The Shopping Annuity Bootcamp from the Mohegan Sun was a truly magical event for our company, and a clear indication that the Shopping Annuity is changing the game and re-energizing UFOs around the world. Since the Bootcamp wrapped up I’ve received some incredible messages that truly capture the excitement and momentum we’ve generated from this amazing event – and now I’d like to share them with you.
I think you’ll find these messages to be extremely inspirational and further proof that the Shopping Annuity is revolutionizing the way we shop. These are worth passing along to your team as well, as it would be beneficial for everyone to read as it is extremely valuable for you to get some insight into the level of passion, belief, and commitment to the business and Shopping Annuity for these UFOs.
The truth is this is just the tip of the iceberg because many messages were also sent via text message, Facebook, or phone call. Never before (since the beginning of the company) has there been such a groundswell of passionate belief that is spreading rapidly through the company. People have a WHY and are motivated by this cause as it makes so much sense to them. You’ll see why this movement is quickly becoming a revolution!
It warrants all the creative effort and focus that everyone can give it – because it pays off! The better the Shopping Annuity is (functionality, prices, BV and IBV, assessment , ease of converting spending into earning by finding the best deals on UnFranchise and SHOP.COM, social media, promotional and recruiting tools, and duplication in the field) – the faster it duplicates and grows!
Our number one product has always been BELIEF, and this takes it to a new level. This is a renaissance and rebirth of BELIEF in the UnFranchise System and mission of the company… or a quantum leap of the level of belief and passion to the mission and cause of the company.
Keep Growing!
JR Ridinger
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Hello JR,
First off I’d like to personally thank you and Loren and the entire corporate team for hosting this event and training at no additional cost to us UFO’s besides the travel involved. Again I have had another opportunity, actually my third training, with you and the team in such an intimate setting (IMBO, Puerto Rico Boot Camp and now CT Boot Camp). I am beyond humbled and very appreciative.
This time though I was fortunate to have my husband, TJ, attend with me. He has never been able to go to any MA event other than a couple of UBPs with me due to his work schedule. I actually bought my business three years ago next week, while he was deployed overseas. He is an officer in the US Army and of course I recently found out that your beloved father was as well.
So to speak in military terms, I’m going to give you my AAR (after action review) of this weekend and how I plan to implement.
On a scale of 1-5 it is a no brainer that this ranked a 5+. Who would not want to be surrounded by such successful, driven, motivated, kind, fun people?! The whole universe should get to experience that. It would make a difference in the world, that’s for sure.
All MA events without a doubt, always exceed my expectations. This company goes above and beyond in everything they do from superior products, to exceptional trainings like this weekend. What other CEO and corporate team from any other billion dollar company makes themselves so accessible to the field? None that I know of. Willing to really listen to what we have to say, one on one, in person face to face. Just incredible. I can’t think of anything that could have been implemented to improve this weekend. Well maybe one minor thing….possibly an extra 15 minutes or so added to the lunch break would have been beneficial. We all had to wolf down our food to be back in time. (Digestive Enzymes helped with that issue though!). 
I am scheduling time to reach out to my ‘blue people’. I am also going to be contacting my stable and waiting partners to complete the SA assessments with them, to make sure they fully understand what they are leaving on the table each week/month/year. Try to re-engage them.
The UFO’s that I actually got to meet this weekend were my new partners from Puerto Rico. We of course had virtually connected but to meet them, as well as Dr. John Rosa who is on my team, was fantastic! We networked, discussed minor issues in person and will see each other in Greensboro in a few weeks as well. I give them so much credit for pushing through not having an NMTSS yet and trying to get this moving virtually. Amazing people for sure. I also had no idea how successful John already was and I loved how he spoke about not feeling nervous to approach successful people like himself. That they love systems and hate wasting money, etc. That was definitely helpful to me and many others in the room.
Some things I learned that will make a difference…..well, I love the fact that the assessment will now be on the back office!! Sarah and Ryan did a fabulous job, once again, of explaining and walking us through each step. It seems to always be the last couple of pages that UFOs get confused on, and they explained it perfectly. I am also glad that Marc explained what was going on with the credit card situation and what we are supposed to do there. I REALLY liked what Marc said about getting more local services like Taiwan has. We do ‘leak’ a lot of money on these types of things. If we could link up our credit cards to merchants who offer services that is track-able to them for IBV and CB….holy cow those blue bars would fill up so fast! Also, even when the bonus goes away or changes or whatever, can you please keep those blue tracking bars available? I love being able to track my success visually quite quickly, and that I can see who on my team is successfully implementing the SA mindset, and who is lacking it. Makes it easier to know who to spend my time with.
