Dr Portia Preston

BIO: Dr. Portia Preston (Long Beach, CA) is a 2x TEDx Speaker, Author of “Hustle, Flow, or Let it Go?”(Revell, Aug 5, 2025), CEO/Founder of Empowered to Exhale, Associate Professor of Public Health at California State University, Fullerton, and Certified Executive Coach. Preston helps individuals and organizations embrace an inclusive and sustainable approach to wellness using insights from her research and personal and professional journey in almost every sector, including government, higher education, healthcare, nonprofit, entrepreneurship, and more. As an Associate Professor, she teaches courses on stress management and promoting health in diverse populations.

Dr. Preston holds a BA in cultural and social anthropology from Stanford University, a master's of public health from the University of Michigan, and a doctorate of public health from UCLA. Her work has been featured on FOX 11 Los Angeles, Orange County Register, Atlanta Tribune, Authority Magazine, ADHD Rewired, Mind Over Matter Podcast, and in many research papers. https://portiapreston.com