May 2010 Issue
A Free-Spirited Boy
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Originally from Sudan, Adly Hassan Hamed is a highly successful network marketing leader who, when not traveling the globe, resides in Dubai with his wife and two young daughters. His organization currently stretches out over the Middle East and Africa, and is quickly conquering other parts of the world. In June 2010, Adly was a keynote speaker at his company’s annual convention in Malaysia, where 800 of his leaders were in attendance. He spoke about challenges as blessings in disguise, the power of adversity in sharpening leadership skills, and the need to drop old beliefs in order to allow change to happen.
May 2010 Issue
Proud to Be Network Marketing Professionals
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Paula Pritchard and Kathy Robbins have been business partners for over twenty-three years. They both started out as teachers, a profession they were passionate about but in which they felt could never make enough money to go after their dreams. Network marketing became the perfect vehicle to continue educating people and get richly compensated for it. Paula and Kathy became students of the profession, formed a partnership and build a group of distributors, most of whom followed them over the years through thick and thin, including some company changes.
May 2010 Issue
A Burning Passion
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
A Swiss resident of German origin, Dr. Sven Goebel is one of Europe's foremost network marketing leaders. For the past two decades, Sven has built large organizations in most European countries as well as in Australia, Asia and North America. While he learned the business fundamentals mostly from his American mentors, he’s had to adapt their teachings to the culturally diverse mindsets he encountered wherever he went. Yet Sven believes the reason for his success is based on another personal strength: his ability to convey excitement and light a fire in the bellies of others.
April 2010 Issue
A Culture of Fun and Freedom
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Both now in their early thirties, Hilde and Ørjan Sæle have been in network marketing for ten and seventeen years respectively. They started building the business before they knew each other, but they both ran into the same challenge: in their country, many people doubted network marketing was legal. When Hilde and Ørjan met, their common dream took on a new dimension as they joined intentions to create a business culture of fun and freedom that would appeal to people their age. Today they are company owners, network marketing leaders, motivational speakers, and most of all, inspiring role models for entrepreneurs of any generation.
April 2010 Issue
The Dance of Synergy
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Sandra and Ted Tillinghast are happily married business partners who are living the life of their dreams off the Pacific coast in San Diego County. When they met, Ted was an engineering project manager and Sandra was already a network marketing leader. Over time it became clear that the benefits of Sandra's business made it more conducive to the vision they held for their marriage than Ted's corporate job. When Ted let go of his first career to join Sandra full-time, their business grew so much that they tripled their family income in just four years. Today many distributors in their company come to them for advice on how to work together as a couple.
April 2010 Issue
The Five Pillars of Health
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Dennis and Ruth Williams have been a husband-and-wife team in network marketing for nearly four decades. They launched their current business during the recession of the early nineties, out of necessity: they needed to find a way to support their growing family. Despite the economic climate, their organization grew quickly, in part because they presented the products and the business as a stable investment that could yield significant returns while requiring relatively little time and effort. Today the Williamses are top earners in their company and they have helped dozens of others become millionaires while creating balance in all areas of life.
March 2010 Issue
The Power of Unity
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Alfredo Bala is a first-generation immigrant of Portuguese origin who came to the US looking for the American dream. As a teenager, he worked a minimum-wage job while learning English and going to school. His plan was to get an education and climb the corporate ladder, but his whole perspective changed the day he discovered network marketing, almost thirty years ago. Over the years, Al has evolved from being strictly a distributor, to partnering with the top leaders of his first company in launching international markets, to becoming an executive in charge of international expansion for a publicly traded wellness company.
March 2010 Issue
Small Steps to the Top
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
John Haremza is a highly functional networking professional who comes with one surprising flaw: he can't read. Far from letting this inability limit his future, John learned early on to compensate for his weakness by sharpening his observation and listening skills. Despite what most people would consider a significant handicap, John was able to rapidly learn the skill set and the mindset necessary to excel at network marketing. Six years ago, he became the master distributor for a start-up company, and for the past four years he has enjoyed a steady six-figure monthly income.
February 2010 Issue
The Opportunity of a Lifetime
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
A native of the Philippines, Ferdinand Tolentino discovered network marketing in 1993. Over the years, he built an organization of close to two million people, spanning four continents. A few years ago, Ferdie was ready to retire from the profession, but the exposure he received from attending some generic network marketing trainings in the U.S. opened his eyes to a new level of leadership. He renewed his commitment to provide a legacy for his children and create prosperity for large numbers of people across the globe.
