Justin has had his pulse on both the fitness and pageant industries for over fifteen years.

Putting his passion for fitness and nutrition into practice, he has entered and won several men's competitions, including the physique round at the 2002 Mr. America Pageant.

Combining a BS in Corporate Communications with his love for health and wellness has served him well working in public relations for prestigious fitness-oriented clients such as Centrum herbal supplements, Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness, SHAPE, Men's Fitness, Jump, Natural Health and Muscle & Fitness HERS magazines as well as Health Compass. Most recently, he worked for 2 years as the head of PR for a national health club chain.

As a part-time promotional/fitness model, he has been featured on Sex and the City, appeared on the runway at the legendary Seventh on Sixth fashion show tents in New York, in marketing campaigns for Altoids, various nightclub promotional advertisements, Don Julio tequila and fashion layouts for both swimwear and running shoes.

Holding national certifications as both a Personal Trainer and Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant with American Council on Exercise (ACE), his expertise was recently tapped by Fashion Wire Daily (www.fashionwiredaily.com), an online trade publication for the fashion and modeling industries, where he offered fitness advice to a writer aspiring to be "red carpet ready" in just five days.

Justin resides in New York City where he divides his time between training fitness clients, reading inspirational books and researching which business school to attend to obtain his much-desired MBA.