Africa is becoming the next Direct Selling / MLM / Network Marketing hub, Global Wealth Trade Africa Summit became a smashing hit.
All the same Global Wealth Trade’s summit in Nigeria was a total hit with over 5,000 new guests poured in to Abuja, Lagos and Warri hotel rooms in one week to see the opportunity with this Canadian luxury designer fashion house.
“I was shocked by the number of GWT Luxury Consultants who were 10K Club qualifiers ($10,000/month) and even CAP CLUB qualifiers ($10,000/week)” explains the GWT Founder Ramin Mesgarlou.
Ted Nuyten had the honor to interview CEO Ramin Mesgarlou:
Ramin, your business is in 94 countries so explain the differences in building in traditional MLM markets and the new up and coming MLM markets like Africa.
It’s nice to expand to new MLM markets
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Solar Sisters Promote Energy Access Through Direct Selling
by Ramya Chandrasekaran • • 0 Comments
“Okay, so who here knows the company Avon?”
Neha Misra, Co-founder and Chief Collaboration Officer at Solar Sister, was trying to explain the structure of Solar Sister, the NGO she helped create—an NGO that counts Exxon Mobil Women’s Economic Opportunity Initiative, UN Women, and USAID among its partners.
In response to her question, about half of the conference attendees confidently raised their hands and promptly began to chuckle at the attendees with both hands at their sides, bemusedly looking around. Surprise, surprise: Most of the attendees with a hand raised were women; those who didn’t recognize Avon were mostly men.
This all took place at a Millennium Challenge Corporation panel discussion on development initiatives that promote both gender equality and energy access. …So what does Avon have to do with energy access or gender-inclusive development initiatives?
Solar
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Remarkable Network Marketing Success In Africa
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AbdurRazaq Abdul-Aziz is a Top Network Marketing Leader in Nigeria, Africa. Presently he has a team of 3,300 distributors in 24 countries including Nigeria, Japan, Ghana, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, France, South Africa,Italy and USA.
This is what he had to say about his road to success which started in Nigeria:
“After completing my university education, I joined my father in our family business. We provide cleaning solutions for homes and offices.
My income was not enough to provide the kind of lifestyle that I desired for my young family and me. I began to look for other sources of additional income. Someone introduced me to Network Marketing. I had heard about it before and what I heard was not good. So I had made up my mind that I would never get involved
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Africa’s Solar Sister Empowers Women With Clean Energy
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An African social business has been leveraging on the direct sales model to help empower women with economic opportunity while promoting the breakthrough potential of clean energy technology.
Solar Sister is a social business that uses the direct selling model to distribute solar equipment in Africa. It’s been operating for more than five years and now works with about 1,500 women entrepreneurs in three countries. The women buy solar lamps, solar phone chargers, and solar panels at cost, then mark up the items at retail, pocketing the difference. Solar Sister provides training and support, helping the saleswomen reach their goals.
CEO Katherine Lucey explains the challenges the company has faced in that time and how Solar Sister hopes to continue to grow.
Lucey founded the business on the premise that women are the family members most likely
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Tanzanian MLM Rifaro Africa Launches Mobile Airtime Product
by Ramya Chandrasekaran • • 0 Comments
Tanzanian network marketing firm, Rifaro Africa has introduced a service package that allows mobile users to generate income in the course of buying airtime.
The newly introduced service, launched this week in Dar es Salaam, comes in the wake of fast-expanding businesses, coupled with products and services opening up in Tanzania.
Mobile phone subscribers using various mobile networks will benefit from the new services, says Rifaro Africa Managing Director, James Gathonjia, adding that, “At the moment, Rifaro Africa uses direct selling methods to distribute Zantel products and services primarily and exclusively using an online platform.”
“At Rifaro Africa, in addition to selling products that people need, we sell products that everyone uses. It is evident that telecommunication companies spend billions of shillings on advertising and with our company, we simply save marketing expenses of billboards,
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Max International, A Growing Health and Wellness Company, Expands To Africa
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Max International, an industry leader in the production of wellness and weight-loss supplements and products, has officially launched its operations in Africa through the opening of the Ghana office.
Max International aims to empower people around the world to experience better health, success and significance.
The company also offers more passion, inspiration, stability and community according to its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Joe Voyticky.
“At Max International, people can make more than money. We provide three primary benefits – a chance to improve health, enhance your wealth and achieve more through personal development “, he remarked.
Mr. Joe Voyticky said Max International is committed to providing all of its associates with the resources they need to build a successful business.
He also revealed that, the company has created several sales and educational materials custom designed for Associates of all levels of experience who will spearhead the company’s dreams across the globe.
