Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. Completed secondary school at Lawrence Acadamy at Groton and received bachelor's degrees from Brown University in political science and sociology.
Her love of music led to her first television job in 1990, as an MTV VJ.
Co-founded her own television property, MMA H.E.A.T. (2009), with husband Wade Eck. The program is aired weekly in North America by MavTV and The Fight Network. (October 2007)