Health & Heels - Winter 2021-2022

The Inside Scoop
How I Met Tanya
BASYA
I met Tanya six years ago at the JWE
conference. Tanya was one of the
panelists. I asked her what she looks
for when hiring—education, personality,
team player? Upon hearing her
response, in front of a room of over 100
people, I asked her, “Would you hire
me?” The whole room had a great
laugh, and the rest is history.
RACHEL
I met Tanya eight years ago through
Facebook. I came to my interview in slippers
and PJs—a day she will never let me forget,
LOL, but she hired me! She hired me even
though I didn’t own a resume or dress
appropriately for the interview. And it was
the best thing that ever happened to me! I
get to work doing my favorite thing and in
the best environment ever!!
ALICE
I met Tanya six years ago through a mutual
friend. I came into Shape Fitness on Avenue
M not during typical work hours, if you get
what I’m saying. What was it, like 8 p.m.?
She hired me the next morning and I started
a few days after. First day on the job I took
a one-hour lunch break, and since then that
was history. What’s a lunch break?!
SARIT
When I was in 12th grade I was
very close to my teacher. The
teacher was Tanya’s client, and
Tanya was looking for a tutor
to help her children with their
homework after school. Because
the Rosens lived near my home,
my teacher asked if I would be
interested in working with them
and I agreed. I met Tanya and
her husband Ruko and helped
the children with homework
every day. Ruko would offer
me TAP muffins (and other
unhealthy foods too!), and
toward the end of the year I
told Ruko I was looking for a
job since I’m graduating, and if
he knows of anything to please
keep me in mind. That same
night I received a text message
from Tanya telling me she
will hire me at her company,
Nutrition by Tanya. I googled
the company and immediately
accepted the offer!
JENNY
When I was in seminary
a friend asked me what
I thought I wanted to
do in life. I responded, “I
love health and fitness, so
hopefully something like
that.”
So as a joke she asked,
“So what, you’re going to
be the next Tanya?”
I’m originally from out of
town (my friend was from
Brooklyn) so I had not yet
heard about The Tanya.
I signed up for emails
and started following her
on social media and was
immediately drawn to
Nutrition by Tanya.
That year my family even
followed her to a Pesach
program.
Several months later I
saw an ad that Nutrition
by Tanya was hiring. I
sent a resume and the
rest is really history.
Winter Issue
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