Mr. Voyticky further explained that the company offers Nutrition that is not Available in Africa or Ghana until now, and that they are “doing massive expansion into Africa and you can be the one that overrides this growth and earn fortunes helping us to expand our business.”
He emphasized “We will together build a foundation that
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Trévo Continues African Expansion, Plans Tanzania Location
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Trévo President and CEO Mark Stevens is excited to announce that the brand is continuing its African expansion as plans are underway to open an office in Tanzania later this year.
Fresh off a ribbon cutting at its second location in Côte d’Ivoire, Stevens is showing no signs of slowing down as the Trévo brand continues its aggressive and exciting growth in Africa. While the specific location has not been announced, the new office will be located in the city of Dar es Salaam.
As part of the excitement, Stevens, along with Country Directors David Kagoro and Mike Ajao, will be speaking at a celebration event at the JB Belmont Conference Centre (DSM) in Dar es Salaam next month. The event will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11th in the Golden Jubilee Tower – 6th Floor Phase C.
That stop will be on the heels of several other tour dates that Stevens has planned in Africa. On Friday, October 31st, he and his team will speak at an event in Douala, Cameroon, before traveling to Yaounde for an event on Saturday, November 1st. Both of those events will begin at 11 a.m.
The office in Tanzania will mark
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Trévo CEO Continues Tour To Cameroon
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As the Trévo brand continues to gain momentum in Africa, President and CEO Mark Stevens is on the move overseas to experience the excitement firsthand.
Stevens, along with Trévo Cameroon Country Directors Simon Nanfa and Dr. Wamba Nguemo Patrice, will be attending two events in Cameroon and are excited to share essential, key leadership characteristics to fellow team members looking to build the Trévo brand.
Stevens and his team will be in Douala on Friday, October 31st, for an event in Seminar Hall of Douala Bercy before traveling to Yaoundé for an event at the Hotel La Falaise in Montee Capitole on Saturday, November 1st. Both events will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
These tour dates are just further proof of the rapid and exciting growth of the Trévo brand across the world, as new offices continue to open and thrive in Africa. Earlier this month, Trévo opened a second office in Côte d’Ivoire and is set to launch a new location in Tanzania in the near future.
Based in Oklahoma, and now represented in eleven countries worldwide, Trévo LLC is powered by a global network of many thousands of energetic and excited Life and Health Coaches. For more information on
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Trévo’s Global Expansion Continues Into Kenya
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Since its inception in 2010, U.S.-based Trévo has seen an explosion of growth and excitement in countries around the globe. From the United States to Dubai, India, Nigeria, South Africa, Thailand and more, Trévo is taking its vision and passion for empowered living to people in every area of the world.
The latest country to join the worldwide “Trévolution” is Kenya. Says Trévo’s Country Director for Kenya Emma Bisi Okaro, “The growing interest in Trévo here in Kenya is amazing and expectations are building on a daily basis as we rapidly approach our official launch date. Kenyans are familiar with network marketing, so they have quickly grasped the unique and highly lucrative financial benefits of Trévo’s compensation plan. People are already becoming quite passionate about Trévo Kenya, and I believe it is just a matter of time until this amazing company takes over Kenya’s entire MLM industry.”
Teamed with its generous compensation plan is a one-of-a-kind nutritional product that is receiving remarkably powerful testimonies from people all around the globe. Together, they form a “one-two” punch that is driving Trévo’s growth and popularity to new countries daily.
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Global Wealth Trade Africa Summit Attracts 1,200 Consultants
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
Global Wealth Trade is a huge success in Africa – 1,200 people attend the Abuja summit in Nigeria.
Last year we extensively covered how Global Wealth Trade was the first MLM Company to be fully embraced by 26 countries in the Caribbean countries where traditionally the Caribbean is not known to be MLM entrepreneurial.
Ramin Mesgarlou – Founder/CEO stated:
“It was awakening to see 800+ people gather in double Decker stadiums with a dozen dignitaries, top level ministers including Governor General and Prime Ministers attending the official launch of Global Wealth Trade in their countries and give welcome speeches.
Now we see Global Wealth Trade being fully embraced by the African continent led by Nigeria, again not a traditional MLM market.
INSANE is the highest level of accolade you can receive in GWT and Africa; led by Team Nigeria has been just that –INSANE. Over 1200 people attended GWT’s first major Tour night (business presentation) in Abuja and for a new market that is just INSANE”
Ted Nuyten had the honor to cover the African MLM explosion by interviewing GWT Founder Ramin Mesgarlou.
Ramin, tell us about the massively successful Abuja summit, did you expect that type of reception for the first major event?
Ted, first let