed to get out to the world…and she wanted to build a website to funnel traffic to Susan and her mission. She sent in a proposal to
[email protected]. One thing led to another and one day Susan Peirce Thompson called her up to ask if she wanted to work for her. It took Julia about three seconds to say yes. She didn’t even ask what the job was!