Barbara Kris is the CEO of BK Nutrition & Weight Loss and has been called the “game changer” for helping serial dieters lose weight, improve their overall health, energy and create healthy habits that stick!

She's helped clients lose 100’s of pounds and inches, put T2D in remission, reduce or be taken off Rx medication and improve other health markers  such as blood glucose levels, A1C, body composition, blood pressure and cholesterol.

However, this is her 2nd career.  Before her work as a certified nutritionist where she's coached people all over the world, she worked for ~20 years in the Occupational & Health field in Aerospace, holds a BS and MS in Environmental & Occupational Health, and is an IFBB professional athlete.

It is her passion to share what she's learned on her journey to help other women, and well as aspiring entrepreneurs, step in to their full potential; personally and professionally.

Clarissa originally born in Texas and raised in Ventura California, has a unique way of thinking about self care. With over a decade of experience in the beauty industry, she is focused less about image and more about self confidence and inner strength. 

Very quickly she realized creating a space that is inspiring and carries her values was a goal of hers, so during the 2019 pandemic she against all odds decided to make the leap and opened Studio C Salon. The salon has grown from inception to a new clientele base that has reached a level of success that would seem impossible at the time it was opened. 

Clarissa has now embodied the entrepreneurial journey and understands how important it is to have a support system to lean on so that success is attainable. That’s why she is now dedicated to creating a community for women that are seeking that same environment and from that idea and concept Here’s to Dope Women was born.