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Bo Short and Ty Tribble Merge Online Network Marketing With Face To Face Building In Max International

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — (MARKET WIRE) — 03/07/08 —   Bo Short and Ty Tribble have formed a groundbreaking partnership, uniting their collective expertise in the Network Marketing Industry, under the name MaxImpact International, LLC. They have affiliated their new organization with a cutting-edge Network Marketing company called Max International. The goal of their organization is to create a new paradigm for success for the millions of people that have faced the conventional challenges associated with building a network marketing organization.

According to Industry leader Ken Dunn, “The partnership of Bo Short and Ty Tribble will no doubt have people talking in the Network Marketing Industry. It’s almost like Google(TM) partnering with Costco(TM), you will get the best of online and offline training and mentorship.”

MaxImpact International, LLC has offices in the states of Washington and Virginia. They are currently building teams throughout the United States and Canada. In a recent Max International news release, Bo and Ty were recognized for their achievements in two separate categories. They were honored as Top Revenue Recruiters and Top Associate Recruiters.

Ty said, “Building a successful Network is a team effort. We are working with some of the greatest partners in the industry that truly care about the success of their teams and are passionate about assisting them as they build their independent businesses. We are honored to serve them.”

In addition, they were recently identified to be among “52 of the brightest minds inside and outside network marketing.” Included in that list were notables such as Robert Kiyosaki, Paul Zane Pilzer, and Dr. Denis Waitley.

According to Bo, “Our primary focus is to mentor individuals on our team to achieve success. We cultivate leaders, not followers. We are attracting individuals that want to build a long-term income, create value through association and establish a new paradigm of success in this industry.”

Mike Dillard, creator of “Magnetic Sponsoring” and “Building on a Budget,” commented, “Ty Tribble is one of the few networkers out there who’s really on top of the Internet marketing world… If you want to learn from one of the best, Ty’s your man…”

Rudy Ruettiger, author, speaker and the inspiration for the motion picture “RUDY,” said, “Bo Short develops great leaders. He has a talent for coaching people to attain significance in their personal and professional lives.”

For More Information Contact: MaxImpact International, LLC www.MaxImpactllc.info 1-801-461-5000

Univera Names New CEO

Lacey, WA – November 14, 2007:  Univera, Inc., a leading natural products company with the mission of bringing the best of nature to humankind, named ECONET veteran Regan D. Miles as Chief Executive Officer. Univera is part of global parent company ECONET, which has operations in the United States, Canada, South Korea, Russia, China and Mexico.

Miles, who joined ECONET’s Unigen Pharmaceuticals in April, 2002 was later promoted to President and CEO of Unigen, in July, 2006.  Miles replaces Univera’s acting CEO, Stuart Ochiltree, who remains as CEO and Vice Chairman of ECONET USA.  Mr. Ochiltree, will continue his close relationship with Univera, even as he continues to focus on the further growth of the ECONET family of companies.

“Regan has demonstrated outstanding leadership and management at Unigen, stewarding the company through rapid growth,” said Mr. Ochiltree. “Regan’s long and successful tenure in the health and nutrition industry, as well as his success with Unigen are a tremendous asset for Univera as it continues domestic growth and launches global expansion.”

Miles is a 25-year veteran in the dietary supplement and nutraceutical industries, having held leadership positions in companies with significant influence and market share. Prior to joining Unigen, he worked as General Manager for Integrative Therapeutics, a division of Enzymatic Therapy, Inc. He also held senior-level positions with Alpine Health Industries (now Metabolife), Pharmanex, Inc. and Nature's Way.

About Univera®
Univera, Inc.  is the world’s leading cell renewal focused relationship marketing company offering life-changing nutrition products and unparalleled home-business opportunity for over 100,000 people worldwide.  Science-based with full-scale genomic and biological research capabilities, the company is vertically integrated through advanced research, technology and manufacturing capabilities.

Univera is part of the ECONET global family of health and natural product companies which have operations in the United States, Canada, Korea, Mexico, Russia and China. About the ECONET Family of Companies

Unigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (www.unigenpharma.com) is a leading research and development company and proprietary ingredients supplier of therapeutic botanicals for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries.

Aloecorp, Inc. (www.aloecorp.com) is the world’s leading vertically integrated fine ingredient Aloe vera manufacturer and supplier focused on scientific methodology and procedures which guarantee product quality, purity, potency and biological activity supported by published, peer-reviewed studies. 

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Welcome to the MLM Blog

My name is Ty Tribble and I would like to welcome you to the MLM Blog. I launched this site in 2003 as a journal of my thoughts and opinions on Network Marketing.

While I write about many companies, I am only active in one, if you would like more information about myself or my business, visit my personal web site at TyTribble.com

If you have story ideas, comments or questions, you can contact me at ty (at) tribble (dot) org.

Sponsor 3 Who Sponsor 3

By popular demand, I am launching a new series of posts based on the Network Marketing income results when a person sponsors 3 people who sponsor 3 people and they all do $100 in volume.

We will show two companies at a time and then we will keep a running tab on the results at the bottom of each post.

I will show all of the math and the comments will be open for any questions, corrections and debate. 

On with the show...

