Thea Boatswain is the owner of Elan Nutrition Associates. She started Elan as a fitness service but quickly expanded into nutrition counseling after many of her clients struggled with their eating habits. She obtained her first set of degrees in agriculture science from Tennessee State University in 2009 and 2011. Then she went to pursue her degrees in dietetics earn a bachelor's from the University of Alabama in 2018 and her master's from Simmons University in 2021. She also holds a personal training certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

While Thea specializes in counseling endurance athletes in sports nutrition, she is well versed in other nutrition services, including pre-/postpartum and weight management. She also offers medical nutrition therapy, following a plant-based diet, for chronic conditions such as gastrointestinal/gut health, hormone balance (such as polycystic ovary syndrome and sex hormone imbalance), diabetes, and hypertension.