Having known you for many years, I have watched you pour your heart and soul into everything you do.

Congratulations, my friend—you truly are an inspiration to all of us.

Through each chapter of your journey, you continue to embody faith, courage, and unwavering determination in the pursuit of your dreams. You give new meaning to the phrase “Bloom where you are planted.”

Your grace, resilience, and authenticity remind us that purpose is not found, but cultivated—and that even in life’s challenges, you find ways to lead, love, and uplift.

I look forward with great anticipation to witnessing your next extraordinary chapter.

When Susan Beresford arrives, she lights up the room. Her smile and her warmth are inescapable. Even in some of her most challenging moments, she continues to exude warmth and grace, as well as the drive to bring folks into her orbit.

She has developed a wide range of skills in hospitality, commerce and entrepreneurship. Bolstered by creativity and an eagerness to learn, she found a way to pull all these assets together, not only for personal gain, but for the good of others as well.

Susan moves with Strategic Kindness. This book is partly memoir, but more an insightful guide of personal experiences that have led her to self-preservation, clarity about her mission, following her journey with intentionality, and her desire to share that knowledge with others.

In this book, Susan demonstrates that kindness is not weakness, but a gift to strengthen one’s resolve, retain humanity and expand the capacity to achieve while helping others.