Speaking & Collabs

As a speaker and content creator, my style blends lighthearted humor with a direct, no-nonsense approach. For over a decade, I’ve taken the stage to inspire audiences, and since 2019, I’ve brought that same energy as a conference emcee. My work has been featured on Good Morning America and in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Reuters News and Women’s Health Magazine, along with numerous articles I’ve written on fitness and obesity.

I partner with brands that share my mission to educate, empower, and support my community—most often in healthcare, obesity and weight loss, nutrition, fitness, self-care, and cosmetic surgery.

Outside of speaking, I’m an experienced event marketing manager with more than 20 years in marketing and content creation.

~Yelena Kibasova

How I engage the community.

  • A woman with glasses and dark hair, wearing a black blazer and black patterned blouse, holds a microphone in one hand and a paper in the other, standing on stage in front of blue curtains, speaking to an audience.

    Conference Emcee

    I emcee the ObesityHelp Conference annually in California.

  • A woman lifting a dumbbell in a gym with the text "Beyond Gym Anxiety: How to Get Moving" overlaid on the image.

    Writer

    I write magazine articles for health publications, including ObesityHelp.com and Weight Matters Magazine.

  • Woman in lace dress speaking into a microphone on stage at Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel, with audience seated in front of her.

    Public Speaker

    I speak on bariatrics, fitness, and obesity annually at conferences nationwide.

  • Six TikTok video thumbnails featuring women in various settings: one with a woman in workout attire standing in a room, another with a woman with dark hair and makeup indoors, a third showing a woman in a car with a caption about bariatric creator, a fourth woman smiling with a comment about children and a father, a fifth woman in a gym flexing her muscles with a caption about Wheel of Fortune, and a sixth woman in a hospital bed holding a baby with a caption about surrogacy.

    Influencer

    I am @morethanmyweight on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube and talk all things obesity care!

  • A woman identified as Yelena Kibasova, a fitness instructor, speaking during an interview on a TV program with gym equipment and fitness accessories in the background.

    Subject Matter Expert

    I have been interviewed by Good Morning America, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Reuters News and Women’s Magazine on the topic of obesity.

  • Three women dancing on stage at Rail Werks Brewing with two women in the audience dancing, colorful lighting, and a microphone on stage.

    Fitness Events

    I create and lead fitness events for charities, national conferences, and more.