3 who sponsor 3 and each do $100

Quixtar with best Nutrilite Product:
$100 worth of Double X = 131 BV
12 x 131 BV = 1572
PV = 540 (6% Bracket)
1572 x 6% = $94.30
1572 / 3 legs = 524
524 x 3% = $15.72
$15.72 x 3 = $47.16 (pay out to 3 legs)
$94.30 - 47.16 = $47.14 Profit

Quixtar has a stairstep breakaway compensation plan.

Univera with Ageless Xtra 2-1 Combo
$100 = 76 PV
76 x 3 = 228 GV (Group Volume - Level 1)
Group Volume on Level 1 is paid at 15%
228 x 15% = $34.20
76 x 9 = 684 GV (Group Volume on Level 2)
684 x 10% = $68.40
$34.20 + $68.40 = $102.60 Profit

Univera has a hybrid unilevel plan plus daily pay and generational depth bonuses.

Blogging Las Vegas

I am leaving for Las Vegas in about 15 minutes for the annual convention. I have never been to a company sponsored Network Marketing event in my more than 10 years of MLM experience, so I am looking forward to this one.

We are staying at the Mirage and the convention is at the same location.

I will be bringing my laptop and plan on doing some blogging, Vegas style during the event.

Viva Las Vegas!

5 New Diamonds in Oasis

There are 5 new Diamonds and 2 new Blue Diamonds in Oasis - Univera LifeSciences this month and none of the Diamonds had any Network Marketing industry experience before joining.

The myth is that everyone that joins Oasis brings a group (from another company) with them and that is simply not the case.

5 new Diamonds in July is a big deal as July is typically a down month for the industry. I am not going to make any bold predictions, but I will tell you that from September to December a lot more Diamonds will come out of Oasis, maybe even one from Federal Way, Washington.

Oasis - Univera LifeSciences and Serve First Month

"Everybody can be great.  Because anybody can serve.  You don't have to have a college degree to serve.  You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve.... You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve.  You only need a heart full of grace.  A soul generated by love." 

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

I had the opportunity to participate in the Serve First ativity in my area at Left Foot Organic Farms earlier this month.

Left Foot Organics promotes the self-sufficiency, inclusion and independence of people with developmental disabilities in Thurston County by providing meaningful employment, training and related opportunities in the production and marketing of high quality, fresh, organic food.

Here is a clip from the Univera LifeSciences newletter:

Univera’s culture of Servant Leadership is clearly manifested in the belief that we can each make a difference in our community. This month—designated Serve First month—continues to be one of opportunity, and we are happy to report that service activities are taking place across many communities as people from all aspects of the Univera team step up to put belief into action.

Here’s one example:

Today, July 29th, the Moore organization in Michigan is making a difference at the Carriage Town Ministries in downtown Flint. Carriage Town Ministries, established in 1950, is a mission that provides “food, clothing, shelter, education, and direction” to the homeless in the mid-Michigan area. Starting at 10 a.m. this morning, the Moore team began their day helping out at the mission. Their tasks—which include organizing a storage barn and weeding the grounds, among other duties—no doubt kept them busy with plenty of hard work. However, the work will bring with it many rewards as well—not the least in knowing that sometimes we really can extend a hand to those whose hands are reaching out to others.

Oasis - Univera LifeSciences Announcement

Stuart Ochiltree has been named Chief Executive Officer of Univera LifeSciences™ effective today, July 25, 2006.

Bill Lee (ECONET Owner) made the announcement this morning to the staff at Univera West, thanking ECONET CEO and Vice Chairman Derek Hall for his many months of dedicated service and great success as acting CEO of Univera LifeSciences™.

We wish to welcome back Stuart as our CEO (as you will recall, he held that position until an illness in the family forced him to step down as CEO of Oasis).  Mr. Lee prefaced his announcement of Stuart’s role as CEO by explaining that he was one of three men who sat in a room together in Colorado one decade ago and dreamed of a company that would one day be the point of distribution for The ECONET; the three men were H.Y. Sung, Bill Lee and Stuart Ochiltree.

Mr. Lee went on to say that we are all excited that Derek will be now able to focus on the many challenges and opportunities facing The ECONET as we move forward with our plans of global expansion.

Both men exemplify the vision of YunHo Lee and his son, Bill, in making every endeavor to bring the best of nature to mankind in a manner conducive to the principles taught by YunHo Lee and believed widely throughout The ECONET today.

God's Sense of Humor

I think that God must sit back and belly-laugh every once in a while.

Last night I was at an Oasis meeting in a hotel. When our meeting got over, I went down the hall to use the facilities and noticed a sign on another conference room. The sign read,  "BWW".

Battle Royal? BWW Suits vs. Oasis Hawaiian Shirts?

I heard the name Gala and immediately thought of my buddy, and fellow wrestling fan, Imran. Imran would have gotten a kick out of the irony.

Toward the end of our meeting, the host asked people at various levels to stand up and I estimate that there were about a dozen people in that room making over $4,000 a month and another dozen making $1,000 to $4,000. The room held about 50 people and so I figured that roughly 50% of the room was making over $1,000 a month in Network Marketing.

Contrast those numbers with our BWW pals from across the hall and couple of things stick out to me.