The best part for me was simply everything. Like I said, being invited to go by Carl was of course an honor as always. But then just being in the presence of everyone in that room is so refreshing and motivating. I needed that boost of energy, just like I always need MAWC, MAIC, and MANER. It is imperative to get to these and I preach it from on high to my teams. Speaking of preaching, I don’t want to leave out Bishop Jordan. What a wonderful man. It is hard to mesh religion and politics with such a large group of people and I commend you on what you are doing. I do attend church but I know others in my group there who do not. And I know that was kind of a bit uncomfortable for some, but when they saw the entire NPO program…that was helpful. Thanks to Kevin for explaining that.
Well this turned into a book of an email. Sorry! Each time I have gotten to be in such an intimate setting with the corporate team and you, I tell myself, ‘make sure to get a photo op with JR!!’…..and of course I never do as I don’t want to interrupt who you are speaking with most of the time I pass by you. But if I ever get the opportunity to see you again, I’m going to budge in and ask. It’s great for social media to be hanging with a billionaire ya know.
Thanks again JR for all you do. I feel your passion for this company and I always have from day one three years ago for me now. I am pushing and striving to hit Senior Master very soon, then Professional Coordinator soon after that. Working hard on my ‘money leg’ now! Also, I’m about to cycle in IBV. My first cycle thru IBV took one year and 5 months. This next one now to cycle is about 7 months, absolutely due to the success of the shopping annuity mindset on our team! See you at MAIC2015!
Very Respectfully,
Donna Farrell Hoy
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JR, Loren and the Corporate Team,
Thank you all so much for the Shopping Annuity Boot Camp training this past weekend! We love this company, the innovation and the dedication to constantly improving the company’s direction, vision and always keeping the best interest of the individual UnFranchise Owner at heart!!!
The opposite of what is seen in the main stream corporate America.
The best way we can thank you is to hit as many new UnFranchise levels as possible before the end of 2015! We are committed to the Shopping Annuity and duplicating with our team members and future team members.
Thank you again! See you at the top!
Sincerely,
Brian & Tammie Mirkay
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This girl is on fire! I understood the Shopping Annuity but after these past 2 days it became part of my DNA! I am a Rotarian and Real Estate Broker (but at heart an UnFranchise owner) :)) and cannot stop sharing… Rotary as u know is a worldwide organization that needs MA and SHOP.COM… JR you are changing the world and I am honored to be a part of this company… I feel like I have a whole new purpose in my life! Thank you for your generosity and all you do! I can just imagine how frustrating it must be to try to get everyone to just “wake up”!!
I will do my best to help.. Love this company and all my new friends and business partners… Actually one and the same :))
-Gabey Giblin
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JR,
I have been thinking long and hard about what to say in this email and specifically how to start. After much thinking I want to keep it extremely simple and just say Thank You! Thank you for inspiring me to be a better man, thank you for giving me hope and thank you for giving me an opportunity. Two years ago I graduated college and my path into the future was very cloudy. I couldn’t see a path worth taking, one that would benefit me and my future family. You have paved the path for me and future generations to follow and for that I am forever grateful. My dad was a victim to the 45 year plan, being laid off at the age of 60 and hasn’t worked in the last 5 years. This business has allowed me to help out that the house and really give me the confidence that my future family will never have to go through what I did growing up. Thank you!
Now to answer your very important questions:
I would like to know, how will you share these assets with your teams?
I have already booked 2 corings with my team members to go through what we learned and to complete the shopping annuity assessment.
What additional Shopping Annuity success stories can you share with me?
One of my favorite partner stores is hello fresh. This partner store was once 15% IBV and Cash Back. It is now 10% in both categories, but with that being said, I can earn anywhere from 300+ to 700+ Cash Back just from eating!!!
What did you think if the Shopping Annuity Boot Camp in a scale of 1 to 5?
Absolutely a 5. This being my first intimate training, as I am still relatively new to the company it completely changed my life!
Did it meet your expectations? If not ‹what could have been better?
Honestly I did not know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised! I would have liked a little time to shake hands and talk with some of the leaders. I know how last minute this was put together, so I understand.
What UFO¹s did you meet or start a relationship with that will be empowering?
I was unable to meet anyone at the event, but I have had the opportunity to meet Ryan and Sarah Rose Stack at a previous local and I just have to say they are the best. My girlfriend and I strive to be like them every dingle day. They are our role models and we truly believe that they are the perfect example of what a Market America Unfranchise owner, Parent, and Friend should be like. We would love to meet them more and hopefully be able to call them friends one day.
WHAT were a couple things you learned that will make a difference? I would love to know what open your eyes or impressed you!
I was personally inspired by the advancements in our NPO program and learning that its okay to approach successful business people. I know we are always taught to recruit up, but it was refreshing to actually see it.
What was the BEST part for you?
The best part for me was how I felt when I got home. Being personally invited to be a part of this monumental movement has changed my life. I completely reevaluated my goals, changed my goals statement and have not stopped thinking about the future and everything we will do together as one company, one team to change the world. That bolt finally went off!!
Thank you for everything you and the Corporate Team do! I will forever be thankful!
-Samuel Martin
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I had so much fun learning about the enhancements to the Shopping Annuity. Thank you so much for your heart-centered messages. I’m excited to be a part of a paradigm shift in our society.
I am always looking for ways to see more math in the world as that was my major in college.
This might seem a little bit on the nerdy side, but I wanted to see where else in the world pyramids and funnels were being used in the world — either in nature or in marketing. I’ve started to study marketing a few years ago and if you think of the following example, you might see what I’m trying to do with this amazing business with some brainstorming ideas about how to market this amazing compensation program, the shopping annuity, people, and products. Please only consider it ideas and brainstorming… I don’t take anything personal, but it is just top of mind thoughts of mine from searches I found about funnels and pyramids on the internet. If you can use any of it great, otherwise no worries. I was trying to take out the comparison of a MLM company if possible.
There once was a time that it was:
Milk Milk Milk Milk Milk Silk
Silk: What’s that? Hmmm. That’s different.
(Now silk has an almond, cashew, and coconut non-dairy flavors)
Thanks so much! See you in Greensboro in a few weeks! God bless.
Take care,
Stacey Pinski
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Hi Jr, what a magic moment for my husband and I!!! You asked for us to rate from 1-5 and we both agree the boot camp was a 5!!! We did meet many other UFOS that I know will be long lasting relationships as we build and grow our businesses with the shopping annuity!!! The best part for me was seeing the passion that you and your team still have after so many years and your commitment to excellence and being the BEST!!!! I am constantly impressed with the level of encouragement and support from other business partners and the corporate team!!!! I do my best to pay it forward and will work even harder to grow so that not only my husband I can succeed and so that others can as well!!!! Market America / shop.com is the answer for so many people and I am on a mission to tell as many as I can !!! I am soooooo excited about MAIC2015!!!!
Thank You
Never Give up !!!
-Dorothy Bayford
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Hey JR,
What a historical event this past weekend. Our team has never been so on fire and it was the billionth of a volt that hit – the movement has started!
We had our team call yesterday night and featured 4 leaders from the team who attended – they each gave incredible tips and testimonials to the power of the event, the movement and the shopping annuity in their own businesses – Spread the word if you think this could help the field.
We are truly writing history and redefining the way the world does business
-Ryan Stack
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Thank you so much JR! We hit the ground running as soon as we returned home! I had a conference call with my Uk leaders and went through the overview and assessment. I have a mastermind coring with my home leaders to go through the overview and assessment this weekend, and immediately afterwards have a coring with our UK team to do the same with them. Then the next night we’re duplicating with our team in the US.
Last night I did the opening for Don Martin at the Kutztown UBP and we had 9 guests in the room! 2 bought international tix on the spot!!!
JR….I thought I got it before…..but after this past weekend I realize I had no idea haha. 6 weeks ago I decided to quit my job and go full time in business and I am BEYOND excited for what the future is bringing with the implementation of the shopping annuity around the globe!!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
WE thank you!
Maleeva
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JR first let me start by thanking you, Loren and the entire corporate team not only for this amazing opportunity that you gave us by hosting the shopping annuity boot camp, but also for all that you do on a continuous basis to help so many achieve their dreams.
I am part of Don Martins organization and was so honored when he called me and asked me to be part of this incredible opportunity.
Attending this event was a real eye opener for me. Even though I hit the SABP I discovered there is room for improvement, and that I need to get my whole team on board. On a scale of 1-5 this event was a 10. I agree with you that we are a Revolution.
When the assessment first came out, I found it very confusing, but that was clarified for me at the boot camp. I have already reached out to everyone in my team and scheduled doing their assessments again. We have scheduled a team coring to watch the boot camp on meet on.
By attending this event, and of course with Don Martin always pushing us to strive harder, we have gotten 5 more people committed to Greensboro and we are not stopping there!
By having a better understanding of the shopping annuity and how to do the assessment, I have reached out to people that have said no to me in the best, and actually booking appointments with them.
I could go on and on about the effect that the shopping annuity boot camp had on me, but I believe that the best way to share with you the effect it had on me is to just get out there and make it happen ☺
Thank you again JR for everything, God Bless!
Cathy Rollston
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JR,
I’d like to thank you and the corporate team / field leaders who took the time to pull the SA Boot Camp together it was an amazing 2 days. Thanks to Elizabeth, I was blessed to have 3 of my leaders with me.
I would like to know, how will you share these assets with your teams? During the event, we scheduled two corings for our team to DO their Shopping Annuity Assessment (we¹ve done ours). When we got back, we all started calling the team members who can¹t make the corings to book1:1 / small group meetings with them.
What additional Shopping Annuity success stories can you share with me? Several leaders who are building in the small state of RI have banded together (financially connected or NOT) on an accountability team. We’re always looking to find / share ways to re-direct our spending into earning. We look forward to our weekly calls and always come away with ways to feed our business / Shopping Annuity. This started right after World Conference, when I joined Elizabeth¹s 16-week Accountability Team.
