Raised in Clarington, Ohio, Tessa Weisenborn attended Ohio University and earned a bachelor of science in Language Arts Education. She moved to North Carolina for 8 years, where she met and married her husband, Eric, and earned an MBA from Fayetteville State University. Tessa resides in Elm Grove, where she operates a grant writing consultancy, Weisenborn Ready. She enjoys embroidery, watercoloring, and is always glad to build a playlist for the party.