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Isagenix Celebrates Its 128th Millionaire, Scott & Gina Mote

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At 40 years old, Gina did not know if she would make it past 45. Her health was in shambles.

“I had a really challenged body and my health was a wreck,” she remembers. “Everything hurt. I felt defeated.”

A Fresh Outlook
Gina was looking into the idea of cleansing as a way to improve her health. In 2006, she met Carol, who introduced her to Isagenix.
Gina agreed to start a 30-Day System, complete with a cleanse, to see how it would benefit her body. Not only did she lose 4 dress sizes after using the products,* but her overall health also began to improve.
While initially unreceptive of Gina’s new discovery, her husband Scott eventually agreed to try Isagenix with her.

“I started three months after she did because you couldn’t argue with the results,” recalls Scott. “It was like I got a new wife. She was totally healthy and feeling good.”

In the following three months, Scott lost stubborn inches around his waist* and had returned to his college weight.
“I was very happy about that,” he shares. “I’m healthier at age 55 than I was at age 35.”
An Accidental Start
Even while Scott and Gina grew an appreciation for the products, the Idaho couple believed

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Talk Fusion Live Meetings Beta Test Hugely Successful

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Results from several weeks of closed beta testing have been extremely positive for Talk Fusion’s restyled CONNECT Live Meetings video conferencing platform. Beta tester response to astounding new additions – like browser sharing during presentations, plus the redesign of the user interface and presentation creation capabilities – has been overwhelming.
“I just tested the beta version of CONNECT Live Meetings. I’m speechless,” beta tester Michael Nueberg responded. “You have developed a great work here; Live Meetings is simply brilliant.”
“What Talk Fusion is about to do to will shock the video communications world,” remarked beta tester Kelton Alexander.  “Revolutionary person-to-person direct communication and a live video meetings system unlike anything ever been done before.”
Live Meetings has been given a complete visual make-over to match the clean, crisp look of the soon-to-be-released all-new TalkFusion.com website, while maintaining the industry-leading features that have made it so popular. CONNECT Live Meetings lets users easily and quickly conduct online conferences, training sessions, business calls, and product demonstrations – even live seminars and customer workshops.
“Our Associates and Customers are all extremely excited about how CONNECT Live Meetings will change the way the world communicates,” said Talk Fusion Founder & CEO Bob Reina. “We can’t wait to share

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Midsize Wineries Getting Into Tupperware-Style Home Parties

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Would you go to the wine equivalent of a Tupperware party? This is a serious question. When a major wine producer embraces the Tupperware selling model, an at-home wine-buying party just might be in your future.
“It’s the social marketing way of selling wine, friends to friends,” says Jean-Charles Boisset, proprietor of the Boisset Collection, his family’s group of 20-odd wineries in California and France. He started testing the idea about a year and a half ago with his new venture, Boisset Wine Living. Now, based on its success, he’s aiming to expand.

“Our program is like Tupperware’s, but it’s high end,” Boisset said over lunch in New York.

The company’s “wine ambassadors” set up and pour the wine for the in-home tastings. New Yorker Liz Howng, who works in corporate finance, grabs her Boisset Wine Living kit several evenings a month and heads out to pour and talk about Boisset wines for friends of friends at their apartments.
The kit includes Riedel glasses, wine fact sheets and a corkscrew. Because of byzantine U.S. wine regulations, the host orders the tasting package of five or six wines through an ambassador such as Howng, buying one of the eight offered or a custom mix at

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4Life Philippines Commemorates Successful Year

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4Life Philippines held a year-end recognition event on December 14 at the Manila Hotel on Roxas Blvd. The event was attended by 900 distributors and guests who dressed in red gowns and suits to align with the event theme, “Ready to Expand and Dominate (RED).”
Distributors from across the Philippines were in attendance, in addition to Gold International Diamonds Manuel Koh and Fadzli Salim and Siti Zuraidah from Singapore. Several corporate employees also participated including Vice President, International Steve Apple and 4Life Philippines General Manager Eileen Tan-Dario.
The event highlight was distributor recognition and the announcement of eight new International Diamonds, 38 new Presidential Diamonds, and 400 Diamonds from around the region who achieved new ranks during the past year.
Keynote speaker Fadzli Salim shared his personal 4Life journey and stressed the importance of having a dream and the determination to achieve it. Keynote speaker Manuel Koh emphasized the importance of choosing the right company as a cornerstone to being successful in the network marketing industry and reiterated that this is what he has found through 4Life. Eileen Tan-Dario spoke about significant developments in 2014 including the expansion of the office to include a training center on the 16th floor.
Steve Apple spoke to

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Herbalife Receives “Product Of The Year” Award

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Global nutrition company Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) was honored with the “Product of the Year” award for its Formula 1 Nutritional shake in the category of “Efficient Weight Management Nutrition” at a recent ceremony in Moscow, Russia.
The national Product of the Year Awards, sponsored by the Russian Chamber of Commerce and the Moscow International Business Association (MIBA), are in their sixteenth year and recognize the most popular consumer goods products in Russia. They bring together the largest Russian and international manufacturers, retailers and banks, and awards are presented in 50 categories as chosen by consumers.
Herbalife’s weight-management, nutrition and personal care products help support healthy lifestyles in more than 90 countries.
Herbalife International is an American multi-level marketing company that develops, markets and sells nutrition, weight management and skin-care products globally. The company was founded in 1980, and it employs around 7,400 people worldwide. Herbalife reported net sales of US$4.072 billion in 2012, an 18% increase over 2011, and net income of $477.19 million, a 16% increase over 2011. It incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its corporate headquarters is in Los Angeles, California, United States.
The company distributes its products in 91 countries (as of November 2013) through a network of approximately 3.2 million independent distributors, some of whom earn profit on product sales and additional commission from

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ViSalus Kicks Off 2015 New Year’s Health Resolution With World’s Largest Simultaneous Group Workout On January 3

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 ViSalus is jumpstarting New Year’s health and fitness resolutions in record-setting fashion with the World’s Largest Simultaneous Group Workout. The headline-making event will take place January 3, 2015 at 12 p.m. in thousands of locations across 11 countries worldwide.
ViSalus, recognized in 2012 for the World’s Largest Simultaneous Flash Mob with celebrity Alfonso Ribeiro, is determined to break another world record with this historic event that anyone can be a part of by simply showing up.
This event also includes a strong charity component. For every person who participates in the Jan. 3rd event, ViSalus will donate 30 kids meals through their PROJECT 10™ Kids program.   