What did you think if the Shopping Annuity Boot Camp in a scale of 1 to 5? Honestly Š I¹d have to give it a 5. At the major events, you always say that it¹s like we¹re all sitting in your living room Š well, this event truly felt like we were sitting in your living room. I loved the casual nature of the presentations.
Did it meet your expectations? If not ‹what could have been better? It DID meet my expectations and then some.
What UFO¹s did you meet or start a relationship with that will be empowering? I realize that this was pulled together somewhat last minute Š and because I saw the video clips from the SA Boot Camp in Puerto Rico, I realize that if there had been time, there would have been an opportunity for everyone to socialize.
WHAT were a couple things you learned that will make a difference? I would love to know what open your eyes or impressed you! WOW Š where do I start? I love that our challenges have been heard around the SA Assessment Š when it was presented at World Conference, I tried playing with it and found it confusing. Love that it will be a form in our back office.
One presentation that was really powerful (for me) was seeing a multi-millionaire (chiropractor, started an orphanage in Italy, etc.) talk about how he would be an idiot NOT to start his shop.com business / re-direct his spending into earning. So many of us target the low hanging fruit¹ Š people who we believe NEED this business and leave our chicken list for others to prospect.
What was the BEST part for you?
Being invited to join Elizabeth¹s panel Š being on stage with super stars was such a humbling experience.
The follow-up emails and response to UFOs has been amazing for my team Š they know that they are heard.
Thank you so much for all that you, the Corporate Team & Field Leaders do Š it doesn¹t go unnoticed!!!
–Michelle Drew
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Dear JR, Loren, Pam, and Tony,
I wanted to personally thank you for having me this past weekend on the Utopia III and at the Shopping Annuity Bootcamp. Having the opportunity to be in the presence of leadership, commitment, and enthusiasm for our business is contagious. I am humbled and grateful to have been a part of this amazing weekend.
Pam and Tony, your offer for assistance in getting to CT came at a time when I was trying everything in my power to get to CT. I was in tears after you called. I believe that God has put us together. You see this past May, I was “released” from my job! I will not be going back to the 45yr plan, and wanted to let you know that I am “in the wheelbarrow.
I am doing Market America Full-time and will be a Director!
You all have ignited my passion again for this business. I will not fail you! Now, to the next phase of my business:
I set appts with 10 of my UFOʻs to show them the shopping annuity and personally walk them through the presentation and Assessment. (We did a coring yesterday, when I arrived back from CT, and we did the assessment with 15 of our people.) I am doing the 4 steps to shopping annuity success.
I shared the shopping annuity with two prospects yesterday and they are both coming to our hbp tonight. It makes too much sense. Turn the money you are already spending and turn it into earnings. No one can say, “NO” to us. I have adapted the business plan and added some slides of the shopping annuity to make the point at our HBPʻs. Itʻs a no brainer. (I bought $25 hotel collection towels from macys and after Raise and ShopBuddy those $25 towels ended up costing me $6.50 each and my team got paid!
I liked the shopping annuity bootcamp. It was a repeat of Carl, when he came to Hawaii. Reinforced our behavior. I loved the testimonial part and specific prospecting or retailing stories. My favorite prospecting script is not “If I gave you $18,500 to invest in your future, would you take advantage of it?” On a scale of 1-5, I would give it a 4! The contacts and believe building was immeasurable.
I had no expectations for the bootcamp and am excited for the future. My favorite parts were the testimonials and Marc Ashley! I also enjoyed Bishop Jordanʻs Church.meeton.com<http://Church.meeton.com> information. I am using that this upcoming weekend while approaching a few churches in Kona Hawaii.
I met many inspiring UFOʻs and most especially enjoyed my Team HOPE with Pam and Tony.
The best part of the weekend was to personally have JR and the team measure monitor adjust and control our business on the yacht. Invaluable learning. I was impressed with the dedication to the business by you, Loren, Andrew, Marc, Pam, and Tony! My team is so excited to have the personal help and guidance from each and every one of you. Mahalo.
I will continue to do the basic 5, with emphasis on the ABC Pattern, what was missing in my B5. BTW, we registered two new partners last night at our coring for shopping annuity.
Thank you for the encouragement and support. I will see you in Greensboro!
–Jonathan Freitas
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Hey JR,
Just got in from an amazing HBP in Kent road testing the business for Amanda and meeting some highly effective people who themselves are entertainment entrepreneurs and networkers.
Excited that Amanda has now seen the plan three times and that we are ABC’ing the business in her group. She is having her Assessment done on Monday and will sign as a UFO also.
Busy day coming up tomorrow including meeting with Michael Baptiste.
Will keep you posted.
Continued blessings
–Len Allen
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Hi JR,
Watched the sessions avidly so I can better coach our team—brilliant when I heard you for the first time 9 years ago at my first World Conference, 2 months after affiliating with Market America, brilliant now. I listened deeply you when you said this is one of the ways to create world peace, through economic equality. Has been my driving force ever since, in my heart and soul.
