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Daniel Sistrunk Joins LyfeStart International

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LyfeStart International welcomes Daniel Sistrunk as a LyfeStart Executive Advisor. Daniel Sistrunk has three decades of experience in the network marketing industry. In previous positions, he has secured thousands of customers and direct sales representatives, generated millions in annual revenue, and has been recognized as top recruiter and top income earner.
“I was drawn to LyfeStart, International because it’s a company of inclusion. It’s the first nutritional network marketing company founded and managed by a group that looks like the United Nations,” he says. “Just as I advocate owning a business as a direct path to financial success, by joining LyfeStart, I’m applying that same philosophy.”
Daniel has achieved success by empowering others to achieve goals that promote long-term economic success. This emphasis on offering others opportunity is what drew him to LyfeStart’s mission of helping others, and has made him a tremendous advocate of direct sales as a path to financial independence.
Raised by a mother who bought a home and was able to offer her children a college education because of direct sales, he believes strongly that business ownership is the pathway to long-term success.
“Creating opportunities for people to own their own business is incredibly valuable to society,” he says.
“And then

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TriVita To Refund $3.5 Million In Product Claims Settlement

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In its ongoing campaign to combat exaggerated health claims, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with cactus juice marketer TriVita. The Arizona-based company agreed to refund consumers $3.5 million, settling FTC allegations that TriVita deceived consumers with unsupported claims about the health benefits of its Nopalea wellness drink.
Advertisements for Nopalea, which sold for up to $39.99 plus shipping and handling, billed the product as “Inflammation Relief without a Prescription.” The company’s frequently aired infomercials claimed the “prickly pear” fruit drink would treat a wide variety of other health conditions as well.
According to the FTC release, one featured TriVita’s Chief Science Officer, Brazos Minshew, linking inflammation to allergies, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease and diabetes.
In an ad featuring celebrity endorser and former supermodel Cheryl Tiegs, the former Sports Illustrated model claims, “If you’ve suffered from inflammation or chronic pain for years, there’s something that can help,” the FTC release quotes.
The agency also charged TriVita with failing to disclose its connections to the individuals featured in a separate infomercial. The ad featured testimonials by satisfied customers who were in fact paid employees of the company.
“These kinds of unfounded claims are unacceptable, particularly when they impact consumers’ health,” Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau

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Hearing Impaired Associate Uses Talk Fusion To Communicate With The World

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Talk Fusion Associate Elena Shlaneva was born into a normal Russian family. She was the daughter of two loving parents and shared their Pskov home with a brother and twin sister.
Except Elena Shlaneva’s life was anything but normal; she was born deaf.
Her twin – in fact, and everyone else in her family – could hear. In order to deal with her hearing loss, Elena was sent to a special school, which meant she had to live apart from her family. Eventually the geographical and physical isolation took a toll on her.
“I always asked ‘Why was I the only one in my family who was deaf?’ I lived in constant pain,” Elena recalls. “I felt so bad about it, was so often in a bad mood, that I did not even want to live in the world of speakers.”
She dealt with her bitterness for 20 years with no hope in sight. She took a factory job, but felt that she had gone as far as she would ever be able to go. In her words: “just a plain, grey life.”
That would all change when a friend told her about Talk Fusion. With literally nothing to lose, she decided to try the

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Tupperware Sales Down In 2nd Quarter

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Tupperware Brands Corporation today announced second quarter 2014 operating results.
Rick Goings, Chairman and CEO, commented, “While sales results slowed this quarter, we were still able to achieve adjusted E.P.S. in our guidance range. Overall, the business continued to grow, with several markets achieving 20%+ local currency sales increases including Brazil, China, Italy and Turkey.
Both businesses in our North America beauty segment also showed significant sequential sales improvement. Having said this, the quarter was challenging in several aspects. We were up against strong comparisons from prior year when we had our strongest quarterly local currency sales growth at 8%, as well as some external and internal challenges, particularly in Germany. However, our 2.9 million sales force members continue to operate their businesses and earn income to help support their families.”
Goings continued, “The four pillars of our business model enable us to succeed. By focusing and delivering on these pillars: innovative premium quality products; an entertaining selling situation, or party; compelling sales force compensation; and leveraging of direct-to-consumer fundamentals, I am confident that through the strength of our management teams around the world we will see better future sales and profit growth in spite of the challenges we’ll inevitably encounter.”
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