An innate passion for travel and a burning desire for more are what drive twin sisters and Double International Marketing Directors Kari and Lisha Schneider.
After growing up in San Diego with three other sisters and a half-brother, Kari and Lisha–both natural performers–earned college cheerleading scholarships, which gave them the opportunity to travel with the football team. After graduation and some trips abroad, they relocated to Los Angeles to pursue careers in entertainment.
Although they landed temporary jobs as stunt doubles for actresses (and twins) Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, the work wasn’t steady. While continuing to accumulate significant credit card debt, the twins pieced together other employment to fill the gap.
They worked as massage therapists and waitresses, quitting their jobs after a stint, taking a vacation, then finding a new job
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WorldVentures Named Among Dallas Business Journal’s 2016 List Of 40 Healthiest Employers
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WorldVentures was named on The Dallas Business Journal’s 2016 list of 40 Healthiest Employers in North Texas released on February 5.
The annual list is determined based off of the following criteria: culture and leadership commitment, foundational components, strategic planning, communication and marketing, programming and interventions and reporting and analysis.
“We’re very proud to be recognized for our wellness program among some of the most respected companies in North Texas,” said WorldVentures CEO Dan Stammen. “2015 was only the first year of our Living Well program through HumanaVitality and our smoking cessation program through TrestleTree®, and our entire team has already accomplished so much.”
WorldVentures successfully achieved a 59.9% participation and an overall 25% engagement. WorldVentures also achieved a 35.6% Tobacco Quit Rate for employees and spouses participating in TrestleTree.
And there are many
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WorldVentures Celebrates 10th Anniversary Among 22,000+ Reps
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WorldVentures annual UNITED conference, held inOrlando, Fla. Jan. 15-17, celebrated the company’s 10th anniversary of helping people achieve more fun, freedom and fulfillment and providing its Members with premium vacations at reduced prices.
Over 22,000 Independent Representatives came together to celebrate past successes, look ahead to the next decade with innovative new technologies and travel products, and give back to the Orlando community.
In the spirit of its core value: Care and Concern, WorldVentures Independent Representatives kicked off the weekend by coming together on the morning of Friday, Jan. 15 to volunteer at eight area Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.
The group of 350 volunteers—the largest in WorldVentures’s history—were divided among eight clubs to do a variety of projects. Several of the projects were outdoors in the playground areas where volunteers worked tirelessly even during torrential rain storms. This
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WorldVentures And Nxt-ID Form Strategic Alliance To Create Next Generation Smart Card
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WorldVentures, a privately held leading direct seller of vacation and entertainment club memberships and Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with Connecticut-based Nxt-ID, Inc., a company focused on the growing m-commerce market.
The agreement calls for WorldVentures to make a strategic investment of $2 million in Nxt-ID to develop a proprietary new wireless smart card for its members-numbering in the several hundreds of thousands worldwide-based on Nxt-ID’s Wocket®, a unique smart wallet that serves to securely store all credit cards.
The smart card will be customized with additional technologies and wireless features, such as the ability to seamlessly integrate with WorldVentures’s DreamTrips App to wirelessly check in and earn loyalty points towards free DreamTrips vacations at select restaurants. DreamTrips is a travel club and entertainment community where
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WorldVentures Enters Zimbabwe
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US-based network marketing company WorldVentures has entered Zimbabwe with membership now expected to be in the thousands on a rapid growth trajectory. In this interview with Zimbabwe’s The Standard Business, WorldVentures country representative Colette Bowers speaks on network marketing and its prospects in Zimbabwe.
Why did WorldVentures choose Zimbabwe as a market despite the difficult economic situation?