And now able to better communicate that in a way that is clear, solid, and indeed, just makes too much sense! Grateful for your vision, for a corporate team that stands beside you to help us all understand more clearly, and then implement. You have been tireless in finding the way to communicate this so everyone will hear it and get it.
The story goes that Buddha gave 84,000 teachings, all the same– but had to find 84,000 different ways of saying the same thing until everyone got it….!
All the best,
Barbara Montgomery
Supervising Coordinator (and proud of it!)
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(Barbra’s second email):
Thanks for your kind words JR—I am on the path, and grateful to have my practice be philosophy for daily life, a science of the mind, as well as be a spiritual /universal grounding. Living in conventional reality and using language that is limited (English is rather a “small” language, considering other languages that have multiple words for water, snow, love and more…makes it even harder to communicate!) can be challenging, as I am sure you understand. But that does not stop us, only makes it more interesting to find ways to share so that all will eventually understand—and wake up!
My beliefs mirror yours, as if we look at the foundations of all human spiritual practice we see (if we are willing to open hearts and minds) the universal truth that is “as it is”, based on loving kindness, wisdom and compassion, seeing things as they are without attachment—so many words try to describe what truly must be experienced. The unhealthy, unaware ego has twisted the original message, created a dogma to satisfy its own ends, and we see the karmic consequences all around us. Our disconnect from that primal knowledge has led us down a perilous path in our developed countries that do not see how this has led to power of all kinds being held in the hands of the few at the expense of the rest, and of course economic power rules.
Completely agree, this ever widening gap, this disparity of the “have” and “have not” has created immense suffering that is like a cancer. Giving people the possibility—as you have with MA– to create an income that will take care of their needs, whatever that is for each individual, in a cooperative, collaborative model speaks powerfully and positively on many levels for the future of our world.
And having been one of those radicals in the 60’s, I am all for this kind of peaceful revolution!
Looking forward to your philosophy, Tashi delek! The Tibetan says it well — “May all auspicious signs come to this environment”
-Barbara Montgomery
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Thank you JR for the great coaching this weekend! I appreciate you give me this chance to help me understand better about Shopping Annuity !! Below is my answer:
First, let me ask you what did you think if the Shopping Annuity Boot Camp in a scale of 1 to 5? I would say 5
Did it meet your expectations? YES If not (what could have been better?)
What UFO¹s did you meet or start a relationship with that will be empowering? I met Carl K on May16th in San Francisco. He said his team recruit 35 people in one year. That gave me the desire to hit the number. So I told myself to lead example and selected 3 leaders to do together. That’s how we recruit 41 new partners in 2 month. Now 13 more join after July 1st. Our goal is to double this number to 82 to help leaders jump pin level or restore the pin level.
WHAT were a couple things you learned that will make a difference? I would love to know what open your eyes or impressed you!
“Process” Take 22 years to make it happen Convert Spending into Earning which can change the world!! That’s WHY you said it is 1st convention next month.
What was the BEST part for you?
Creating ma Shopping Annuity 4 Basic Step to build business
The PowerPoint to my overview and presentation with the main points is attached above.
#1. One of the biggest Products called Believe
#2. Collective Buying Power
#3. Shopping Annuity is Answer for recruiting and retail
#4. 1 Partner Today = 10 partners from the past
#5. It’s a revolution concept, mission to Movement to paradigm Shift by change the way people shop!
#6. Shopping Annuity is the ANSWER for everything no matter what’s your major…
So I scheduled 6 meetings and webinars to start this essential major Shopping Annuity start the business. I know ACTION is the key of success. We are working hard to bring these partners to the convention. Thank you so much JR!
-Michelle Yao
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Hi JR and Loren. I wasn’t sure whether to tag everyone or not so here are my thoughts and declarations to you
(I have tagged Elizabeth and Heather to this email, though)
Scale of 1-5 for the Summit…of course a 5+++ and it went beyond my expectations (and I am speaking for my 18 UFOs there, as well) for so many reasons but certainly because of the variety of speakers giving their spin on the SA and SABP and the wave of the new MA and our revolution of having economically connected households! All 18 of my UFOs have had a new awakening these past 2 days and it was wonderful to go to the “C” level in my groups of UFOs that I really never got to know that well. This weekend changed that! They always empower me, my partners, and love seeing their lightbulbs go off….knowing that, as their senior partners, we just don’t say it….we are truly there for them, if and when they are ready!!!….. And they are! Marc’s presentation….extraordinary as he honed in and really specified what will be happening and changing for us all, including the pop-up of ShopBuddy to Amazon, the discussions with Raise.com to increase their $1,000 limit, the consistent effort to stop people from selling our products on Amazon and EBay, etc.! Bravo:) Kevin, as always, right on his game and how wonderful was it for us, that he took the time to stop by at a coring Al did, after the first day, with my entire team, and share more of his genius.
