Jen Ruiz is a lawyer turned full-time travel blogger and author. She is a 2-time North American Travel Journalists Association award winner in the "Culinary Travel - Online" category. Jen has over 230,000 social media followers and has been featured in the Washington Post, Forbes and ABC News. Over the past year, she has worked with brands like Discover Durham, Samsonite, Airbnb, Visit Jordan, Visit Bentonville, Professional Photographers of America and Florida's Historic Coast. 

Jen is a 5-time Amazon bestselling author, 3-time TEDx speaker and has spoken at conferences like the Women in Travel Summit, FINCon, TBEX and the New York Times Travel Show. She has been a guest on more than 40 podcasts, including Extra Pack of Peanuts, Zero to Travel, Gen Y Lawyer and Extraordinary Women Radio. She is a board member of the Eastern Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers. 

Jen was named a "Latina on the Rise" by CUNY TV and Top 40 Under 40 by the Naples Herald. She is a member of The Points Guy Travel Advisory Panel and a resident expert for the Wanderful community.