EVOLVE Business and Professional Magazine August 2020 | Page 14

Love What You Do Volusia Health Experts Share Their Secrets to Success by Danielle Anderson Mark Leedy and Lane Gauntt Sage advice says love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life. For three Volusia County businesses in the health and wellness industry, truer words have never been spoken. Finding their niche in a $4.5 trillion dollar industry came with trial and error, fine-tuning their skills and a sprinkle of love, to come up with the perfect recipe for success – mind, body and soul. Heading into Port Orange Acupuncture, the first thing you may envision is a body of needles, but as you sit with Meaghan Phillips- Sutter, a board certified practitioner of Oriental medicine for your first consultation, it’s pretty Meaghan Phillips Sutter clear you won’t be on pins and needles in the relaxed atmosphere. Starting her practice in 2003 as a licensed massage therapist after graduating from the University of Central Florida, Meaghan realized she preferred the clinical side of healthcare to administration. It was during a visit to an acupuncturist while in Thailand studying abroad, that she discovered her true calling. “I fell in love with acupuncture and the rest is history,” she said. Returning to the United States and earning her Master’s | 8 | EVOLVE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE