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Wellness in the Workplace

By Mike Switzer

Published June 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM EDT

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Suzette van der Westhuizen, lifestyle, wellness, and leadership coach in Lexington, SC.

Most companies know the value of having healthy employees, yet our next guest says so few actually put into place simple wellness programs that can help make that more of a reality. Mike Switzer interviews Suzette van der Westhuizen, a lifestyle, wellness, and leadership coach in Lexington, SC.

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Mike Switzer

After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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