Kayla Fioravanti is award-winning author, aromatherapist, formulator, and researcher of all things hemp for Ology Essentials. She lives in Franklin, Tennessee.
Kayla’s writing is a sincere reflection of who she is. She writes everything from poetry to textbooks used in natural medicine programs. Kayla loves to research complex problems, dissect the information to its smallest component and write it to her readers in every day English.
As a writer, Kayla was first published at sixteen. Since then, she has incorporated her love for writing into her business and life adventures. Kayla has used the power of the written word, education and the Internet to help build successful businesses from the ground up since 1998. She has been a faithful and regular blogger since 2005.
Her natural product, soap, hemp, and aromatherapy books exemplify Kayla’s easy-breezy style that makes learning fun:
- DIY Kitchen Chemistry: Simple Homemade Bath & Body Projects
- The Art, Science & Business of Aromatherapy: Your Guide for Personal Aromatherapy and Entrepreneurship
- How to Make Melt & Pour Soap Base from Scratch: A Beginner’s Guide to Melt & Pour Soap Base Manufacturing
- The Art & Science of Aromatherapy: Your Personal Guide to Aromatherapy, Abridged
- A Little Handbook about Topical CBD: A Revolutionary Ingredient for the Skincare World
- A Little Handbook about Addiction: and the Future of Recovery That Could Include Cannabis
- Hemp CBD 101: A Comprehensive List of FAQ
Kayla Fioravanti is living proof that the mind of a scientist can live concurrently with the heart of a poet in one body. Her honest non-fiction books invite the reader into her heart and mind:
- Puffy & Blue: The Chronicles of Nine Lives Together
- When I was Young I Flew the Sun Like a Kite
- 360 Degrees of Grief: Reflections of Hope
Kayla loves to teach, share and encourage other writers on their journey. These desires lead to the ultimate how-to book for authors:
- How to Self-Publish: A Guide for Author-Preneurs, 2nd Edition
- Social Media: Platform Building Blocks for Both the Savvy & the Shy
- eBook: Step by Step Guide to Self-Publish Using CreateSpace
Kayla is also a business and author coach. In 1998, Kayla co-founded Essential Wholesale, which was listed as an INC Magazine 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America three years in a row. Essential Wholesale began in her kitchen with a $50 investment in 1998 and sold for millions in 2011. Through Essential Wholesale, private consultations, publications and public speaking Kayla have literally been involved in thousands of businesses. The root of Essential Wholesale’s success was its involvement in helping thousands of other small business owners succeed. Through Selah Press and coaching, Kayla enjoys having her success fully dependent on the success of the authors and small business owners she coaches.
Kayla is the co-founder of Ology Essentials, a research driven brand of high quality hemp CBD & CBD Skincare. As well as Ology Essentials Labs, contract manufacturing facility was short run white label, private label, custom formulation lab. She is also the educator at Ology Essentials Institute, a NAHA approved aromatherapy certification program.
Kayla’s author and business coaching is based on nearly 23 years of writing, speaking and business experience. Here is a list of her some of her achievements:
Managing Editor
- 360 Degrees of Grief: Reflections of Hope, April 2014
- CCA Magazine, Fall and Winter digital editions 2014 and 2015
Web Content Examples
- KaylaFioravanti.com
- Selah-Press.com
- OlogyEssentials.com
- EssentialWholesale.com (1998-2011)
Kayla Fioravanti has a long history of contributing articles to multiple magazines including CCM Magazine, WHOA Women Magazine, CCA Magazine, Dermascope, Les Nouvelles Esthetique, Global Cosmetic Industry (GCI) Magazine, New York Metro Parent, The National Association of Holistic Aromatherapists, Aromatics in Action: the journal of the Alliance of International Aromatherapists, Understanding Marketing and more.
Kayla has been featured, written content, been interviewed and has given expert advice for hundreds of magazines including Real Simple, Home Business Magazine, Elle, The Woman’s Advantage Calendar2009 and 2010, Self Magazine, Beauty Bean, Cosmetics Design, Private Buyer, Launchpad, Prevention Magazine, Green Point, Real Self, My Skin Inc, Diva Village, Redbook, Siempre Mujer, Organic Beauty Expert, Body & Soul, InStyle Magazine, New Beauty, The Luxury Spot, Beauty Expose, Beauty News NYC, Diva in a Carry On, Beauty Secrets, Glamour Cow, Everyday Mama, Examiner, Parenting Magazine, Women Entrepreneur, Beauty Blitz, Cosmetic News Weekly, Organic Spa, The Rose Sheet, America Spa, Natural Spa Living, Today’s Black Woman, Happi Magazine, Delicious Living, Home Business Magazine, Women’s Day, U Magazine, American Beauty, Pop Star, Southern Living, Skin Inc., Marie Claire, OK Magazine, Pregnancy Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Pregnancy & Newborn, Shape, I Do Brides, TODO Texas Magazine, Allure, Florida Coast Living, Southern Living, Quick & Simple, Pilates Style, Ebony, Today’s Black Woman, Spa, Skylights, Green Retailer, Hip, Fit Yoga, Balance, Simply the Best, CosmoGirl, Salon City, Herald Tribune Golf & Leisure, Zink, Ocean Magazine, Upscale, Luxury SpaFinder, Aromatherapy Thymes, First!, Oxygen, Woman’s World, Natural Health, Seventeen, Your Life Magazine, Boston Common, Bleech, Upscale, Working Mother and many others.
