Essence was born and raised in Thousand Oaks, California. She has been riding her two-wheel bike since the age of two. Although she originally started racing cross country, she has won many national titles in cross country, short track, downhill, and dual slalom. In 2015 she discovered Enduro and found she could use all her styles of racing in one, she fell in love. Now Enduro is her main focus and you can catch her racing in the California Enduro Series and Continental Enduro World Series.