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CSM: This is your feature debut to be on Center Stage
Magazine, what is the experience like when you are in-
cluded in our roster for 2019’s game-changer issue?
ROXANNE: I was shocked to be in this line up. There are
so many beautiful women out there. I am honored.
CSM: What do you think makes Center Stage Magazine
stand-out or makes it unique in other publications around
the globe?
ROXANNE: Center Stage Magazine currently offers un-
published models opportunities that may not have been
given before. You are also showcasing hard work & dedi-
cation to the fitness industry.
CSM: What are the duties and responsibilities that entail
to your current profession or career?
ROXANNE: I currently have two jobs. I have been with
Star Concrete Pumpers Inc. for 18 years. I am the man-
ager and original employee from startup. My husband
and I also own a small personal training studio, called
FIT2 Geaux in my hometown of Sulphur, LA. As a Per-
sonal trainer there, I help my clients achieve their fitness
goals while motivating each one of them to live a happier,
healthier lifestyle.
At Star Concrete Pumpers, my responsibilities are to
oversee the everyday function of the concrete company
and to ensure our Customers needs are met.
CSM: This year’s bimonthly edition is about going for
game-changing results in careers and individuality and
inspiring people (being a beacon of inspiration); describe
how did you exude your game-changing excellence and
confidence in your career and what did you do to push
that boundaries
ROXANNE: With the Concrete pumping business, I have
excelled in meeting, and keeping relationships with any
and all our customers that I meet. I have made a lot of
friends/acquaintances in this business. I work daily with
my fellow employees, & owners to bring this company to
its fullest potential.
As a trainer, I always encourage and motivate each indi-
vidual that I meet/train. If I am not confident in my job,
then they would not trust me to help them in their fitness
goals. By living a healthy lifestyle, I try to inspire others
to be the best that they can be. I always accept new chal-
lenges by seeing the opportunity in each one I strive to
be a good role model for my co-workers, so that they can
reach their maximum potential. I always do my best and
to treat people just as I would want to be treated.
CSM: Being assertive and attentive is required for this
profession. Have you ever made or encountered difficult
decisions? How did you manage that?
ROXANNE: Yes, when you have clients that don’t like to
be pushed, & or question the program, it can tend to put a
damper on the training session. I just push through it and
explain to them that hard work is required. I use my skills
daily to be the best trainer & motivator for them all.
CSM: How do you handle the situation if people get in-
timidated by you and your work?
ROXANNE: I want people to feel that their goals are
achievable. I make myself available to them any time and
by setting the right example, I hope to encourage others
as well. I believe that open communication is necessary
for those around you to know that what I have achieved is
also possible for each of them.
CSM: What game-changing results do you look forward
this year?
ROXANNE: I plan to bring my strength level to new
heights this year. I know it will be hard work, but I am
willing to put in the time and work needed. I read a line
somewhere once that said “Life will only change when
you become more committed to your dreams than you are
to your comfort zone.
CSM: Describe the person who made an impact in your
life and how that is significant.
ROXANNE: One of my best friends Tracy. She is a per-
sonal trainer whom I hired many years ago to help me
with my fitness goals. She taught me everything that I
know when it comes to exercise. Its significate, because
if I did not have her teaching me, motivating me, training
me, I would never have become a trainer myself. She is
not only beautiful, but she is a phenomenal trainer. I al-
ways say when I grow up, I want to be just like her. We
are the same age, but she is much wiser than me in the
fitness industry.
CSM: How do you set goals for yourself?
ROXANNE: I start with telling someone. Normally its
my husband, my friends/trainer. Then on some occasions
I write it down. I plan my steps and then I Go FOR IT.
CSM: What exactly motivates you to be a game-changer
and how do you do it?
ROXANNE: I think it comes down to just doing what
makes you happy & be positive while doing so. If some-
one sees me doing something positive, then hopefully
they will follow suit. Work ethic is what I use to achieve
my goals.
CSM: Describe the true nature of being sexy and an eye-
catching individual.
ROXANNE: For me it’s a feeling and being confident
with those feelings.
If I feel sexy, then I will exude sexy. I think you should al-
ways take care of yourself, your body. You only have one
body and one life to live. So, take care of what you have
been given. I never thought of myself as an “eye catching
Individual” especially 20 year ago. Fast forward to today,
60lbs lighter, with lean muscle, confidence that I lacked
previously and now published in a fitness magazine. That
to me is eye catching.
CSM: The industry you are in right now is very fast-paced,
full of competition and full of talent and unavoidable poli-
tics at times. What makes you stand out and how do you
keep up with talented people around you?
ROXANNE: My personality & my ability to give to oth-
ers so freely is what makes me stand out.. I have lived my
life helping others. I do not try to keep up with anyone,
rather I set personal goals which keep me continuously
pushing myself to the next level. I get up every morning
and know that today is a day that I may help someone and
in order to do so, I must take care of myself, and have
good energy. I surround myself with positive influences
which help keep my mind on track. I am always up for
learning and the best way for me to learn is to DO. Work-
ing out, training with other talented trainers will always
push me to do better.
CSM: Work-wise, what does it take to be successful in
this type of profession?
ROXANNE: Hard work. Hard work and more hard work.
Being mentally and physically strong allows me to be the
hardest working version of me that I can be.
CSM: What is your great advice to those who will venture
this kind of work?
ROXANNE: Don’t give up. Especially when you get tired
and think that you are not making a difference. Keep go-
ing.
CSM: Cast a magic spell and wave your magic wand,
where do you see yourself ten years from now?
ROXANNE: Successful Personal trainer who continues
to help others meet their goals. Continuously improving
my skill set in order to help others. Being busy with my
grandchildren, & traveling the world with my husband.