Loren……..as beautiful as she is eloquent but yes I am partial…l love her…could listen to her talk forever, esp. on shopping tips
Every presentation was better than the next….Sarah and Ryan’s step by step of the assessment…..priceless.
Elizabeth and Rick and their testimonial panel….rocked as only Elizabeth can do!
It was a pleasure to finally out a face to a name and meet Elsie…what a wonderful woman, on the ball, extraordinary, rapid, gracious follow up always
Andrew Weissman….indeed a Jimmy Fallon, just gets right to the point, kept everything flowing and started and ended in the most timely fashion!:) Never forgets to remember everyone!
One part was better than the next…sorta like asking which is your favorite child…or grandchild:):)
I have sent out email links re-inviting people for cashback and have set up lunch appts and 2on 1s for those UFOs that could not be there and some UFOs who are “waiting” but now want to hear more.
Just got off the phone w Heather…wow….she spent $400 today ….online…..and she will be sending you her own email and update on her shopping experiences today, online and w ShopBuddy. Below is some of her activity today with her teams that were there, and not there. She also went down to her to her “C” level to reunite with those UFOs.
I can go on and on and on:)
Thank you all, Thank you Elizabeth and Rick, for the privilege of being invited to such a defining turning point for our company. Thank you for always being there for me and my family!
We love you all!!
See you in Greensboro…gotta run…doing a UBP in Concord NH tonight and planning on putting the house on fire!:)
xoxo
-Bonnie Philo
PS….below is an example of the email Heather sent out this morning to her teams and the actions she is taking:
Will do, thanks for including me! I just sent my young cousin to my portal after she msg’d me asking my opinion between two cameras on Amazon. After my reply back to her she has registered on my Portal and is using the shop.com search feature to find the best deal on a new camera and CashBack. Time to introduce and reintroduce shop.com to more people!
-Monique
Welcome and Congratulations for making the commitment to grow your business and redistribute the wealth back into your household! Please complete the below prior to our Update and Accountability Conf. Call on Sunday at 8:30pm 712-432-3100 147186. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call. I am so excited to learn and progress with each of you I Believe In You!!!
Complete Your Home Shopping Assessment Online: www.shoppingannuity.com
Complete Your “Declaration” Online in Back Office please input 320387962 as your SABP Partner (My ID#) under reports shopping annuity bonus pool
Fill Out Your Home Shopping List after Ordered
Complete Your Home Shopping Advisor Online in Back Office
Download ShopBuddy on All of your Computers from your Portal
Add 10 IBV to Your T Buy in Back Office
Purchase at least $50 this week on your portal through any partner stores (and you can share your story/tip on our call)
Email your mentor(s) next 5 names and phone #s
Thank You,
To Your Health and Wealth…
Heather Pilibosian
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JR, Loren and the entire corporate team,
WOW!! Thank you all for an incredible weekend! Delene and I were fortunate to attend the first SA boot camp in PR and were honored to attend this past weekend as well.
Our thoughts and message to our team is below which best describes the impact from this weekend but the following are a few thoughts regarding your questions,
On a scale of 1 to 5 it was a 5. For us, we go to every event possible from NMTSS events to the convention. The belief and power of our system is incredible especially from the big events and that comes from the passion and belief that is generated from the big picture and the experience of being in an arena filled with dreamers and entrepreneurs. These smaller events we get to feel not only your passion and belief close up but the corporate team and top field leaders up close. That is powerful and we are blessed to have the experience. Now we need to pass the message and passion on to our teams. The event exceeded our expectations because of how it affected the team members we brought. We all got a brain spankin!
We know already a lot of the UFO’s that attended but we were able to meet and build several new relationships and especially our team member Nicole Vosburgh who was there connected with the Canadian team as Nicole is building in Canada. Our other team member Emily Crowley said after ” I thought at one point I was committed, but now I know I am! This boot camp was indeed life-changing. If I can hit the bonus pool we should all be doing it every time! #shoppingannuity “
What really was a brain spank for us was that even though we have a good understanding of the shopping annuity concept and thought we were shopping annuity evangelists, committed to spreading the word after PR, we really didn’t effectively duplicate it in our organization as well as we could have and that falls on us. We need to improve that but also realized that the individuals and team members need to be committed. We did a good job of convincing but need to team to become committed.
For us having two go now, committed team members there was priceless. To watch them grow and learn before our eyes this weekend was amazing and we thank you for everything you and the corporate team do.
We thought that all of the speakers were amazing. Notable highlights were MR. #ShoppingAnnuity Carl Eklund’s passion, Sarah Rose and Ryan Stack.
This is the message we sent our team yesterday:
Team,
I think that we have always understood the Shopping Annuity concept very well and that Delene and I have tried to teach and duplicate what we learned from the first Puerto Rico SA boot camp to the team. We believe that our team understands it better than most of the field but after this weekend’s SA boot camp it is clear that Delene and I did not truly become SA evangelists! We said we were but if we truly did what JR wanted us to do we would have created more pin levels, more paychecks and more success within our team than we did.
