ABOUT EVOLVE ELITE WELLNESS
At Evolve Elite Wellness, we believe high-performing women deserve to feel strong, energized, and in control, without burnout, extremes, or chasing quick fixes.
We understand how frustrating it is to do “all the right things” and still feel stuck, especially when stress is high, energy is low, and your body is not responding like it used to. That is why we built a science-backed approach that focuses on what actually drives sustainable fat loss: restoring your metabolism and supporting your hormones.
Our method combines strategic nutrition, strength-based training, and lifestyle coaching to help you rebuild consistency and get results that last. You will learn how to fuel your body, train with purpose, and make smart adjustments, without restrictive dieting or overtraining.
We are not here to push perfection.
We are here to help you create progress that sticks.
Because when women feel better, everything in life performs better too.
Before I Was a Coach, I Was a Woman Whose Body Wouldn't Respond
This is the story of how a misdiagnosis, a pituitary tumor, and a 70-pound weight loss became the foundation for everything I now teach.
Erica Cottrell — Founder, Head Coach
Certified Personal Trainer | Certified Nutrition Coach | Certified Life Coach | Hormone Specialist | Gut Health Specialist | Certified Yoga Instructor | MBA & B.S., Purdue University | Registered Dietitian (in progress)
For years, I did everything "right" — clean eating, hard workouts, tracking, restricting, and pushing through sheer exhaustion — yet my body kept gaining weight, losing energy, and feeling completely out of balance. My sleep was awful, my hormones were a mess, and no matter how disciplined I was, nothing worked. I felt like a stranger in my own body.
Before I was a coach, I was a woman whose body simply wouldn't respond. I was inflamed, tired, anxious, and silently carrying stress while forcing myself to train harder. When everything collapsed at 30 — losing my period, hair thinning, digestion tanked, weight spiking — doctors kept telling me I was "fine." But I knew something was deeply wrong.
Functional labs finally revealed the truth: a pituitary tumor, cortisol through the roof, hormones completely out of sync, and a metabolism stuck in survival mode. I wasn't broken — I was burnt out, under-fed, over-trained, and emotionally overloaded.
So I stopped guessing and started healing. I ate more, slowed down, rebuilt my metabolism, healed my gut, balanced my hormones, and learned to support my body instead of fighting it. As I healed from the inside out, my body finally responded. I lost 70 lbs and, more importantly, felt safe, energized, and at home in my body again.
That transformation became the foundation of the Evolve Method™ — a science-backed system for women who are doing their best… yet still feel inflamed, exhausted, and stuck.
After earning both my Bachelor of Science and MBA from Purdue University, I spent several years in the corporate world and higher education — but it was my own health crisis that redirected everything. Frustrated by the constant advice to "eat less and move more" with no lasting results, I set out to build a smarter, more sustainable way to lose weight and restore energy — by addressing the real root causes: hormones, metabolism, gut health, and inflammation.
Today, I'm a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach, Certified Life Coach, Hormone Specialist, Gut Health Specialist, and Certified Yoga Instructor — currently completing my Registered Dietitian license. I blend evidence-based nutrition, functional health, and mindset work inside my signature approach, because real transformation happens in the body and the mind at the same time.
I lead Evolve Elite Wellness with one clear mission: to help high-performing women 30+ restore their hormones, heal their gut, lose weight, beat burnout, and feel strong and confident in their bodies again — without sacrificing their lifestyle to get there.
If you've tried everything, feel disconnected from your body, or whisper "I don't even recognize myself anymore"… you're not broken. You just haven't been given the right strategy for the body you're living in today.
When I'm not coaching or studying, you'll find me on my yoga mat, walking my two dogs, reading a great book, or spending time with my boyfriend. What started as healing has become a lifestyle — grounded, aligned, and fully evolved.
Tanner Svoboda — Operations, Coach
Certified Personal Trainer | Certified Nutrition Coach | B.S., Indiana University
After earning his Bachelor of Science from Indiana University, Tanner's early passion for athletics set the foundation for his lifelong commitment to strength, discipline, and human performance. A multi-sport athlete throughout high school — football, basketball, baseball, and track — he discovered weight training at just 14 years old and quickly developed a deep respect for the power of physical development done the right way.
But like many driven competitors, Tanner learned his hardest lessons through experience. Two shoulder injuries and an ACL tear in college — all rooted in ego lifting and pushing beyond healthy limits — forced him to rethink everything he knew about training. That recovery process became the catalyst for his evolution from athlete, to bodybuilder, to coach.
Since 2020, Tanner has been fully immersed in bodybuilding and competition, using the discipline of the sport to refine his approach to functional movement, science-backed nutrition, and sustainable strength building. He is a Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach, and his coaching philosophy blends evidence-based methods with a strong emphasis on mental resilience, lifestyle structure, and long-term habit development.
Today, Tanner works primarily with men who want to lose weight, build muscle, and rebuild the confidence they've lost over the years — not just for themselves, but for their wives, their kids, and the families they lead. His mission is to help men become strong, capable, energized leaders in their homes by aligning their health with the standard they want to set.
Partnering with Erica inside Evolve Elite Wellness, Tanner extends that same root-cause approach to husbands, empowering couples to transform together. As Erica supports the women, Tanner guides the men — creating an aligned, team-driven approach to health where both partners elevate, grow, and evolve side by side.
When he's not coaching or training, you'll find Tanner in the gym refining his craft, studying the latest research in nutrition and functional training, or spending time with the woman he loves. His journey from injury to strength, from discipline to purpose, reflects the same core belief he coaches: real transformation begins when you stop operating from ego and start operating with intention.
About Me
I'm a Coach
I work with high-performing women who want results that feel good and last. I believe your plan should support your life, not take it over.
I'm Science-Backed
Everything we do is rooted in proven principles, not trends. We focus on metabolic health, hormone-supportive strategies, and sustainable execution.
I'm About Balance
Results do not require burnout. I coach you to build structure, consistency, and confidence, while still living your life.
What Got Me Here?
100+ Clients
Helped over 100 women improve metabolism and hormone-related symptoms while losing body fat sustainably.
Science-Based Coaching
A method built around evidence-based training, nutrition strategy, and lifestyle systems that support long-term results.
Real-Life Results
Coaching focused on what works in the real world, not what looks good on paper.
About Me
Routine
Your plan is designed to be realistic and repeatable, with training and nutrition structure you can sustain long-term.
Sustainable
No extremes. No restriction spirals. We build habits and systems that support fat loss, energy, and balance.
Science Backed
We focus on restoring metabolism and supporting hormones so your body works with you, not against you.
Customizable
Your plan is tailored to your goals, lifestyle, current biofeedback, and what your body needs to progress.
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