Jodi Velazquez

Jodi Velazquez was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Robert Morris University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing communications and an emphasis on writing skills.

After graduating, Jodi left Pittsburgh to accompany her husband who accepted a job in Texas with the government. She worked as a graphic artist for two years at the Valley Morning Star and Island Times and briefly worked in the editorial department. After multiple moves, and learning how stressful moving can be, Jodi began writing the “Slick Move Guide: Secrets You Need to Know When Moving” to help others who were faced with relocation. She self-published this helpful, money-saving relocation guide in 2008. The book has been updated and is sold on Amazon as the “Slick Move Guide” and purchased by home builders, sports teams, moving companies, and the National Association of Realtors.

In 2012, she self-published a “Professional Athlete Edition.” In 2014, Jodi Velazquez was interviewed as an “Ultimate Expert” about relocation in Woman’s World Magazine’s April 24th Edition. Also, in 2014 the Slick Move Guide Latest Edition received the 2014 – 2015 TAZ Award for Business & Reference. (Pittsburgh, PA Author Award). The guidebook is praised for its simplicity in delivery.

In 2021, Jodi wrote colorful and fun online health and wellness articles for “The Downtowner” a product of the Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corporation.

Most recently, Jodi wrote “Know the Enemy – Preventing Weight Gain, Diabetes & Disease” a memoir/self-help book based on a 16-year journey of helping her daughter manage her Type 1 diabetes. (Release: October 2024) Her daughter was diagnosed at the mere age of 19 months old and is now in her twenties. This book encompasses her and her daughter’s efforts for good diabetes management which in turn became healthy habits and good nutrition for the entire family. Jodi resides in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and two daughters.