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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.
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