“We’re inviting everyone to join us in making history while kick starting their health and fitness resolutions,” said Blake Mallen, Vi Co-Founder and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. “What is especially inspiring is how through PROJECT 10 Kids we will continue to help children on their road to better nutrition. We’re encouraging everybody—no matter their goal or fitness level—to join a Challenge group that day and be part of a fun social experience that launches their year in an extraordinary way.”

Challenge Groups offer an array of fun, fitness activities to show how moving toward health and fitness goals can be

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Freddy & Catherine Melero Hit 200K With LIMU In Less Than 45 Days

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Freddy & Catherine Melero joined LIMU less than six weeks ago and they are continuing to climb the ranks quickly, reaching 200K in less than 45 days. With their pre-launch activities for LIMU Latino well underway, these 17-year industry veterans are showing that the LIMU opportunity is a great one for their team. 
Freddy talks about being “LIMUed Up” because he is so excited about the company, its products and its fast growth. “We hit the 200K rank because the LIMU system is simple to understand and easy for anyone to build with. Our team has been running hard and getting very fast success with LIMU.”
The 200K rank is another major milestone in LIMU’s Prosperity Plan, as Promoters receive a $20,000 cash bonus, one of many cash bonuses that they’ll earn as they grow their team. The Meleros had previously hit the 100K rank and been awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, along with an initial $10,000 cash bonus. LIMU offers a total of $730,000 cash bonuses to Promoters that hit ranks from 100K to 2M.
Freddy and his team are seeing major achievements by their Promoters during the pre-launch of the LIMU Latino initiative. “We see

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Mynt Celebrates Newest Diamonds, Travis And Summer Flaherty

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Congratulations to Travis and Summer Flaherty of Queen Creek, AZ, for advancing to the rank of Diamond Executive in just four months. 
Travis and Summer believe many factors have been instrumental in the success of their mynt business. At the top of that list is their inspiring team and their collective commitment to personal development.

“If you want to attract better people in your business, or just in life in general, you have to become more,” they said. “We have learned that the number one way to grow an organization is to grow the people IN that organization.”
Things haven’t always been easy for Travis and Summer. When they were first introduced to the industry nine years ago, they had to borrow the money to get started in the business. They were completely broke and struggling to pay their bills. “Our lowest point came after losing our traditional business,” they said. “We lost everything. It was a very humbling experience.”

Instead of getting overwhelmed with their setbacks, Travis and Summer saw the opportunity before them and went after it. “We continue to have struggles in our business, even today,” they said. “The difference is we have learned that life’s greatest obstacles often turn out

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ViSalus’ International Expansion Initiative Launches in the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Spain

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ViSalus’ international expansion initiative supplies solutions for the growing European demand for healthier living by continuing its commitment to open four new Vi markets by year-end 2014. Vi Ireland launched in June, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland in October, and Spain opened for shipping November 14th, completing Vi’s global expansion ahead of schedule.  

“We have made a global commitment to bring our healthy living efforts, which have already transformed more than 3 million lives in North America, to many European fronts,” said Ryan Blair, ViSalus Co-Founder and CEO. “Our goal is to Challenge these countries to create healthy living lifestyles for generations to come.”        

ViSalus has fulfilled the next steps in its global initiative by opening October 1 in the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland, and offering Vi products to those consumer markets as of October 15. On Friday, November 14th, Spain also opened for shipping. The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Spain have surpassed a total of over 3,000 Vi Customers and Promoters since launch.                 
Blake Mallen, Vi Co-Founder and Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, and Nick Sarnicola, Vi Co-Founder and Global Ambassador, hosted Influencer Summits in each new market to connect with the international independent Promoter community and outline the short and long-term

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2 Year Anniversary Of $1 Billion Bet Against Herbalife: $97.4 Million Spent On Case

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It’s been two years since Bill Ackman launched the billion-dollar short bet heard ’round the world.
On Dec. 20, 2012, the founder of Pershing Square Capital Management LP announced his bet against the nutritional supplement company Herbalife Ltd. in a three-hour-plus PowerPoint presentation that spanned 334 slides. He called the company a “pyramid scheme” and said it has caused “enormous harm” to “vulnerable communities around the world.”

As of Thursday’s close, Herbalife’s stock was down about 11% from where it closed on Dec. 18, 2012 (word that Mr. Ackman was betting against Herbalife leaked the day before the presentation, causing the stock to drop). That change masks two years of massive volatility in the stock, millions spent by Mr. Ackman spelling out his case and millions spent by Herbalife defending its business model.
In the meantime, some of the world’s best-known money managers have piled into the stock, taking the other side of Mr. Ackman’s bet. Feuds between Mr. Ackman and some of his nemeses have been thrown into the public spotlight and at least one feud has morphed into perhaps a friendship.
Here’s a look back at Mr. Ackman’s Herbalife bet by the numbers:
Mr. Ackman’s short position in Herbalife: $1 billion
What Mr. Ackman has spent making his case that the

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