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Kayla Fioravanti (born September 18, 1967) is a businesswomen and author. She co-founded Essential Wholesale, which she sold in 2011 and retired to become a full time wife, mother, author, and speaker.

Early life and education
Kayla Fioravanti was born in Dallas, Texas. When she was 6 months old her family moved to Tachikawa Japan. Her family was later transferred to San Mateo, California; Desoto, Texas; Munich, Germany; Duncanville, Texas and finally San Antonio, Texas where Kayla graduated High School. She moved away for college at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Kayla received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology in 1990.

Career
In 1990 after graduating from college Kayla took a series of retail management jobs while she prepared to enter a master’s program. Her plans changed when she became a mother at 25 years old. She worked in outside sales until she and her husband founded the beginnings of Essential Wholesale in their kitchen in 1998 by creating products in her kitchen using essential oils. They turned the profit from their first batch of products into more supplies, and repeated the process over and over. In 2000 they started an all-natural aromatherapy based Home Party Plan. In 2002, they changed their business plan and became a distribution and manufacturing company Essential Wholesale. The initial $50 investment from their home kitchen, combined with blood, sweat, and prayers led to a rewarding thirteen year run in the cosmetic, aromatherapy, and skin care industry. Kayla Fioravanti is a Certified and ARC Registered Aromatherapist.

As an author Kayla's easy-breezy explanations and instructions make her how-to books easy to digest and follow. In her book How to Publish: The Author-preneur's Guide to Self-Publishing, Kayla simplifies the self-publishing process and takes the bite out of technology phobias. Three of her books How to Make Melt & Pour Soap Base from Scratch, The Art, Science & Business of Aromatherapy, and DIY Kitchen Chemistry translate complex scientific information, formulas and procedures into everyday English. Kayla's poetry book, When I was Young I Flew the Sun Like a Kite gives proof that the mind of a scientist can live concurrently with the heart of a poet in one body.

Kayla Fioravanti is the managing editor and contributing author to 360 Degrees of Grief a Selah Press Anthology filled with stories, poetry, and songs. Other contributing authors include Steve Green, Clay Crosse, Renee Crosse, Wayne Watson, Kayla Fioravanti, Melodie Tunney, Joyce Bone, Linda Reinhardt, Bruce Fong, Tom Burgess, Mary Humphrey, Elin Criswell, Drenda Howatt, Lisa LaCross Wethey, Kolinda King Duer, Bethany Learn, Duane Bigoni, Sharon Steffke Caldwell, Beverly Brainard, Marc Whitmore, Jessica Mills Winstead, T.G. Barnes, Kimberly Crumby, Chuck Hagele, Shila Laing, Shirley Logan, Lynn McLeod, Lisa Rodgers, Prevo Rodgers, Maria Gelnett, Cherie Funderburg, Heather Blair, Tammy Lovell Stone, Jacquelyn Bodeutsch, K.A. Croasmun, Paul Dengler, Wendi Fincher, Zachary Fisher, Gary Forsythe, Lona Renee Fraser, Charles Garret, Valerie Geer, Emily Joy, Cathy Koch, Kyle Koch, Dana Lyne, Rebecca Marmolejo, Ric Minch, Ginger Moore, Ellen Peacock, Cheri Perry, Deborah Petersen, Karyn Pugh, Lane Reed, Mandalyn Rey, Debbie Richards, Loral Robben, Rex Paul Schnelle, Sara Shay, Debra Sturdevant, Michelle Titus, Rachel Turner, Dorothy Wagner, and Carol Wilson. Kayla writes for CCM Forever Magazine and has a long history of contributing articles to multiple magazines, including Dermascope, Les Nouvelles Esthetique, Global Cosmetic Industry (GCI) Magazine, New York Metro Parent, Saponifier, and National Association of Holistic Aromatherapists. Kayla has been featured and has given expert advice for hundreds of magazines including Real Simple, Self Magazine, Prevention Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Home Business Magazine, Women Entrepreneur, Elle, Private Label Buyer, Redbook, InStyle Magazine, Woman's World, and more. She also wrote a chapter in the book Millionaire Mom, The Art of Raising a Business and a Family at the Same Time by Joyce Bone.

Personal Life
Kayla is happily married to her serial entrepreneur husband Dennis. They have three children including Keegan, Selah and Caiden. Kayla and her family live in Franklin, Tennessee.