Jessie Pavelka (born September 26, 1982) is an American health and well-being expert, author, coach, and TEDx speaker.
[3] Pavelka states that Ed Conners gave him his first break in the industry,[4] encouraging him to enter his first bodybuilding competition at the age of 20, where he came in fourth.
[4][5] On July 7, 2007, Pavelka decided to move to California, citing a "spiritual experience"—spurred on to write a five and ten-year career plan.
Pavelka has several tattoos: a Japanese character on his left shoulder,[4] a cross on his right arm, an inscription for 'Tomb Digger' in Chinese characters on his stomach, the words 'For My Brother' on his side, the Greek letters alpha and omega on his wrist, a cross ring on his left ring finger, and flame patterns on his back by his shoulders.
[7] In October 2008, Pavelka announced he would appear in a comedy web series The Rise and Fall of Tuck Johnson,[5] playing the character Peter Porker.
The series focuses on super morbidly obese individuals who transform their lives over a one-year period involving diet and exercise.
In January 2014, he co-hosted a number of segments called "Motivation Nation" for the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak in the United Kingdom.