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Business Spotlight: Achieve Nutrition

February 2, 2020

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By Nicholette Marbley, Columnist

I had the pleasure of chatting with the loveable, driven, funny, honest, and hopeful Sam Louzi. When I arrived at his smoothie shop, the building was bursting with energy and southern like hospitality. Sam offered me a seat and gave me a glimpse of his life. From his experience as a young football player, growing up watching his father run their family’s convenience store, to starting his own business has inspired his personal life-changing choices, he gave a vivid, detailed insight on how his decisions and perseverance made him who he is today.

All photos by Sean Heddlesten

Sam Louzi was born to two loving, supportive parents. His father immigrated from Pakistan, and his mother is from Fairview Park, Ohio. The family moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, when he was very young, and moved back to Ohio and chose Macedonia as their place of residence. He played football in middle school and was on the mock trial team in high school. After finishing his years at Nordonia High School, he was accepted into Cleveland State University and studied there for three years. He left the university to become one of the leading managers at the Giant Eagle. He resigned to chase his passion, and that was owning his own business. He wanted to help individuals accomplish what he accomplished. Achieve Nutrition was his gift to Macedonia, Ohio, and has now been open and thriving for six months. You can find Achieve Nutrition at 828 E Aurora Rd, Macedonia, Ohio 44056.

Sam’s inspiration for his business was his weight loss journey that began at CLE Nutrition. He lost an astonishing 103 lbs in 10 months drinking the Herbalife Nutrition teas and smoothies he now sells in his store. His best tip for weight loss is this:” 80% nutrition plus 20% activity equals 100% mindset. Consistency creates results over time, so never give up!” Sam has several mentors that he looks up to, but Joe and Ryan are the closest to him. He calls them his “blood brothers.” From business matters to personal matters, they have always been there for him.

I asked Sam how he starts his morning; because how you start your morning affects the rest of your day is going to turn out. He starts his day with 30 minutes of meditation and a glass of water every morning and them himself these affirmations: “You are abundant.” “You are grateful.” “You are Welcome.”

Louzi “s shakes stand out from all neighboring smoothie places. Achieve Nutrition offers boosters like most health shops, but the combinations and additives is something I’ve never seen. The two boosters used for tea are the collagen-beauty booster and the immune booster. The smoothie based boosters are extra protein, muscle building+recovery, fat burner, fiber, probiotic, new mom, and a donut shot (fat burner). There are a whopping 81 smoothie combinations you can choose from, which is nearly impossible! The tea selection consists of 8 choices of tea, aloe booster, and a mega tea of the month. I tried Strawberry Cheesecake, promo smoothie of the month, made my entire week. The pink shake color coordinates with February, and this shake is a real health shake! Other smoothie shops, in my opinion, have very faint additives and are not sugar-free. I also tried a cold lemon tea, with a corresponding aloe flavor, lift off and beauty college booster. If you ever feel low on energy, this tea will give a boost. For those of you with allergies, this venue has a gluten-free and allergen-friendly menu.

The interview concluded with Sam telling me his strengths and what he owes to his success. His advantages are numbers in all aspects of life. Whether he is dominating a card game or handling amounts business-wise, math helps this savvy businessman in all areas of life. The key to his success is being driven. Sam Louzi is planning on partnering with the new yoga shop Yoga Six. Eventually, he wants to break into the jewelry business and hopes to own multiple Achieve Nutrition shops.