February 2010 Issue
The Truth Will Set You Free
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Tim and Amy Marks are happy stay-at-home parents of four young children, living on the coast of Florida or traveling the world with their family. Ten years ago they were at the brink of bankruptcy and their marriage was falling apart. Everything changed when they found a community of network marketing leaders who guided them in turning their lives around. Today Tim and Amy earn a solid seven-figure yearly income by leading an organization of tens of thousands of people to a life of higher truth and freedom.
February 2010 Issue
A Vision of Greatness
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Dan McCormick is a dynamic leader, popular speaker and top earner in one of the largest network marketing companies in the world. He hosts a Saturday morning radio show that attracts thousands of listeners and has published and coauthored the book Lessons from Great Lives. Dan discovered early on that the road to riches is paved with principles and that to excel at anything in life, you have to train the mind. Today he delights in inspiring others to reach for their dreams and teaching them the principles of greatness.
January 2010 Issue
Welcome to China!
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Shawn Gray is a network marketing leader focused on building a worldwide organization. He currently lives in Beijing with his wife and son, and is loving every minute of it. "Fortunes are going to be made from international expansion in the coming years," says Shawn, "but many Americans don't think about it. The truth is, anyone can grow an international business today, even from home. The next five to ten years are going to be a very exciting time, because commerce and communication are going to integrate globally."
January 2010 Issue
Truly Home-Based
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Matt and Johnna Parr form a team of stellar network marketing leaders as well as stay-at-home parents of two teenage daughters. Matt learned his first leadership lessons in the military, where his mantra was, "Free the Oppressed." He took this mantra from a dream and a hope and made it a reality. Johnna teaches her team the most important lesson she learned in the business: "When your belief in yourself and your dream is greater than your belief in other people's opinions, you'll have mastered your life."
January 2010 Issue
Blessed to Be a Blessing
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Rose Marie Glenn is a mother of seven, a grandmother of nine and a great-grandmother of one—so far. Born to an American father and an Asian mother, she grew up in the Philippine where she lives today. She is also a seven-figure income earner in a large network marketing company that operates in the Pacific Rim. Deathly afraid of talking to people when she started, today she runs a global business spanning thirty-two countries. Partnering with God, says Rose Marie, is what enabled her to manifest her dreams and reach her destination.
June 2009 Issue
Yes, You Can!
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Shirley Carmack discovered network marketing nearly thirty-eight years ago and has been with her current company for over twenty-five years. A retired nurse-anesthetist who also holds a Ph.D. in psychology, she left her career in 1987 after witnessing an increasing incidence of degenerative diseases, and became a full-time wellness practitioner and networker. Today, in her mid-sixties, Shirley runs an organization spanning four continents and continues to recruit new people into her business.
June 2009 Issue
Truly Home-Based
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Steve and Pasha Carter are devoted parents of three young children. They are also the proud owners of a hugely successful networking business they run almost entirely from their home. Ever since they implemented an online presenting and training system for their team, they have been the number one producers in their company. They truly created their dream of having a home business with unlimited income potential, and now dedicate their time to showing others how to do the same.
May 2009 Issue
Lead and Grow Rich
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jim and Sherry Packard and their two sons, Jeff and Adam, form a family of highly successful network marketing leaders. They started building their businesses about four years ago and each independently reached the top in their company’s pay plan. Together they are creating a family legacy of personal growth, leadership and lifestyle freedom that continues to bless thousands of distributors each year.
May 2009 Issue
A Raising Tide Lifts All Boats
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Jackie Ulmer is a highly successful Internet marketer, coach and network marketing trainer who built her business almost entirely through her online presence. A work-at-home mom for the past sixteen years, Jackie’s passion is to teach others how to develop relationships, how to choose the right opportunity, and exactly what it takes to develop multiple streams of income online—regardless of whether or not they join her network marketing business.
May 2009 Issue
The Pursuit of Happiness
by Josephine Gross, Ph.D.
Paul Devlin started his entrepreneurial path as a kid delivering newspapers and mowing lawns in his neighborhood. He always had a keen interest in making money and was typically the first kid on the block with the new bike or the latest stereo gear. When he started a network marketing business, he quickly built a solid income for himself and retired from a corporate job at the age of thirty-four. He’s been living the residual income lifestyle ever since. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing…
April 2009 Issue
The Promise of the Business
by John David Mann
Ramin Mesgarlou was a very successful businessman by age nineteen and also a supremely accomplished athlete. At the age of twenty he joined a network marketing business and became the youngest person ever to reach the second-highest rank of that company’s pay plan. Subsequently, he became a master distributor for three other networking companies, wrote compensation plans and two practical guides to the business and founded a network marketing company in 2005. Features
