James & Patricia Gregory, Key Coordinators, TN

Former/Current Career: Office Manager/Maintenance

Joined Shaklee: December 10, 1981

For twenty-five years, Patsy and James Gregory have been experiencing many of the benefits of a Shaklee business. As Shaklee Coordinators they believed they were happy and comfortable with their income and time commitment. But in May 2006, all that changed, when they recognized the power of the New Rank Advancement incentive program for their business. This incentive provided a cash bonus when advancing to the rank of Coordinator or above for the first time and maintaining full rank qualifications without the use of volume grace months or waivers for three consecutive months. Off to work they went!

July 2006 - Coordinators - one first level
August 2006 - Senior Coordinators - two first levels
September 2006 - Executive Coordinators - three first levels
December 2006 - Key Coordinators - four first levels and holding!

The Gregorys have been on fire and inspired to light fires beneath everyone else. A major component to this effort is the New Rank Advancement incentive program! This incentive gave them a reason to change their thinking about their Shaklee business. They sought new avenues for building, listened to Master Coordinator Jim Burke's conference calls and became highly motivated. As a result of their new thinking process, they began hosting presentations and meetings and were thrilled when attendance increased and people, who they would not have thought would call, started calling.

Results: Paid To date: $4,500 New Rank Incentive cash reward for Senior Coordinator and Executive Coordinator. Key Coordinator $6,000 cash reward coming!

Their secret? They always try to talk about the product and the business. They begin with the business plan presentation (but not in great detail), and then they go on to the products. They always use the Shaklee Product Guide for a one-on-one presentation because they feel it tells the complete story, and they always stress the Shaklee BasicsŪ multivitamins. They feel strongly that introducing the business first gives them the option to move smoothly to products if the person is not ready to join the business. The tools they use include the "Join Us" and "New Year, New You" DVDs, and they also have a presentation on Energizing Soy Protein, as well as a business model plan handout.

Patsy and James live in a small town of 650 people and have a high school education. They believe that this fact proves to people that anyone can do the Shaklee business. Shaklee turned their life around. Patsy says, "Shaklee has given us so many things that we would have never had and never done." Patsy gives credit to their Shaklee business for building her self-esteem, improving her health, and enabling her to have a business where she can set her own hours. Before becoming Shaklee Distributors, Patsy and James had never been on an airplane. To date they have been on 18 expense paid trips. Thanks to their Shaklee business, they've had the opportunity to travel all over the world.

Good luck to the Gregorys on meeting their next goal of becoming Master Coordinators by the 2007 Global Conference in Nashville!