Lessons Learned (Beverly Hills Times)

Quote taken from an article about Suzan Hughes.
Written by Suzanne Takowsky
Beverly Hills Times Volume 33 of May 2014.

[...] Although some may not know it, Suzan had her feet well planted in the world of business long before Mark Hughes and Herbalife entered her life. She is a Certified Court Reporter and had established her own agency specializing in medical malpractice before she met Mark. After they married, she continued to study in several areas, two of the most interesting to her were anatomy and physiology with a special focus on health and wellness. Even to this day, Suzan is still very much remembered for one very simple, yet very powerful phrase that she coined so many years back... “Your spirit carries you through life... but your body carries you through the day...”

Suzan has always loved the outdoors, and exercise has remained a big part of her life. Going back to when she was barely a teenager, she created her own workout routines using the great fitness expert Jack LaLanne for inspiration. In 2000, she founded, Take 10 To A Better You! a fitness series that she formulated for all ages and people at every fitness level. She served as producer, writer, star and choreographer of the exercise video. Her goal: get the most out of life by keeping a positive atti- tude and a healthy, do-able fitness routine. Suzan says, “I learned at an early age you cannot compare yourself to others, or feel resentful that you are deprived of what they might have or be. All it does is keep you in a state of unhappiness. Health is the greatest of God’s gift.” Suzan holds a second degree brown belt in Karate, and is a Certified Fitness expert by the National Association of Sports Medicine.

In keeping with her mantra of fitness and health, in 1999, Suzan created ROLLERMAX, a widely recognized exercise product she launched in 2007 and is found on gym floors across America (Rollermax.com). It is also endorsed by sports teams the likes of the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Clippers, and numerous celebri- ties including David Beckham, Josh Duhamel, Janice Dickinson, and others. As the CEO of Suzan Hughes Enterprises, a company that creates top of the line health and fitness products, Suzan served as a safety and health educator and provided instruction to more than 20,000 students in the greater Los Angeles School District area.

For many years of support and concern for children, Suzan was awarded the D.A.R.E. Future of America Award, and is also a recipient of the prestigious Wallis Annenberg Founders Award, from the Southern California Counseling Center. Suzan was presented with a coveted Woman of Achievement Award from the Friends of Sheba Medical Center, and she is a three-time award- winner of the Woman of the Year Award, in Los Angeles among others. Suzan has served on several boards and pledged ardent support of bi-partisan political initiatives including hosting a fundraiser for Jean-Michel Cousteau who inspired President George W. Bush to create the single-largest act of ocean conservation in the history of the United States, designating the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands the United States' 75th national monument.

Suzan is well-noted for her gracious and generous sup- port of fundraisers for political heavy weights including Senator Maria Cantwell, Senator Barbara Boxer, and long- time friend Hillary Rodham Clinton. Not content to sit on the sidelines, she also joined other campaign leaders on the west coast such as Ron Burkle, Haim and Cheryl Saban. [...]

Quote taken from an article about Suzan Hughes.

Written by Suzanne Takowsky

Beverly Hills Times Volume 33 of May 2014.