1. In Quixtar more people attend meetings with fewer guests than Oasis.

2. In Oasis, serious people attend meetings and they bring guests. (I estimate about 30% of the people at Oasis meetings are guests)

3. Based on my experience in a Quixtar meeting of 50 IBOs, 2 might be earning $1,000 or more a month, (this is only an educated guess).

4. BWW people are insane when it comes to business dress. It was 85 degrees in Seattle and everyone at the BWW meeting was wearing a black suit and tie. Seattle is a pretty laid back city when it comes to business dress. Business casual is the norm unless you are an attorney or a Quixtar IBO.

The Artist Formerly Known as Oh A Sis

I am working with my mlm company to comply with some of their newer rules about publishing the name of the company. I replaced the name of the company with (the bio tech mlm company that I work with) throughout this blog.

As you might know, the company is a bit skittish about allowing people to publish information because they got slapped pretty good due to an independent associates Internet claims.

I was talking about this issue with my wife today and I explained that the company doesn't want people claiming that product "Z" cures cancer, because the FTC can hold the company liable. At that time, my eight year pipes up from the back seat, "Dad, product "Z" doesn't cure Cancer". I turned around and looked at her inquisitively and she continued, "It might help, but it won't cure cancer".

That's when I realized that my 8 year old can figure out when someone is making a false claim, but the FTC doesn't think you can.

Free Sample

A new new "Super Food" from Univera LifeSciences.

One 3.3 oz ready to drink bottle contains:

• Highly digestible proteins and minerals
• Essential omega fatty acids extracted from cranberries using nano-technology
• Dietary fiber
• All Essential Vitamins
• Calcium - naturally occurring from strawberries and elderberry
• The antioxidant protection of 5 servings of fruits and vegetables

To celebrate the release of this new product, I am offering a special case price.

Email me for details.

You might find it hard to believe, but the product really tastes good.

I am going to give away a free sample to the first 20 people that respond here. All that I ask is that you send me a note, letting me know how you like the taste.

Purple Cow?

Ageless Xtra

MLM Software for Univera LifeSciences

myagelesslife.com:

MyAgelessLife is an online tool that can help you to grow your business and achieve goals.

In addition to complete e-commerce and online marketing functionality, our system gives you every tool you need to manage your business from your home PC.

We offer the following:

In addition, as a subscriber to the MyAgelessLife system you will receive online marketing tips, sales tools and strategies, tools to help you build your business online, communications tools to reach your organization effectively, and much, much more.  

MyAgelessLife is the essential tool set and business building system that will allow you to quickly and effectively grow your business and achieve your goals.

Univera LifeSciences Web Sites

The new Univera LifeSciences web sites were unleashed yesterday. I chose to use the flash site, but there are several options for customization.

The old sites did not seem to tell the Univera LifeSciences Story. I am happy to say that the new sites tell the Oasis Story, from a clear, honest and hype free perspective.

Check it out: Univera LifeSciences

The new site comes with an in depth back office with an auto-responder, email system, contact manager, event calendar and other tools to help build promote the Univera LifeSciences business.

Univera LifeSciences CEO, Derek Hall on Contact Radio

Univera LifeSciences CEO, Derek Hall appeared on KKNW 1150 in Seattle.

CONTACT Talk Radio International is a media platform that presents cutting edge information geared toward overall mind, body and spirit; connecting listeners with tools that will assist them in making educated and empowered decisions for their lives and our world.

Here is the audio.

I had to take a picture

I was at the Univera LifeSciences corporate headquarters today for a meeting. As I was walking back to my car, another car in the parking lot caught my eye.

Nice car huh? The first thing I noticed was the color. A very subtle shade of pink.

The next thing I noticed was...

Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me. ; )

A peak at the pipeline

When I am describing Univera LifeSciences - Univera LifeSciences to someone, I often say, "Oasis is a bio-tech company with a pipeline of products that they chose to market through Word of Mouth".

Unigen is a sister company of Univera LifeSciences. Here is a peak at the pipeline:

Unigen Pharmaceuticals:

Lacey, WA – December 19, 2005 – Unigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading research and development facility and supplier of proprietary, biologically active plant-derived ingredients to the natural products and pharmaceutical industries, has announced the launch of UniBEX™, the company’s all-natural cardiovascular health product. UniBEX™, comprising patented bio-active compounds extracted from the bamboo leaf, was featured at the 9th Annual SupplySide West International Trade Show and Conference that took place in Las Vegas November 9 – 11.

Healthy blood circulation and optimum cardiovascular health are of major concern in today’s global society, with 50,000 deaths per year in the U.S. attributed to cardiovascular disease.

Univera LifeSciences to become Univera LifeSciences

This news from Rich Razgaitis, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Univera LifeSciences:

Univera LifeSciences will undergo a name change to Univera LifeSciences. In addition Univera LifeSciences will be merging with sister company Namyang Aloe.

This name change and merger appear to be in preperation for global expansion to include Australia, Asia and Europe.

The merger will result in Univera LifeSciences' global volume in the $250 million range.

The Product as Your Salesperson

This is from a brand new Univera LifeSciences associate:

First let me say, it's not the business concept that hooked me, cuz honestly I don't understand any of that yet, and I am not a people person or salesman by any stretch, so I am not into the business for that either! 

I'm just an achey, tired, fragile, disabled gal who was tired of being achey, tired, and fragile.  So, when my Parents gave me the Regenicare & Ageless Xtra and they worked better than any OTC drug or prescription drug I had ever tried - well, I would be a fool not to share that with other folks like me. 

