Marla Starr

Marla Starr is an entrepreneur from Chicago. She runs the popular food blog Paleo Porn where she's privileged to connect with hundreds of thousands of foodies every year.

Marla's not a chef, she just plays one on the internet. After tirelessly dedicating six years to teaching Mathematics at one of the top High Schools in the nation, she left her all-consuming career in pursuit of a healthy, sustainable lifestyle.

Since discovering paleo in 2009 she's spent countless hours refining her self-taught culinary skills both locally and abroad, has appeared on NBC and CBS, and has lost over 60lbs in the pursuit of improved health.

Marla continues to indulge her passion for teaching as a the Owner of Starr Fitness where she offers Personal Training and Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Barre Instructor, 200-hour Certified Yoga Instructor, SUP & SUP Yoga Instructor and has kettlebell trained with StrongFirst. She is also the Executive Producer of the award winning feature-length documentary, Minimalism: A Documentary About The Important Things.