Mila Sales Spike with Lifemax Prosperity Promotion

Largest Promotion In Company’s History Yields Bonuses Exceeding 250,000 USD

ORLANDO, FL (March 9, 2010)—Lifemax, a network marketing company known for Mila™, the world’s healthiest whole raw food, has concluded its first month running the largest promotion in its history.  Top earners in the two-part global promotion have already achieved more than 250,000 USD in only the first month of the 15-month eligibility window.  Lifemax Independent Distributors have been participating from across the world, including North America, Philippines, Singapore, and Ireland.

“Already experiencing steady month-over-month growth with only one full calendar year in operation, Lifemax has seen a revenue spike in the last month alone of more than 32% directly attributable to this promotion,” said Lifemax President Mike Battistelli.  “More importantly, the promotion is designed so that when a distributor achieves promotion bonuses, a strong foundation is established for the strategic and long-term growth of their distributorship.”

Designed to promote and reward rank advancement in the Lifemax compensation plan, the Prosperity Promotion offers bonus payouts of 1,000 USD, 10,000 USD, and 50,000 USD for achieving the ranks of Director (level 3), Executive Director (level 4) and Diamond Director (level 6), respectively.   Additionally, the Product Activation Bonus—an already lucrative component of the Lifemax plan—is doubled during the first 90 days of the promotion.

The promotion entry window runs from February 1, 2010 to April 30, 2010, but eligibility to earn 50,000 USD by becoming Diamond Director within one’s first 365 days effectively extends the promotion one full year to April 30, 2011 for those Lifemax Independent Distributors who register during the promotion window.

“Revenue growth and the accompanying increase in bonus payout is only one measure of this promotion’s early success,” commented Battistelli. “An even more exciting and longer lasting benefit is the record-breaking number of new distributors that have partnered with us to bring Mila to the world during this promotion, and the countless lives they will change by introducing Mila to their friends and loved ones. In only its first month, the Prosperity Promotion has more than exceeded our most optimistic expectations.”

About Lifemax, Inc.
Lifemax is a network marketing company known for Mila™, its proprietary mixture of Salvia hispanica L. seed.  Mila has been carefully selected to optimize bioavailability and maximize nutritional value with its blend of omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, fiber and phytonutrients. The chief mission of Lifemax, Inc. is to “Change the Health and Wealth of the World” by sharing the healthiest whole raw food and empowering our network of independent distributors to create financial freedom.  These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. To learn more about Lifemax, visit: http://www.Lifemax.net.

In a recent Facebook post celebrating Omega-3 Awareness Day, we polled the field to ask, “Who’s taken their Mila already today?”  We got several immediate reponses with commenters including the way in which they took their Mila that morning.  We heard from Millie Chappelear who enjoys her Mila with grapejuice, Randy Gosey who mixes Mila with water plus a touch of lemon juice and honey, smoothie-makers Cheryl Diane Baker, Marcy Beach, and Petra Felix, OJ-Mila-Mixer Georgia Jade Lee Turner, and we got an excited “I have!” from Danielle Salvucci Hannigan, but one of our Facebook friends gave me pause.  Elayne Corrie Cratz commented that, “I have!!! I still take it with water.”  “WATER,” I thought to myself.  “That’s it?  You mean you don’t MIX it with anything?”

Mila + Water.  Does This Really Work?

A few weeks ago, I watched in amazement as Founding Distributor Terri Ballestero, who was visiting the home office,  filled her water bottle with a big scoop of Mila, swished it around for a minute, and then drank it right up.  At the time, I’d never seen someone take their Mila with only water (though I’ve since learned it’s far more popular than I realized).  I was reminded by Elayne on Facebook that this was an option, and being out of my frozen fruit this morning (which is what my husband and I routinely use to make our morning Mila smoothies), I decided to give it a try.

