Kristina Puga is a freelance journalist, storyteller, writer, researcher and fact checker. Most recently, she has been working as a freelance writer for Business Insider, and various travel outlets, as well as a researcher and fact checker for an upcoming book by actor/comedian John Leguizamo.

The New York City native was brought to Miami (where she now resides) in early 2020, by Telemundo Network, to work as a news writer for a pioneering English-language venture. There, she wrote daily scripts for a video news show and edited her team’s work. Pulso News streamed on the Quibi app for the U.S. Latino market, but it unfortunately the app — and thus, the show — shut down at the end of 2020.

As a web producer for NBC Latino, Kristina enjoyed finding and writing profiles about inspirational Latinos in America – from respected scientists to filmmakers. She also interviewed influential women for her weekly “Latina Leaders” column and wrote an annual series about the “Hiring Our Heroes” job fair for veterans.

In 2014, she founded the site Wiser With Age where she tells the stories of inspirational people, who are 60 and over, who are still actively pursuing their careers and passions. By documenting their stories, Kristina hopes to help combat ageism, as well as bridge the generational gap and enable young and old to learn from, and inspire, each other. Currently, she is focusing on building this community on Instagram and Twitter (@wiser_with_age).

A graduate of The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Kristina has been published in The Huffington Post, NBC News, Fox News, The New York Daily News, El Diario/La Prensa, TimeOut New York, AOL, Remezcla, Religion Unplugged, and Urban Latino Magazine, among others. She was named Club Leader of the Future in Latino Leaders Magazine in 2012.