After success in South Africa, expanding into Zimbabwe was a natural next step for WorldVentures in developing the African market for its products. WorldVentures saw Zimbabwe not only as a fantastic destination for its DreamTrips, bringing more tourists to the country, but also the possibility of enabling Zimbabweans to experience travel both in and outside the country
The country operates on an informal market and network marketing as the business model fits well with the informal market. How can people who
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WorldVentures Recognized Again As An Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company
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WorldVentures, the leading international direct seller of vacation club memberships, ranked No. 915 in Inc. magazine’s 34th annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies. WorldVentures received its ranking based on growth of 491% in the past three years.
The list represents one of the most important segments of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Companies such as Yelp, Pandora, Timberland, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, LinkedIn, Zillow, and many other prominent businesses, gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 5000.
“We’re honored to be named to the fastest-growing companies list once again,” WorldVentures Co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer Wayne Nugent said. “We’ve catapulted from 2333 last year to number 915 this year and rank ninth for the top travel and hospitality companies. What a great achievement for our corporate team and
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DreamTrips Vacation Club Named Africa’s Leading Travel Club
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For the second consecutive year, DreamTrips™ Vacation Club was named Africa’s Leading Travel Club by one of the world’s leading travel and holiday club membership organizations.
DreamTrips was recognized for service and product offerings in the African and Indian Ocean regions within the last year during the World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala.
The recognition took place on June 20 during the gala ceremony in front of hundreds of hospitality industry leaders in Mahé, the largest island of the Seychelles
“This is great news for DreamTrips,” said Wayne Nugent, WorldVentures™ co-founder and chief visionary officer. “Our DreamTrips team works relentlessly to curate group vacations to some of the most coveted destinations in the world, while delivering excellent customer service. It’s wonderful that our peers and customers chose our product.”
DreamTrips was identified for its
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WorldVentures Kicks Off A Market Informational Meeting In Taiwan With 8,000
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WorldVentures™, the leading international direct seller of club memberships, celebrated the kick off of a Market Informational Meeting in Taiwan on Sunday, May 31, 2015. Approximately 8,000 guests, including WorldVentures executives and Independent Representatives from across Asia, attended the meeting in Taipei city. Executive VP of Sales and Business Development, Kyle Lowe, as well as the company’s Asian leadership spoke at the event.
Due to heavy participation, there were two separate celebrations coinciding with the event, which included a Three Princes Dance performance, symbolizing Taiwan’s progressive culture while cherishing its timeless traditions.
Following WorldVentures’ opening of a Field Training Center in Hong Kong last October, local WorldVentures Representatives can now share their knowledge with new partners from Taiwan.
“We were impressed by the massive participation at the Taiwan kick-off celebrations,” Co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer
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Sashin Govender – WorldVentures 21 Years, Hits National Marketing Director
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Sashin Govender, is 21 years old and lives in Durban, South Africa. He was 18 years old when he joined the Network Marketing industry while he was in his final year of high school.
After high school he took a year off to do WorldVentures full time. Meanwhile he has taken 39 vacations in 3 years and is WorldVentures youngest National Marketing Director, with a a team of 4,500 people in 22 countries, the average income in South Africa $400 per month.
To reach National Marketing Director in Wordventures, a distributor needs $31,500 cumulative earnings in the preceding three calendar months, $10,500/month average.
Sashin has a 3 series BMW paid for by the company which was his first car. The day he took delivery of his car was the day he got his license. His
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WorldVentures Gains Elite Technology Software Program
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WorldVentures enters its fourth consecutive year of record-setting growth with the acquisition of a leading technology software program. This is a step forward that will help the company broaden its service offerings, streamline operations and much more.
WorldVentures’ growth forecasts will be fulfilled thanks to this purchase. The program will help the company offer end-to-end reservations as well as a contract, operations and distribution management system.
The new platform provides a central reservation management system, which allows customers to access competitively priced travel packages online, complete with photos, videos and maps.
“As we continue along our upward trajectory, we’re continuously seeking innovative solutions to improve customer experiences,” said Eddie Head, president of WorldVentures Marketing. “This new robust platform further strengthens our market position with dynamic packaging of transportation, hotel accommodations, attractions and more. The