It is the products that hooked me for life. 

Think about what is happening here. This is real word of mouth at work. If Lori's parents had approached her with a way to make money, do you think she would have become involved? Lori's parents gave her a product "gift" and I suspect that they gave her the gift because they care about her.

Without hundreds (or thousands) of dollars of seminars, books and CDs to train her, Lori pays the gift forward:

This was the first week I have had the opportunity to get out and gift some folks. I was sooooo nervous, though, it made me literally shudder uncontrollably.

Each time I've stepped forward with my gift for someone - wouldn't ya know it, they responded with a sincere "Oh thank you for thinking of me."

--- Whoa, I didn't see that happening. 

I've been asked, "What else do you use yourself?" so I tell them about regenipet for my puppy who is recovering from being run over and about Metagreens and Regenicare and what I used to have for symptoms before I took the products. 

Then I hear "Oh, can I try that too?"  Here is where someone has to slap my gaping mouth closed, right.  I have no business composure, truly, and I just stammered along saying "Yah, whatever you want." and a smile.  It's all good.

It is all good, Lori. For the last two and a half years I have been thinking about ways to make Network Marketing comfortable for real people. I thought that if we could make the work to build a Network Marketing business simple, rewarding and real, we could really begin tranforming the industry.

Friends Visit Me and Oasis Part I

Here is the view of Seattle from the 75th floor of the Columbia Tower. We attended a luncheon where the President of Univera LifeSciences spoke. (left)

The food was good and the speakers were excellent. Kenny, Bud and Becca were recognized as new Gold Executives in Univera LifeSciences. Gold Executives earn an average of $1900 a month.

Pictures were taken by Bud and Kenny. More to come soon.

(from left to right Becca, Kenny, Me and Richelle. Click the picture to enlarge)

Sneak Peak at New Univera LifeSciences Web Site

OK. These are not supposed to be out yet, so you didn't hear this from me.

Update: These sites no longer work. We "found" early access and signed up before they were really ready.

New Univera LifeSciences Opportunity Web Site

New Univera LifeSciences Product Web Site

They are still working on some things, (images, contact, etc). One request I will make right away is to be able to turn off the music. I like music, but a lot of people look at my web site while they are at work so I prefer not to have it.

All in all, I am impressed with the new site. It is a huge improvement over the previous Univera LifeSciences Web Sites.

Xango, Vemma and Noni ORAC

A huge buzzword in the Network Marketing "juice world" is ORAC value. ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. Some of these companies claim that they have ORAC values of 90,000 plus, however they are not telling you that 90,000 plus is the amount in the entire bottle, not per serving. USDA scientists report that the average American takes in 1,200-1,500 ORAC, while experts say the body needs 3,000-5,000 units daily in order to get meaningful anti-oxidant protection.

Here is a breakdown of ORAC values:

Tomato Juice: 128 ORAC per oz.
Orange Juice: 223 ORAC per oz.
Cranberry Juice: 328 ORAC per oz.
Noni Juice: 427 ORAC per oz.
Mangosteen Juice: 627 ORAC per oz.
Ageless Xtra from Univera LifeSciences: 4,500 ORAC per oz. of conentrate

Interesting, but not surprising, Monavie associates claims to have the highest level of ORAC on the planet, but I couldn't find a single test showing how much ORAC Monavie contains.

Univera LifeSciences Success

Listen to former Quixtar $150 a month bonus check earner, Ken Bagnasco tell you what happened in his first week with Univera LifeSciences:

Univera LifeSciences Audio Success Clip

The Univera LifeSciences Perfect Storm

Bo Short has recently referred to Univera LifeSciences as the "Perfect Storm", (click to hear the audio). The term is not referring to the catastrophic events as portrayed in the movie, but rather the coming together of a number of forces, creating a very unique situation.

Read other places that the term is used:

Accounting's Perfect Storm:

Thanks to a perfect storm of circumstances of recent years — a growing economy, a heavy workload prompted by requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the impending retirement of up to 50 percent of government accounting employees, and a shortage of accounting majors during the 1990s — entry-level and experienced accountants alike are now being scouted and recruited as if they were top prospects for the NFL draft.

Six Sigma's Perfect Storm:

The fact is, Six Sigma has become what it is because it is the "perfect storm" – the result of various forces coming together in a decades-long development which contains the genius of untold numbers of contributors in an ever-changing business environment.

The Univera LifeSciences storm refers to the coming together of compensation, products, pricing, training, leadership and a profitable company experiencing double digit growth.

Quixtar Diamonds vs. Oasis Diamonds

I just received a list of the new Oasis - Univera LifeSciences Diamonds that "broke" in December.

My line of sponsorship in Univera LifeSciences looks like this:

John Terhune - Blue Diamond
Marshall Douglas - New Blue Diamond
Bo Short - New Diamond

John Terhune's business which includes Marshall and Bo, broke 2 new Blue Diamonds (similar to an EDC or Double Diamond in Quixtar) and 3 new Diamonds in December.

I am wondering...how many Diamonds did BWW, WWDB and the TEAM break in December? Anyone?