Kayla wrote a chapter in the book Millionaire Moms, The Art of Raising a Business and a Family at the Same Time by Joyce Bone. She also wrote a chapter in From Tears to Triumph: Tales of Transformation Through Jesus Christ.
International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists
- Adding Hemp CBD to Your Aromatherapy Products, 2022
Aroma Summit
- Enhancing Aromatherapy Products with Hemp CBD, 2022
Solving Infertility Summit
- Aromatherapy, CBD + Infertility
Alliance of International Aromatherapists Conference & Wellness Expo
- The Importance of Stable Cosmetic Formulations, 2021
Wellness Beyond Intential Oiling, Alliance of the Philippine Aromatherapist
- Building Your Aromatherapy Business, 2021
CBD Expo East
- Topical Applications of Hemp CBD and Tips to Comply with the FDA, 2019
- CBD Formulations Speaker Expert Panel, 2019
CBD Expo Northwest
- Addition Expert Panel, 2019
Indie Cruise, Aruba, 2020
- Let’s Talk CBD
Tennessee Hemp Victory Bash and Summit
- Topical CBD, 2019
Alliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA)
- The Business of Aromatherapy from an Industry Insider, 2021
- Cosmetic Formulating 2019
CBD Expo NW, Seattle Washington
- Expert Panels
Southern Hemp Expo
- Topical Applications of Hemp CBD, 2018
International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists
- Adding Hemp CBD to Your Aromatherapy Products, 2022
Natural Living Nashville
- Topical Applications of Hemp CBD, 2018
Maker MasterMind
- 2022, Keynote Speaker, EVOLVE
- 2017, I Love the Smell of Fear in the Morning
2×4 LIVE
- 2016 2×4 Live, Nashville, Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur –What Worked, What Didn’t, and Why to be Hopelessly Unemployable
Herban Market
- The ABC’s of Hemp CBD
Central Soapers Workshop
- Crafting Compelling Copy, 2015
- Creating Alternative Revenue Streams, 2015
Tennessee Soap and Candle Social
- Aromatherapy, Fact or Fiction 2018
- Keynote Speaker, Creating a Legacy of Entrepreneurship 2016
- Branding for 2015 and Beyond
- Creative Crowdsourcing, 2014
- How to Self-Publish, 2013
American College of Healthcare Sciences
- Self-Publishing for Holistic Practitioners, webinar 2016
- Expert Panel 2022
Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetic Guild Speaker
- How to Make Melt & Pour Soap from Scratch, 2011
- Aromatherapy 101, 2010
- You are the Secret Ingredient: Formulating Your Dream Business, 2010
- How to Survive in a Sluggish Economy, 2009
- The FDA Globalization Act, 2009
- Good Manufacturing Practices, 2008
- Riding the Business Rollercoaster, 2008
- HSMG Expert Panel 2006-2011
Indie Business Network
- How to Publish Your Book on Amazon 2014
- How to Self-Publish a Book that Supports Your Personal & Professional Platform, 2012
- Safe Cosmetics Act, 2011
- Indie Meetup Speaker, 2006-2011′
- Indie Business Podcast 2017, Maker Story introduces Kayla Fioravanti of Ology Essentials and Work+Shop Create
- Indie Business Podcast 2014, How to Self Publish
Alabama Soap Conference
- Introduction to Hemp CBD Oil, 2018
- Keynote Speaker, 2018
- Keynote Speaker, 2017
- Keynote Speaker, 2011
- Aromatherapy 101, 2011
- How to Make Melt & Pour Soap Demo, 2011
National Association of Holistic Aromatherapists
- When to Use Dispersants, Diluents, Antioxidants and Preservatives with Aromatherapy Blending, 2018
- The Basics of How to Publish Your Own Book, 2012
- Create Simple and Effective Bases for your Aromatic Blends, 2011
- Building an Aromatherapy Business, 2010
Heartprint Writers Group
- Organizing for Creatives, 2017
- An Overview of the Book Editing Process, 2017
- The Craft of Writing, 2016
- An Evening Social Media Overview, 2016
INTERVIEWS
- (Un)Well + EO Truths
2 Hands Made This
- Episode 7: The Big 3 social media, newsletters and affiliates
Household Hemp
- Episode 2: CBD Skincare with Ology Essentials’ Kayla Fioravanti
Indie Business Network
- Maker Stories, Episode 63 of the Indie Business [Podcast] 2018
- Episode 13: Bonus: Kayla Fioravanti: How to Publish Your Book on Amazon [Podcast]
- September 2015 Access Q+A Coaching Call
- How to Self-Publish a Book that Supports Your Personal & Professional Platform, 2012
- Safe Cosmetics Act, 2011
- Indie Meetup Speaker, 2006-2011
Fit2Be Podcast
- EP 30 – The One About Essential Oils With Kayla Fioravanti
Wag the Tail
Spreaker
Heritage of Truth
WATC-TV57’s ‘This Day With BJ Arnett’
The SmallBizChat Podcast
2 Hands Made This Podcast
The Hormone Puzzle Podcast
Aromatic Chat Podcast
Fit2Be Us Radio
