Kerrie Lee Brown is a speaker, journalist, radio host, judge and author. She has a passion for health and wellness that spans almost two decades. Her prior roles and savvy perspective on the fitness industry has positioned Kerrie as a sought-after spokesperson and expert on maintaining a healthy, balanced lifestyle. Through her media work and personal experiences, she has spoken at numerous women’s events, camps, schools and business symposiums about the importance of keeping it all in perspective and making your health a number one priority.
Kerrie is the previous editor-in-chief of Oxygen Women’s Fitness, founding editor of American Health & Fitness magazine, and most recently, the executive editor of Today’s Parent. She has written hundreds of articles on weight-loss, nutrition, beauty, active aging, Pilates, motivation, parenting and marketing; and has interviewed some of the fittest celebrities in Hollywood and professional athletes. Today, she is an avid freelance writer and editor (with articles published in over 150 magazines), motivational speaker, and heart-health ambassador.
Kerrie has been featured on various radio and talk shows including: The Marilyn Denis Show, CityNews, Breakfast Television, The Montel Williams Show, Extra!, 680 News, The Performance & Nutrition Show, Fit & Firm TV, and Flare TV. She has also been a guest judge at international fitness and modeling events – as well as a cast member in Ed Mirvish’s stage production “Needfire” in Toronto, Canada.
Other career highlights include launching new consumer magazines, working for the biggest media-communications company in Canada, organizing the largest Pilates Class for the Guinness Book of World Records, appearing in television commercials, and writing a book entitled A Woman’s Guide to Rapid Weight Loss which retells her personal weight-loss journey. The book received accolades throughout North America in the fitness category.
Shortly after, Kerrie moved to the corporate world where she held the position of vice-president communications for a global health and wellness company overseeing the marketing and communications function.
Kerrie has a Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies and Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, and a Bachelor of Applied Arts, Journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto. She also studied International Relations and Foreign Policy at Moscow University in Moscow, Russia, and was a National Model United Nations Delegate at Harvard & McGill Universities.
Kerrie Lee Brown Work History
Publishing & Communications Professional
- Vice President, Communications, Merrithew Health & Fitness™
- Vice President, Publishing & Communications, Fame Media Group
Journalist & Magazine lead
- Editor-in-Chief, Oxygen Women’s Fitness
- Editor-in-Chief, WOW Mississauga (JCO Communications)
- Executive Editor, Today’s Parent (Rogers Media)
- Founding Editor, American Health & Fitness magazine
- Assistant Editor, MuscleMag International
- Nightlife Editor, HOToronto magazine
- Columnist, FitnessRx for Women magazine
- Media Spokesperson/Brand Ambassador
- Fitness Expert, Flow 93.5 Morning Radio Show
- Entertainment Reporter, AM Talk 640/CFRB 1010
- National Spokesperson, SLIMQuick Labs weight-loss brand
Book Author
A Woman’s Guide to Rapid Weight Loss (Amazon ©2006)
Cast Member
Needfire, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Mirvish Productions (Toronto, Canada)
Kerrie Lee Brown Special Appearances
2014 Featured Journalist in documentary “Lauren Sesselmann: A Day in the Life of an Olympian Pro Soccer Player” (tbd 2015)- 2014 Finnegan School of Irish Dance “Motivation for Competitive Dancers”
- 2014 Henderson Thorne Natural Classic (presenter “Maxwell’s Journey”)
- 2014 Global Television’s “The Morning Show” (heart health expert)
- 2014 CTV News Kitchener “Heart Health Month” (principal)
- 2014 CHCH News Hamilton “Heart Health Month” (principal)
- 2014 740 AM Zoomer Radio “The Dale Goldhawk Show” (heart health expert)
- 2014 AM 800 Windsor (heart health expert)
- 2014 CFRA 580 Ottawa (heart health expert)
- 2014 VOCM Newfoundland (heart health expert)
- 2014 680 News Talk Radio Toronto (heart health expert)
- 2014 Postmedia feature interview on Canada.com (principal/health expert)
- 2014 CNW PR Newswire feature (principal/health expert)
- 2014 National Video News Release produced by Jamieson Labs
- “Heart Health Awareness Month” (principal)
- 2013 St. Michael’s Secondary School “Writing for the Media” (presenter)
- 2013 The Marilyn Denis Show “The Facts About Heart Attacks” (Toronto)
- 2013 Inaugural SisterTalk Conference (Toronto)
- 2013 Jamieson Media Event “Strategies for A Stressful September” (presenter)
- 2013 Connecting With Your Child “The Struggles of Being a Mom” (show guest)
- 2013 Breakfast Television “15 Minute Workouts for Moms” (Toronto)
- 2013 CityNews “How to Choose the Right Mother’s Day Gift” (Toronto)
- 2013 Power of Breakfast Roundtable, Rogers Media (host & moderator)
- 2012 Monica Brant’s F.E.M. Fitness Camp (presenter)
- 2012 MH&F Inaugural Town Hall (host & presenter)
- 2011 STOTT PILATES® European Symposium (Essen, Germany)
- 2009 & 2012 STOTT PILATES® Community of Excellence™ (presenter)
- 2008 Acadia University Speaker Series (presenter)
- 2004, 2005 & 2006 FAME Fitness & Modeling Events (judge & presenter)
- 2006 The Performance Nutrition Show (show guest)
- 2007 Fit & Firm TV (guest)
- 2005 Extra! (Los Angeles)
- 2005 The Montel Williams Show “Weight-Loss Challenge Episode” (New York)
- 2005 Breakfast Television “Easy At-Home Exercises to Lose Weight & Stay Fit” (Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto)
- 2005 SlimQuick Television Commercial (principal)
- 2005 The Fitness Buff Radio Show (guest)
- 2005 Bodybuilding.com Live Webcast (guest)
- 2005 Mountain Top Nutrition, Book Signing & Launch
- “A Woman’s Guide to Rapid Weight Loss” (Toronto)
- 2005 Best Body Swimsuit Show (New York)
- 2005 Bridal Show (Toronto)
- 2006 CBC Sports News
- 2006 PRWeb Newswire Podcast (national)
- 2005 FLOW 93.5 Morning Radio Show (fitness expert)
- 1998 Flare TV “Make Me Over” (Montreal)
- 1998-2007 Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival
- 1998-2007 Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend
- 1996-1998 AM Talk 640/CFRB 1010 “The Bill Carroll Show” (entertainment reporter)
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