Meet Ken Bagnasco, Former Quixtar IBO

Ken Bagnasco grew up in Montauk, NY and is now an Air Traffic Controller for the Federal Aviation Administration residing with his family in Virginia.

Kenny will make over $4,000 in his first month with the Passport Team within Univera LifeSciences. After laboring for 16 years in Quixtar without making any real profit, Kenny and his family are on pace for tremendous success with Univera LifeSciences.

Ken's wife, Kelly grew up in Bradenton Beach, Florida. After getting married she gave up her nursing career to be a stay-at-home Mom and has been enjoying every minute of it. Any free time she has now is spent with various clubs and kid activities.

They have two wonderful children who are growing up real fast. Their youngest was just recently adopted from Belarus and is doing great.

I am proud to be in business with Ken and Kelly Bagnasco and the team of people involved with the Bagnasco's around the nation.

You can contact Kenny at ken@bagnasco.com

Washington Governor Welcomes Univera

The following is a clip from Washington State Governor, Gary Locke's January 2004 speech welcoming Univera to Washington. Univera is the parent company of Univera LifeSciences, Aloecorp and Unigen.

"We are thrilled that Univera’s move to Washington state is now a reality. This will mean more jobs for our state – ultimately generating some 300 good-paying jobs for the citizens of Lacey and the surrounding South Sound area.

Univera’s move to Washington state is yet another success of our trade missions. It is further proof that our trade missions pay off, and create jobs for our citizens.

For international trade to be successful, it is dependent upon building and nurturing personal relationships.

Univera is exactly the kind of company that we’re working to attract to Washington state. It is a biotechnology company, deriving vitamins, soaps and cosmetics from aloe plants. Univera is a holding company for three separate companies:

· Aloecorp is a multinational company that provides only the best biologically active Aloe Vera raw material worldwide.

· Oasis Wellness Network (Univera LifeSciences) is the world’s leading anti-aging company, committed to carrying out scientific research and development of innovative and natural products that promote quality of life.

· Unigen Pharmaceuticals is a leading natural products research and development company and proprietary ingredients supplier."

My Univera LifeSciences Tour

This picture is the front of the Univera building. Univera is the parent company to Univera LifeSciences, Aloecorp and Unigen Pharmaceuticals. I took this picture with my cell phone from across the street. (click the picture to get the larger view) I believe they refer to this building as Univera West, but the building is only temporary as they have plans to build a new 40 acre campus complete with spa, hotel and conference center nearby.

Here is a brief explanation of the ECONET:

Aloecorp (www.aloecorp.com) is a multinational company providing research-proven, bioactive Aloe vera ingredients to world markets.  Aloecorp’s corporate philosophy is to “bring the best of nature to mankind,” and does so with its bioactive, standardized Aloe vera that guarantees 10% polysaccharides by weight, and is clinically proven to enhance the activity of Native Aloe Gel.  Since its inception in 1988, Aloecorp has been the world’s leading vertically integrated supplier of raw Aloe vera materials to the dietary supplement, functional food, cosmeceutical, personal care and pharmaceutical industries.

Univera LifeSciences (www.oasislifesciences.com), the world’s leading healthy aging company, is committed to helping people “feel younger longer.”  The company is dedicated to carrying out scientific research and development of innovative and natural products that promote quality of life.  Oasis is the only natural products company—perhaps in the world—with full-scale genomic, proteomic and biological research capabilities that produce a unique, efficacious line of healthy aging products. 

Unigen Pharmaceuticals (www.unigenpharma.com) is a leading natural products research and development company and proprietary ingredients supplier.  The company is dedicated to the discovery of botanically derived therapeutic compounds for use in cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products that address consumer health needs and help improve the quality of human life.  Its research and discovery process includes extensive work at both the human cell and gene level. 

Aging Baby Boomers

courant.com:

After a century of nearly uninterrupted medical improvements and longer lives, it looks like the baby boomers could screw things up.

A new government study shows deaths from heart disease, cancer and stroke continue to drop, but it also shows that half of Americans ages 55 to 64 - including the oldest of the baby boomers - have high blood pressure, and two in five are obese.

This means that this large group of aging Americans is in worse shape in some respects than those born a decade earlier were when they were the same age.

Medical improvements in coming years might offset these problems before they affect life expectancy, but there are no promises, health officials said.

"The late 50s and early 60s are a crucial time to focus on disease prevention," said Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. "It's never too late to adopt a healthy lifestyle to enjoy a longer, healthier life."

Ageless Xtra is the ultimate demonstration of the magic that can happen when 21st century science is combined with the natural healing powers of Mother Nature.

We are so confident you’ll love AgelessXtra that we are offering you a FREE taste of this delicious drink in a Sample Mini Bottle.

We will also be happy to send you a FREE AgelessXtra Audio CD and Brochure.

Click here to learn more about Ageless Xtra and receive a free sample!

courant.com:

After a century of nearly uninterrupted medical improvements and longer lives, it looks like the baby boomers could screw things up.

A new government study shows deaths from heart disease, cancer and stroke continue to drop, but it also shows that half of Americans ages 55 to 64 - including the oldest of the baby boomers - have high blood pressure, and two in five are obese.

This means that this large group of aging Americans is in worse shape in some respects than those born a decade earlier were when they were the same age.

