About us

The people behind Cozy Butter.

Cozy Butter was founded by two internationally recognized obesity advocates, Kim Carlos and Amanda Bonello. They are both podcast hosts and consultants, and both spend their time at industry meetings and at in-person community events. Working with other organizations, as patients and as consultants, they kept running into the same gap: what people needed most was genuine community and support, and nobody was building it. So they built it. Cozy Butter is operated by Cozy Butter LLC, the independent company they own together.

Cofounder

Amanda Bonello

Amanda is an ACE-certified health coach and a weight-management specialist with advanced training in anti-obesity medications. She is the founder and executive director of the GLP-1 Collective, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that publishes free patient resources, including a state-by-state map of what Medicaid covers, and the founder of the GLP-1 Studio, the network of news and education sites that covers this space every day. Inside Cozy Butter she hosts Thrive Thursday, coaches one-on-one, and writes the guides.

Cofounder

Kim Carlos

Kim is the founder and host of The Plus SideZ Podcast, a multi-award-winning show that ranks in the top 1% of podcasts globally. She has spent years in conversation with leading obesity researchers, clinicians, and people living with obesity, and she uses the show to turn complicated obesity science into plain, patient-centered talk about care and GLP-1 medications. Inside Cozy Butter she leads community programming, hosts Mental Wellness Monday, and takes one-on-one support conversations with members.

Cozy Butter Community seal: Pat the butter mascot in a knit hat and scarf, with the words patients supporting patients

Why we built this

We built Cozy Butter because we know what it feels like to have the life changing experience of the food noise going away and having no one to share it with. So many people have had to go through it alone, the ups and downs, struggling as a slow responder and feeling totally alone, or celebrating weight loss while mourning the loss of your curves. Feeling utterly bombarded with info and not knowing what you can trust. But most of all just wanting someone to talk with that can relate and empathize.

We are on a mission to build something butter for GLP-1 patients.

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