Praised in the press and receiving multiple honors, Black Sugar Caffé was recently inducted into the city of Cedar Park Hall of Fame.
AUSTIN, TX, January 31, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Judy Lu has been inducted into Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
In her previous profession as a high-level sales executive, Ms. Lu traveled extensively throughout the world and realized that food and beverages, no matter one's race, color, country of origin, are universal to every culture and have the power to unite people. This concept ultimately fed her desire to build her own cafe, Black Sugar Caffé, an award-winning and popular chain of three coffee shops in the Texas towns of Cedar Park, Georgetown and Round Rock. Black Sugar Caffe was born based on humanity. It aims to unite the communities and people and it consistently helps out the less fortunate people and animals, an action that is consistent with Ms. Lu's personal philosophy.
Ms. Lu and her team proudly offer far more than the usual variations on a cup of joe. An array of teas, tapas, desserts, and other delectables grace the menu. Each far-from-ordinary shop has become the lifestyle venue of choice and a haven for legions of loyal patrons to enjoy an elegant ambiance of new-age trendiness combined with old-school charm, live musical entertainment, and, most important, community togetherness, just as Ms. Lu envisioned. Praised in the press and receiving multiple honors, Black Sugar Caffé was recently inducted into the city of Cedar Park Hall of Fame. The business also was named Best Coffee Shop in the city of Cedar Park as well as Best Coffee Shop and Restaurant in the State of Texas for two years in a row.
Ms. Lu attributes her success to discipline, grit, and her fearless, can-do attitude, declaring that people, especially women, need to stop making excuses not to follow their dreams and visions. Her daily duties of overseeing operations, building business structure, managing and mentoring employees, maintaining the quality of products, ensuring staff members are valued, and keeping the paying public satisfied seem less like work when she sees countless customers smile and write reviews to express their appreciation for Black Sugar Caffé. Ms. Lu advises others who seek to open their own business to have a clear vision of how they want their lives to play out so they can stay on course, never give up, not be afraid to ask questions, and always look forward.
Ms. Lu views her coffee shops as a legacy for her son and daughter and an opportunity to fulfill her personal mission to positively impact people's lives today and help provide places of peace in the world. Desiring to find more time to serve those in need, she contributes to local food banks and animal shelters. Ms. Lu believes that the essence of life is the ability to give as the ability to give is a privilege in life itself.
Born in Taiwan with modest means, Ms. Lu's father brought her to the United States for a better life when she was 14 and spoke no English, which made school an extreme challenge for her. She remembers feeling culturally out of place being the only non-white student. Not knowing a word of English and completely naive to the American culture, Ms. Lu not only had to learn the language but also the culture. Life was difficult as Ms. Lu chartered through a territory completely unfamiliar to her.
With perseverance, she excelled academically and graduated high school at the top of her class. Always having an entrepreneurial spirit that was inspired and modeled by her well-respected father, a businessman and her mentor. Watching her father at work and commanding respect gave her immense motivation to do the same. Ms. Lu's father was instrumental in her success in life and business. He was her role model.
While in college, Ms. Lu endeavored in her first business adventure, which would become the beginning of her series of many businesses to follow. On this journey, she would learn to maneuver through different businesses by understanding each industry and integrating and applying different business elements to make each business successful.
Ms. Lu's wide business adventures span across many industries including skincare, hospitality, food, fashion and manufacturing. Each industry completely different from the other, yet one common denominator remained constant - humanity. With its humble root, Ms. Lu developed a keen sense for compassion and has always run her companies with empathy for humanity and animals.
Before opening Black Sugar Caffé, Ms. Lu enjoyed a long and successful career in the corporate retail sector for major brands including but not limited to the Vice President of sales and development at Yon-Ka Paris, an Account Executive at Clinique Laboratories, LLC, District manager of Pea in the Pod, Manager of Albert's Hosiery, and Manager and Buyer at Robinsons-May. Ms. Lu's other entrepreneurial enterprises include Emily's, a bodywear company; Rebel Club, a junior sportswear company; Romante, a high-end eveningwear company; Fantasy Shots, a chain of glamour photography; Wild Harvest, a gourmet nuts and deserts retail shop; and Sizzle Dazzle, an online gift company.
In the coming years, Ms. Lu hopes to participate in speaking engagements to motivate people who might not be as fortunate and give them pointers on how they can have successful lives and elevate to the next stage of their careers. Ms. Lu wishes to offer life advises on how to make choices that will catapult theirs lives in the right directions.
It is not how much wealth one accrues, but it is how deep of an impact one could leave behind that matters. Believing in giving, Ms. Lu's motto has been "live to give and never ask for return as the ability to give is a privilege in life itself." It is with this concept that Ms. Lu insists on coaching life and impacting people positively without ever asking for return.
Ms. Lu's leadership is highly respected throughout her careers because she has always led by example. Never asking any task to be performed unless Ms. Lu herself could perform the tasks. Strong leadership also means respecting others and being humble in its approach. Understanding that while people are all created equally, each person is unique so different approaches must be utilized with each individual to achieve the desirable end results.
Over Ms. Lu's lifetime, she has created hundreds of jobs and employed thousands of people. She has been recognized in various public articles as a person of influence. Her outreach is immense and impactful. However, despite of all the prestigious acknowledgements, Ms. Lu remains humble. She is compassionate and is a true professional who understands humanity. She gives without asking for return. A true and genuine entrepreneur whose successful ending all started with an immigrant maneuvering through an unchartered territory to ultimately impacting tens of thousands of people in America, a humble beginning that would come a full circle at the end.
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