Medical improvements in coming years might offset these problems before they affect life expectancy, but there are no promises, health officials said.

"The late 50s and early 60s are a crucial time to focus on disease prevention," said Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. "It's never too late to adopt a healthy lifestyle to enjoy a longer, healthier life."

Ageless Xtra is the ultimate demonstration of the magic that can happen when 21st century science is combined with the natural healing powers of Mother Nature.

We are so confident you’ll love AgelessXtra that we are offering you a FREE taste of this delicious drink in a Sample Mini Bottle.

We will also be happy to send you a FREE AgelessXtra Audio CD and Brochure.

Click here to learn more about Ageless Xtra and receive a free sample!

Univera LifeSciences Tour: Customer Service

This is a picture of the customer service department at Univera LifeSciences. The picture was taken after 7PM Pacific Time so there isn't any activity, but the two times I have been to the headquarters during business hours, it was bustling.

The Univera LifeSciences customer service department has 30  associates and the ones that I have spoken with have been very helpful.

Network Marketing Squidoo Lens

My Network Marketing Squidoo Lens is under construction.

   

From my post at MLM Business Opportunities Blog:

When a person enters a blog from the main page, they are seeing the most current post, however the most current post may not be the most important post. Squidoo provides a way to bring the most relevant information (from your perspective) on a topic to the forefront.

Here is a good starting place if you would like to find out more about Squidoo.

Univera LifeSciences Tour

I promised to blog about my Univera LifeSciences tour, but I haven't had time to upload the pictures and compile my notes. I have received a number of emails asking about the post and I will have it up soon.

More Impressed With Univera LifeSciences

I promise to blog about the tour I took at Univera LifeSciences before I lay my head down on Sunday night. I am actually more impressed with Univera LifeSciences today than I was after touring.

Here's why:

1. The President and Chief Science Officer of Univera LifeSciences, Steve Cherniske invited me, a business partner and his son today to his home today in order to talk about the science behind the products (sadly, we couldn't make it). I don't recall having Doug Devos invite me over.

2. I recieved an unsolicited email today:

A FRIEND HAS RECOMMENDED THE ABOVE PRODUCT (Univera LifeSciences Ageless Xtra) TO ME.  IT HAS WORKED WONDERS FOR HER MOTHER.  IS THERE ANYONE SELLING THIS ON HAWAII ISLAND?

I sent the email on to one of my guys in Hawaii, who was very happy with the lead.

I turned away for a minute and...

...my dog stole my Ageless Xtra off of my desk. Interestingly enough, his name is Bandit.

Crazy Day

Yesterday was a crazy day for me. I spent most of the day at Univera LifeSciences working with their corporate leadership regarding the Passport LLC transition.

The rest of this week is going to be pretty crazy as well. I pick up Bo Short at the airport on Wednesday and then on Thursday we will be having lunch with Stephen Cherniske, Stuart Ochiltree and other Univera LifeSciences leadership, followed by a full scale company tour and company presentations at the Univera LifeSciences headquarters.

I will be taking pictures and plan to blog about the experience over the weekend (maybe Sunday).

I am also going to be at the Univera LifeSciences headquarters on Saturday with a doctor from Santa Barbara, California and his son, another doctor from Bellevue, Washington. The good doctors will be touring the labs and headquarters and then we will be in the audience as Stephen Cherniske gets recorded for an upcoming DVD.

I also plan on asking the doctors to comment on the potential of anti-aging products as related to the baby boomer generation. I won't have much time to post in the coming days, but stay tuned for a barrage once things settle down a little bit.

Also, if you would like to hear more about Univera LifeSciences, tune in tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 6th) for an informational conference call:

Conference Call number: 641-478-5008 Pin: 491560#
Time: 6PM Pacific/9PM Eastern

Filling in for Dane

While Dane Carlson takes some time off to celebrate a new addition to his family, I am helping to fill in at his wildly popular, Business Opportunities Weblog. I am laughing while writing this because here I am (on my little blog) promoting a blog that got like 600,000 unique visitors last month. Anyways check it out and while you are at it, click some ads,  so Dane can continue to pay my enormous salary. = )

Here is a recent post:

You’ve seen the web sites and you’ve probably heard the streaming audio sales pitch…

No Selling!
Not MLM!
$3,000 a week from home!

The next time you see one of these sites, you can pretty much bank on the fact that they are MLM and the average guy makes $3 a week. We will discuss those things in another post because today I want to discuss the selling (or lack there of) aspect of MLM.

I know a bunch of Network Marketers that love to compare their business to McDonald’s. These are the “buy from yourself and teach others to do the same” team. It’s funny because McDonald’s doesn’t operate in this manner. McDonald’s doesn’t keep their doors shut to customers, encouraging the crew to eat hamburgers and teach other crew members to do the same. McDonald’s opens their doors to customers!

More.

I also have the pleasure of being the author of Dane's MLM Business Opportunities Blog (fondly called MLM BOB).

Why Quixtar IBO's leave for Univera LifeSciences

Corporate Leadership: Univera LifeSciences has a management team that has represented Fortune 500 companies and has been responsible for tens of billions of dollars in sales. Quixtar has a management team consisting of the founder's kids.