We are so proud of what we did accomplish since PR SA boot camp (5 new pin levels and 8 new team partners and 4 SABP achievers) but we cannot do this alone and we need to band together so our collective buying power creates more BV and IBV so everyone wins. We need to know who is convinced or committed. We think that you all are convinced that the shopping annuity is the answer but are you really committed to become a shopping annuity evangelists with us?
Delene and I know we can do better and pledge to you, we will lead by example and truly become shopping annuity evangelists with you all!!! So how about it, are you convinced or committed? We would like to propose that between now and convention we commit or re-commit to becoming Shopping annuity Evangelists by declaring our financial Independence and truly commit to change not only our lives but we can change the world!
We will print out another declaration and we will have another historic declaration next Tuesday at our coring. One team with one dream and we will be unstoppable but we need to be committed and passionate about spreading the word.
It’s not too late to get a few more people to convention. We have a good group going (18 so far) but I think we can do better. Convention will be life changing as JR told us, this is really the first ever convention as his dream and what he envisioned the company to be is finally here!!
We love you all and will be by your side to help you achieve your dreams and to change the world with you.
We pledge our commitment to be the best shopping annuity evangelists that we can be and share #TheAnswer
Best Regards,
Pat and Delene Goode
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Hi JR,
I was one of the fortunate ones to have been invited to boot camp from Charlie Baer. He also allowed me to choose several from my team to be there with me. It far exceeded all of our expectations so the answer to your question is that on a scale of 1-5 the training was a 5. The commitment level from the corporate team is unheard of. The fact that you are all accessible to the field is heartwarming and again, unheard of in other companies. You are all real, down to earth, caring individuals on a mission and with a cause. I only wish I had had the survey sheet beforehand to put some more thought into those questions. I was able to meet a UFO from Tampa who has family in the Allentown area where I am from. We exchanged information so we can help each other out.
I learned a lot that will make a difference. Let me start by saying I feel a responsibility to my mentor, Charlie, and to the Corporate team to be an ambassador so my space wasn’t wasted by someone who may have performed. It has given me a new push to be a better ambassador for our company, the shopping annuity, my team and me. I really began to see the light of the shopping annuity being the business instead of just an add-on so to speak. It has been sinking in slowly for me since World Conference but it hit home at boot camp. When you said you work 18 hour days for this cause my eyes were opened to your sacrificial giving of your time and life to this cause. The least I can do is be an evangelist. You¹re not asking for 18 hour days from me. I know the word evangelist very well as I am a pastors daughter. My dad is an evangelical minister and I have a heart for Jesus and love to share and evangelize about him. I’m so passionate about it it’s hard for me to hold back. I am also passionate about the UnFranchise business and the shopping annuity as I am grateful for the time freedom it has given me over the last 11 years. I am a professional coordinator and that has allowed me to stay home with our 8 children and raise them rather than having to go get a job. That is why I am already passionate, and have been for a long time, about this company! You gave up your freedom for ours. I know you love what you do and that’s why you keep doing it. I just want you to know that I am grateful and I know that you want me to show that I am grateful and not just say it. That’s what I intend to do.
Thank you again for the opportunity to hear your passion up close and personal.
See you at the top!
-Michelle Tobias
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Hello JR,
I 100% loved the two day boot camp! Before the boot camp I thought I got it. I am a product of the product, I shop though my site and i love our MA branded product lines. But the last two days opened my eyes much wider.
Last year Carl Ekland came in for a local and I am the speaker shadow. We were out to dinner when I made a complaint about a mix up I had with hitting the original bonus pool ($75 shopping requirement). Carl said “Oh don’t get me started on that” and he got all huffy. I did not understand why he acted in this way. When he was on stage yesterday I GOT IT!!! It sunk into my core! I own a shopping site and don’t spend over $75 from myself…REALLY???
I apologize it took me so long to realize the power we have. I will talk with everyone about using their “Spent money” to fund an annuity for a lifetime of financial freedom.
Thank you for all you do,
Rosann Conway
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Hello JR,
First of all it was an honor and privilege to attend the boot camp with Pam Bowling as her guest with my senior business partner Lisa Tolbert. Thank you for allowing us to come.
My big take away was your vision and how BIG it really is and the vastness of the impact.
I reached the SABP for the first time this quarter Q2 with my husband Steve’s help and we have almost made it for Q3 already. We want to share this with everyone. In fact, I have a new found fear not to share it with the world.
Thank you for sparking this fire. We want to grow and I like most of all that the SA crosses all the university subjects to impact and unify each member whether HP, cosmetics or WebCenters…it’s all relative and connected now and we needed to connect the outliers for more expansion.
It is also very exciting to see what MA is doing to help churches. My dad and his dad were pastors and sometimes we struggled growing up. The SA can help the pastors and bishops of today to help more people financially and spiritually.
