Phoenix Guest Speaker Shows Why Healthy Eating Falls Apart And How To Fix It

Justin Olivares, founder of Bricks & Mortar Food, has joined Free Speakers Phoenix and is available to speak at no cost to clubs, libraries, schools and other community groups.

Olivares is a culinary school graduate and former professional cook. He works with adults over 40 on ways of eating that fit around work schedules, travel, restaurant meals and family obligations.

Olivares spent years trying to balance calorie counting and portion control with everyday life. He concluded that knowing what to eat was rarely the hard part. The challenge was making food choices consistently when circumstances were not ideal, which led him to start Bricks & Mortar Food.

Olivares offers two presentations: "Why Healthy Eating Falls Apart in Real Life, and What to Do Instead" and "How to Eat Well When Work, Travel and a Busy Life Get in the Way." He speaks in person in the Phoenix area and online for groups across the country.

Groups pay no fee, honorarium or mileage to book a speaker through the bureau.

"Program chairs tell us their members want a talk they can use the next day," said Ginny Richardson, founder of Free Speakers. "Most people at a lunch meeting have tried a diet that didn't last, so this one should get a lot of requests."

Richardson started the speakers bureau in Chicago in 1996 and launched Free Speakers Phoenix in 2017.

Groups can request Olivares through his profile at phoenix.freespeakers.org/author/justinolivares/.

Free Speakers Phoenix is part of FreeSpeakers.org, a pro bono speakers bureau serving seven U.S. cities. It is a community resource for chambers of commerce, libraries, senior clubs, and other groups with limited or no budgets. The speakers bureau features a wide variety of guest speakers who provide their services at no cost, furthering the mission of community education and civic engagement.

For more information or to request a guest speaker, visit phoenix.freespeakers.org.