Compensation Plan: Univera LifeSciences has a hybrid compensation plan that pays 3-15% on 4 levels and an additional 5-14% down 6 generations. Quixtar has a stair-step breakaway plan that has been basically the same since 1959. As soon as someone starts producing significant volume, they are cut off from you and you are paid only 4% of 1 generation.

Business Volume: One Business Volume is Univera LifeSciences is about $1.30, meaning 100 Points cost about $130. One Business Volume in Quixtar is equal to about $2.50, meaning 100 points cost about $250.

Business Tools: CD's in Oasis cost about 75 cents each and are sold by the company. Other tools are regulated by the company. CD's in Quixtar range from $6-8/ea. (or subscribed to for $40/month) and are a profit center for the Quixtar Diamonds. Other tools are produced by the Diamond kingpins and are likely the main source of Diamond income.

More soon.

What Would You Do?

What would you do if you found out about a Biotech company that has a pipeline of products commited to run through a Network Marketing company?

Would you gather more information?

The Univera LifeSciences Corporate Leadership

Yesterday, I wrote about the transition from Passport LLC to Univera LifeSciences. In my post, I made a comment about the corporate leadership of Oasis Life Sciences:

Univera LifeSciences had the infrastructure, products and corporate leadership that Passport LLC did not have.

As I should have guessed, a critic grabbed that small portion of my post and made it sound like I was making some sort of statement against the Passport corporate leadership. Well, the critic was right. Passport does not have the corporate leadership that Univera LifeSciences has. In fact, there isn't a Network Marketing company in the world that has the corporate leadership that Oasis Life Sciences has.

While some (see Amway-Quixtar) Network Marketing companies place the livelihood of their entire distributor force in the hands of their kids, Oasis has amassed a group of executives that is unrivaled:

Stuart Ochiltree, Chairman of the Board - As the former CEO and President of the largest direct selling company in the world, Stuart intimately understands how to build a successful company. At the age of 49, Stuart retired from his position as CEO and President of 4 billion dollar giant, Avon Direct Sales.

Derek Hall, Chief Executive Officer - Derek has more than 38 years' experience in the healthcare industry including 12 years in the natural products field. His impressive past includes serving as President/CEO of Nature’s Way, Botanicals International, Enzymatic Therapy, and Senior Vice President of McKesson Drug Company.

Stephen Cherniske, M.S., President & Chief Science Officer - Stephen Cherniske is a pioneer in the field of healthy aging and the chief architect of the groundbreaking Metabolic Model of Aging. He is also a best-selling author and recognized expert in nutritional biochemistry and human performance. For more than 30 years, Stephen has studied and educated others in nutrition, anatomy and physiology.

Stan Weiss, Executive Vice President of Marketing - Stan combines classical marketing experience in several Fortune 500 companies with executive management success in network marketing. Stan spent more than 15 years of his career with some of the most powerful marketing companies in the world including Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, American Express, and Novell.

Transition to Univera LifeSciences

Beginning December 1st, Passport LLC associates will start transitioning into Univera LifeSciences. Change is not always an easy thing. But change is vital in today's fast moving world of technology and innovation.

In the last 10 months since coming on board with Passport as company President, we have had a number of initiatives already in motion that would have changed the face of Passport over the next 2-3 years. These included:

• Adding unique products
• Adding additional depth and other bonuses to the compensation plan
• Adding meetings (meet-ups) that would allow associates to see each other face to face on a semi weekly basis.
• Expanding the number and type of entry levels
• Expanding into Canada and Australia shortly after

Univera LifeSciences offers Passport associates the opportunity to take advantage of these changes in 2-3 weeks instead of 2-3 years. It's really that simple. Bo Short calls this "a giant leap", and rightly so. Yet it is a giant leap in the direction Passport was already heading.

While talking about these changes, my wife asked me, "Why don't more Network Marketing companies network with each other?". That's a darn good question.

Univera LifeSciences had the infrastructure, products and corporate leadership that Passport LLC did not have. Passport LLC has people that want to build Network Marketing the right way. Univera LifeSciences will certainly benefit from the Passport people and the people within Passport will benefit from the resources Univera LifeSciences has to offer.

Univera LifeSciences & The Columbia Tower Club

I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington.

Go Seahawks!

Needless to say, I was impressed when I heard that Univera LifeSciences was holding weekly lunch meetings at the Columbia Tower Club. The Tower club is a very exclusive members only club located on the 75th floor of the tallest building on the west coast.

Today, as it was yesterday, the Columbia Tower Club remains steeped in a rich tradition of Membership by Invitation, thereby assuring the compatibility of its Members. This distinguished group of community and business leaders is comprised of a variety of interests. These interests are manifested in the many diverse activities that Members enjoy at their club, thereby making the Columbia Tower Club the private club of choice in Seattle, Washington.

I look forward to meeting some of the area business leaders that are associated with Univera LifeSciences and the Columbia Tower Club.

Univera LifeSciences Pricing

I have had a handful of people tell me that they compared the pricing of Univera LifeSciences with Passport LLC and found the Univera LifeSciences prices to be much higher.

Lets dig a little deeper, shall me?

Univera LifeSciences main product is called Ageless Xtra. It sells for $39.95 at retail, $35.95 at the preferred customer price and $32.95 at wholesale. Ageless Xtra is a whole food liquid anti-oxidant with ingredients to help support energy production, mental clarity and joint health.