There is no critiquing or suggestions from me at this time. It was my first boot camp and for me it was successful. I made friends with UFOs that inspired me and that can impact our growth but most of all help us to help more people and evangelize the SA concept.
It was an honor to meet you in person and especially to really share in your vision. Im sharing with our team your commitment to help us all grow and I’m carrying your BIG vision (now my vision) with me wherever I go.
Warmly,
Rebecca Morehead
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I want to personally thank you for coming to CT to do the Shopping Annuity Boot Camp. My husband and I as well as two team members were last minute add on’s from Bobby Cannata. It was an amazing two days and we are placing things in motion with our teams to keep the excitement and the momentum going! We are a smaller team here in CT but NOT for long, the Shopping Annuity is the ANSWER!!
Have a great day and C U at the TOP:)!
Sincerely,
Tara Costanzo
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Good Evening JR:
Let us start by saying that we were very excited to be invited by Charlie Baer to attend the SA Boot Camp, but we did not ever imagine that those 2 days would be so transforming for us. We (my wife Christina and I) are relatively new to the MA family and were unsure of what to expect, but what we gained from the SA CT Boot Camp is hard to reduce to words.
The assets we received from SA CT Boot Camp we have already begun sharing with our team. In fact, during our ride home to PA we called our partners to begin sharing what we learned about the Shopping Annuity, the benefits of it and scheduling time with them to do their assessment as well. How transforming! As we are so new to this, at this time the only success story we can share at this point in time is our own and how we have gone through the process and transformed our entire household spending through the Shopping Annuity system. Truly eye opening! Hearing different success stories and their paths taken really gave us some guidance and insight that we can incorporate into our everyday lives and those of our partners, customers, and yet to be identified partners. There would be nothing that we, at this time, could think of to make it better. The Speakers presented in an extremely easy to understand format and venue. Carl Eklund’s success going from National Supervising Coordinator to Director in such a short time frame utilizing the Shopping Annuity solely was so inspiring and uplifting.
We had the pleasure of meeting other UFO’s outside of our area and exchanged contact information so that we can share ideas and suggestions and help each other along the way. Having such a broad team can lead to nothing but success, and that is what we are counting on. Listening to the Speakers gave us some major insight into many different aspects of MA; however, we must say that listening to you speaking about the “brainwashing” that we all have come to know as normal and breaking that cycle and empowering ourselves to buy from ourselves was simply amazing and put a lot into perspective for us. The best part for us was the sheer exposure to all the successful individuals, being around greatness inspires greatness and that is the biggest impact for us.
We want to thank you and the entire MA team for bringing us together, new and veteran, to share ideas, successes, and how to be better. What a phenomenal few days.
Here is to the continued success of all MA and more specifically to our success feeding the overall success.
Thank You,
Randy and Christina Williams
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Hi JR.
Thank you and the corporate team and all those who came to CT to help us learn about the shopping annuity.
Here are my answers to the questions you asked…
I would like to know, how will you share these assets with your teams?
I scheduled a coring (while still at the bootcamp) with my group. I will be sharing some of the slide shared over the weekend and we will be doing home assessments at the coring. I will then reach out to the rest of the team to schedule them. I will also reach out to my blue people in my group to see if I can bring them back to life. For every new person I bring on I will teach the shopping annuity way and not the minimum thinking way.
What additional Shopping Annuity success stories can you share with me?
I have many cost savings and shopping tricks but I don’t have the shopping annuity success stories YET. I am just getting started but will keep you posted.
What did you think if the Shopping Annuity Boot Camp in a scale of 1 to 5?
Five – I think the bootcamp was amazing. It’s great to be trained in a small group like that.
Did it meet your expectations? If not ‹what could have been better?
The boot camp was amazing but I would like to have seen more live trainings. Seeing it actually done. A good example is Loren talked about needing lessons on searching. I know I struggle there and so does my team. I would love to have seen a live search lesson….not a PowerPoint. I reached out to Loren and she said she will be training on this at convention. Super excited.
What UFO¹s did you meet or start a relationship with that will be empowering?
I spoke with Kevin Buckman on a NPO issue I have run into and he is helping me work through it. I also plan on reaching out to Carl Eklund with a couple of question I had. I didn’t get to see him to ask him in person.
WHAT were a couple things you learned that will make a difference? I would love to know what open your eyes or impressed you!
The biggest take away for me is although we always talk about the shopping and how easy this business is…we complicate it. I know personally I would peak interest with getting paid to live. Commission on everything we purchase but then when I meet with folks I show the numbers and talk “business” but never bring up the shopping part. I liked how Carl made it all one. I will totally be changing how I share the business with folks.
What was the BEST part for you?
After 8 years of struggling and wondering what I’m doing wrong I think I learned a tweak that I so desperately need to make Market America work for me. Can’t wait to be on that stage with you chanting about the shopping annuity.
Thank you so much for all you do.
-Nicole Ryan