Today’s spotlight is on one AWESOME Susan Irby, creator of The Bikini Chef brand. The Bikini Chef, Award-winning network television host and radio personality.
 She  is one of the nation’s foremost experts in fitness nutrition and recipe development..  Her 15 years in the culinary industry, the past 10 in health, fitness and wellness, have earned Susan recognition as the leading lifestyle and weight loss expert empowering others to sustained, lifelong weight management through her practical, no-fail approach to positive health, nutrition, and fitness….

Her motto is…
“Living a healthy lifestyle requires courage, focus, persistence, and motivation – much like the approach to successful business.  Your food and fitness goals are your business.â€
– Susan Irby
Listen in to hear why she's called "The Bikini Chef!  - Great story :-) and how she became the creator of The Bikini Chef brand.

Susan is author of 9 recipe and wellness books including Substitute Yourself Skinny, ranked twice by FOXNews.com as the Top 10 Best Diet Books and Amazon best-selling book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide Quinoa Cookbook. 

Susan’s books and recipes have been featured in prestigious media outlets such as FIRST for Women, Self, The New York Post, and numerous other media outlets both in the USA and internationally acclaimed outlets such as The Mail on Sunday and BBC Radio.  She is host of The Bikini Lifestyles Show which was twice awarded “Best Health and Fitness Television Program†by The TASTE Awards and also aired as a weekly radio program for 5 years on 790 KABC Los Angeles.  A monthly contributor to Max Muscle magazine for over 5 years, Susan’s recipes and health and fitness articles are highly sought after amongst health, wellness, and fitness professionals in the USA and abroad.

Internationally recognized as leader in the movement towards healthier lifestyles, Susan has worked with noted schools, colleges, professionals and families to transform their diets through nutritious recipes that are packed with flavor and assist them in defining fitness goals.  Among them, Los Angeles Unified School District, Cooking Up Change, American Federation of Teachers, and Women Chefs and Restaurateurs.  Susan has made appearances on FOX11 Good Day LA, ABC7, CBS2, KCAL9, NBC, and numerous syndicated radio shows, international conferences, national magazines, newspapers, and websites.

An award-winning television and radio host, Susan has interviewed culinary and fitness icons and celebrities such as Venus Williams, Billy Bush, Wolfgang Puck, Giada De Laurentiis, Sara Moulton, Chef Art Smith, Gene Simmons, Bill Engvall, Duff Goldman, Barbara Fairchild, Nancy Silverton, Olympic Gold Medalist and LA Sparks' DeLisha Milton Jones, Cincinnati Bengals' Coach Chip Morton, Cincinnati Reds Coach Matt Krause, reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump, teen star Reed Alexander, and more culinary, fitness and celebrity stars.

Susan holds a degree in Journalism from the University of Georgia, is a Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Certified Food Healer, and honed her culinary skills by working with master chefs in Italy and France.  Susan is the creator of the successful brand, The Bikini Chef® and its recipes and content.  The Bikini Chef® promotes “figure flattering flavors†and living a healthy lifestyle through good nutrition, delicious foods, and fitness.  Susan is also the creator, producer, and host of The Bikini Lifestyles® Show. 

Connect with Susan for all of the above at: www.SusanIrby.com

Passing On A Smile,