Passport does not have a competing product, but they have two products that come close if combined. Passport - Summit Nutritionals Joint Health (retail $13.95) and Summit Nutrionals Anti-Ox (retail $18.95).

An associate that buys nothing but Ageless Xtra from Univera LifeSciences pays $32.95. An associate that buys nothing but Joint Health and Anti-Ox from Passport pays $32.90, within a nickel of the Oasis product. It is a fact that Passport has the best prices in the industry, however when you compare apples to apples and consider the benefits of a liquid vs. a pill, Oasis has excellent prices as well.

A Unique Opportunity

I am looking for someone in the following areas that want to work with me directly and personally to build a large Univera LifeSciences organization:

Vancouver BC
Portland, OR

and possibly San Francisco/Bay Area, Los Angeles/Orange County, San Diego and Las Vegas

I will be in those areas at least once a month for a lunch meeting followed by an evening meeting. If you are a leader and want help in building a large local group, contact me.

Univera LifeSciences - Free Sample

Shortly after December 1st, I will be getting a sample package of Univera LifeSciences products.

I am going to give away 100 mini bottles of Univera LifeSciences Ageless Xtra in the first 30 days of launching my Oasis business, mostly offline. But if you would like to try a free sample of Ageless Xtra, fill out the form on this page.

Univera LifeSciences - Ageless Xtra

I put up a site with some of the science behind Oasis LifeScience's Ageless Xtra, but some of you have asked me about the taste and my overall feeling after taking the product.

Ageless Xtra Taste Test: I would describe it as cranberry - blueberry with a hint of honey. On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being the worst thing you ever tasted and 10 being the best thing you ever tasted, I would rate it a 6-7.

As far as the "feeling" goes, that is a little harder to quantify. I did get the sense of an overall energy boost, especially on the second day I took it. The cool thing about the boost of energy is that it wasn't a jittery (coffee/energy drink) sort of energy.

To find out more about Univera LifeSciences and Ageless Xtra, visit: www.whatsetsusapart.com

Goofy Titles in Network Marketing

Let's face it. The world of Network Marketing has goofy titles, mostly gems and precious metals. Gold, Platinum, Emerald, Diamond to name a few. These titles usually represent some sort of rank or achievement within a company.

Over the years, distributors in Amway/Quixtar would take advantage of this hierarchy by making sure that those below them took everything they said as law. They formed tool system money making machines having nothing to do with the movement of products into the hands of real end users. Only the highest level gemstones participated in the profits of these systems and most others didn't even know that the profits existed.

If you know that the title of Diamond is associated with milking hundreds of people out of book, CD, voice mail and function (meetings) money without regard for their financial success, you might get a bad taste in your mouth about titles.

However, what if the title is associated with hard work and real product volume? What if the associates "under" the titled person had an average of 6 customers each?

The most important titles I hold are husband and dad and frankly, I don't care what you call me outside of that. In my opinion, a person that builds a solid business based on customers and real product volume deserves recognition.

Call them any title you want.

I'll call those folks successful.

Quixtar Diamonds Join Univera LifeSciences

It was reported that a number of Quixtar diamonds are defecting to Univera LifeSciences. I will keep you posted, but the list appears to be growing.

Why Univera LifeSciences?

As Passport's distributor force merges into Univera LifeSciences, a fair question is why Univera LifeSciences?

Part 1

1. Company Infrastructure and Resources.

ECONET Global Resources

• Unigen Pharmaceuticals - Unigen Pharmaceuticals is the research and development branch of the ECONET with a world-class team of professionals running state-of-the-art laboratories including cell culture, analytical and quality control, and high through-put screening labs with over 80,000 square feet of manufacturing facility.
• ALOECORP - In 1988, Bill Lee established AloeCorp which has grown into the world’s largest producer of aloe vera. AloeCorp aloe is used in thousands of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and functional foods products, from Gillette to Johnson and Johnson.
• Univera LifeSciences - As part of the international family of companies that comprise the ECONET, Oasis has access to more than 100,000 square feet of research facilities between South Korea and the U.S. In fact, we have more combined research space, more scientists, more studies, patents and publications than any other natural products company. Oasis celebrates its 6th anniversary in 2005. Construction is underway on a new, 40 acre campus in Lacey, Washington.

2. Unique Products

We (Univera LifeSciences) start with the highest quality raw materials from our farms and forests around the world. We then test the ingredients and formulas at the DNA level - a process called Genomics. No other natural products company uses Genomics to test its products. Finally we complete the chain of bringing those products from farm to family to your door by using state of the art manufacturing techniques and equipment.

Liquid Supplement/Energy Drink Products

• Ageless Xtra - AgelessXtra contains herbs, vitamins, and nutrients all known to play key roles in energy production, mental clarity and focus, stress management, healthy aging and joint comfort and flexibilitly.
• Ageless Essentials - (launching in less than 2 weeks) Nutrient - Dense Superfood containing, protein, fiber, essential fatty acids, calcium, essential vitamins and minerals. Scientifically formulated to address the nutrient ingredients that promote optimal cellular development.

In part 2 of "Why Univera LifeSciences?", I will talk about the compensation plan, which I believe to be the most lucrative compensation plan in Network Marketing today, based on my research of dozens of other plans.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.