Ellen Whitehurst graduated from Fairfield University in Connecticut but began her real education when she got a job on Wall Street straight out of college. Working for E.F Hutton as a writer and manager in their Commodity News Department, with her smart street sense and uncanny abilities to read the markets and then write about them, Ms. Whitehurst moved rapidly up the trading chain, eventually managing millions of dollars for corporate account and individual investor alike.

When Ellen’s parents both became terminally ill and needed palliative relief from chronic pain and at the same time she found herself ready to give another career a try, she became immersed in the fields of alternative and holistic medicines. By the time she gave birth to her first son, she was also holding another Bachelor’s Degree, this time in Transpersonal Psychology, the start to new studies that lead to an entirely new career.

Ellen stopped trading commodities and while still changing diapers and treating select patients with her newfound credentials in both Flower Essence Therapy and Phyto-Aromatology, became immersed in the world of Feng Shui. At first starting a practice that revolved strictly around speaking, teaching and private consulting, Whitehurst soon broadened her horizons by bringing Feng Shui products to the masses.

Corporate partnerships with a Fortune 500 coffee company saw a healthy sell out of her Feng Shui In A Cup while The Trump Organization, at the same time also saw a fast sell through of a private label product that they sold from the prestigious Trump Tower in New York City. Her products have since sold in the retail giant, Nordstroms Dept Stores, in retail catalogs and small businesses arenas around the United States as well as from selected web sites and shops.

Whitehurst continues to sell a line of Feng Shui related bookmarks through the bookseller, Barnes and Noble, and will soon see a reemergence of her Feng Shui mugs in the Starbucks Cafes of those same stores. She has done business on one level or another with many of the countries most prestigious corporate names, including designing and selling a private label product for the Video Music Awards, selling separate Feng Shui in house products from Borders Bookstores shelves as well as forging alliances with charities such as Operation Smile, the International Relief Organization and the Christian Children’s Fund.

In 2005, Ellen wrote an article for Monster.com that turned into a year long stint hosting one of their most popular message boards touting the use of Feng Shui to find and keep a great job. Represented by the William Morris Agency, Ellen found a home with The Hearst Organization, writing for such publications under their umbrella as Seventeen magazine, 17.com and, finally fitting in as a monthly columnist at Redbook magazine writing her very popular trademarked column, Shuistrology (Astrology+Feng Shui=Shuistrology.)

Considered a member of the Hearst family, Ellen has been mentioned in articles on other of their pubs including fan favorite CosmoGirl! In August of 2007, Ellen began contributing her own brand of Feng Shui to a daily tip that is sent to thousands and thousands of subscribers at iVillage.com She will soon have her own build out on iVillage dedicated to “all things Ellen.” She contributes regularly to Woman’s World magazine and Natural Health magazine to name just a few.

Ellen is a regular monthly guest on the nationally syndicated The Bob and Sheri radio show, The Ken and Tammy Show and most recently added to the roster of It’s A New Day with Richard and Lori, an ABC morning radio talk show. A featured guest on such other radio giants as Judith Regan’s Sirius show, Ellen loves being able to use this medium to reach that audience.

Ellen’s debut book, Make This Your Lucky Day was released from Random House at the top of 2008 and is sold in Australia and New Zealand besides being offered in every major bookseller in the United States. Whitehurst has worked in private practice for over 15 years, conducts seminars and speaking engagements across the country and advises thousands who visit her online through her website, www.ellenwhitehurst.com.

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