DO YOU KNOW: Buffy Riesberg Gillespie
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Buffy Riesberg Gillespie
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: September 1973, in Mountain View, Calif.
RESIDENCE: West Ashley.
OCCUPATION: Pilates instructor/studio owner in Summerville.
FAMILY: Husband, Matt.
MY PETS: A golden retriever, Jesse, Walker hound Maggie and Jack Russell terrorist (ha!) Georgie.
EDUCATION: B.A. in English, College of Charleston, 1995.
MY JOB DESCRIPTION: Help people achieve balance, flexibility and strength for mind and body by practicing Pilates.
MOST FULFILLING ASPECT OF MY JOB: Teaching people how to connect with their bodies and see how their quality of life improves as a result.
MOST CHALLENGING ASPECT OF MY JOB: Educating people on what Pilates really is. You can't really know until you try it for yourself!
WORDS THAT BEST DESCRIBE ME: Honest, confident, caring, genuine, driven.
TALENTS/HOBBIES: My work is my hobby and my hobby is my work.
AN UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT IN MY LIFE: Breaking my arm while snowboarding in Colorado.
FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW: "The Office."
FIRST JOBS: Baby sitting and mowing lawns.
MY PHILOSOPHY ON LIFE: Moderation encourages balance.
SOMETHING IMPORTANT LIFE HAS TAUGHT ME THUS FAR: The law of attraction really does work!
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF WHICH I AM MOST PROUD: Creating a Pilates business and seeing it grow with all the awesome teachers and clients that work with me.
PET PEEVES: Dirty nails and teeth. Misuse of the word "myself."
MUSIC THAT'S IN MY CD PLAYER: None, I listen to XM radio.
A DAY OF MY LIFE I'D LIKE TO RELIVE: April Fools Day 2006, my wedding day, in Summerville.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I WANTED TO BE: An attorney.
SOMETHING MY PARENTS ALWAYS TOLD ME: Whatever you do in life, be happy.
WHERE ELSE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE AND WHY: Summerville, everyone is so genuinely friendly.
THREE THINGS THAT BRIGHTEN MY DAY: Doing my job well, my dogs greeting me when I get home and snuggling with my husband.
FAVORITE BEATLES SONG: "I'm Only Sleeping." When I was a teenager, my dad dedicated this one to me.
FIRST THING I NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE: Their posture.
TOUGHEST CHALLENGE I'VE HAD TO FACE THIS YEAR: How to effectively expand my business.
-- Edward C. Fennell
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