Mr. Hughes believes that lasting success can only be achieved through continual personal development. In addition to educating the public on preventive healthcare solutions, he has taught principle-centered leadership skills to thousands of people in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Mr. Hughes is the author of several training programs including: the CORE Journal, Constructive Imagination, Solution Based Selling, and Relationship Focus. These training programs as well as a commitment to lead by example have earned him recognition as an extraordinary international business leader, trainer, and speaker.

Mr. Hughes graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and received his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Utah's David Eccles Graduate School of Business.

He and his wife Bonita are the parents of eight children and the grandparents of eight.