Survey Says…

Wow!  How refreshing, how fast, and how easy that was!  In my household, we have Mila smoothie-making down to a science, but this was still such an incredibly fast alternative, and I really enjoyed it.  When Founder Jim Wear brought the below video to my attention, I thought to myself, if this young lady can so easily make Mila+water part of her morning routine, anyone can.  This was a great reminder of how simple it is to take one minute out of a normally hectic life and spend it improving my health.  I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do!

jenni “Mila+water Advocate (c) 2010″ smith

This event will truly be one-of-a-kind.  This is the first Go Diamond event Lifemax has ever seen, and some of your favorite people are going to be there!   First and foremost, Lifemax Founders Jim and Sherri Wear will be in attendance (which is enough reason for you NOT to miss this event), but there are also some very special guests who will be speaking…including “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki and internationally-known chef Cherie Soria!  Go Diamond training will be provided by Lifemax Independent Distributors Chris Prefontaine and Kimmy Everett, and product information will be covered by highly revered medical professional and Lifemax Independent Distributor Francisco Gutierrez, MD.  With an all-star line-up of speakers, this is sure to be the biggest distributor-sponsored event in the history of Lifemax!

Event Details

When:

• Sunday, March 21, 2010 
• Registration:  8:30 am to 11:00 am
• Event:  10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Where:

• Royal Hawaiian Hotel
  2259 Kalakaua Avenue
  Honolulu, Hawaii

Ticket Price:  

• Until March 12, tickets are $30 each for distributors; $15 for guests. 
• After March 12, the price goes to $45 for distributors; to $30 for guests.
• Ticket prices include lunch.
• All guests MUST have their lunch ticket purchased by the distributor ahead of time as this serves as their seat reservation. No lunch, no seat. 

Registration:

• Please register here. 
• Immediate registration is highly suggested!  This event is filling up quickly, and we anticipate a full sell-out.  Tickets will not likely be available at the door. 

Keynote Speakers

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad – the international runaway bestseller that has held a top spot on the New York Times bestsellers list for over six years – is an investor, entrepreneur and educator whose perspectives on money and investing fly in the face of conventional wisdom. He has, virtually single-handedly, challenged and changed the way tens of millions, around the world, think about money.  In communicating his point of view on why ‘old’ advice – get a good job, save money, get out of debt, invest for the long term, and diversify – is ‘bad’ (both obsolete and flawed) advice, Robert has earned a reputation for straight talk, irreverence and courage.  Born and raised in Hawaii, Robert Kiyosaki is a fourth-generation Japanese-American. After graduating from college in New York, Robert joined the Marine Corps and served in Vietnam as an officer and helicopter gunship pilot. Following the war, Robert went to work in sales for Xerox Corporation and, in 1977, started a company that brought the first nylon and Velcro ’surfer wallets’ to market. He founded an international education company in 1985 that taught business and investing to tens of thousands of students throughout the world.  In 1994 Robert sold his business and, through his investments, was able to retire at the age of 47. During his short-lived retirement he wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad. 

Cherie Soria is the founder and director of the prestigious Living Light Culinary Arts Institute and author of 3 books including Raw Food Revolution Diet, and Angel Foods. She has been teaching raw vegan culinary arts to students and teachers from around the world since 1992 and is known as the “mother of gourmet raw vegan cuisine”. Cherie and her husband, Dan Ladermann also own three other award-winning green businesses: Living Light Café and Cuisine To Go, Living Light Marketplace, and the eco friendly, Living Light Inn in Fort Bragg, California. Visit RawFoodChef.com or phone 707-964-2420 for more information. 

Special thanks to Todd Dickie for introducing us to Robert Kiyosaki!

Our first month of the Largest Promotion in the History of Lifemax has been nothing short of spectacular!  So far, we have seen 17 Lifemax Independent Distributors achieve the rank of Director (Level 3) or Executive Director (Level 4), and we have tallied over $170,000 attributed to Part Two of the Prosperity Promotion (Rank Advancement).  This doesn’t even include the Part One (Double PAB) earnings! Please join us in congratulating and celebrating the incredible effort put into the Prosperity Promotion by each of these High Achievers! 

Highly Important Reminder: 

To ensure we keep adding new distributors to this ever-growing list, we need to reiterate some important policies which MUST be strictly adhered to in order to qualify for these bonuses.  Please be sure to read our Prosperity Promotion Update here.

Announcing the Prosperity Promotion (2/8/2010)

The greatly anticipated launch of The Largest Promotion in Lifemax History has arrived!  As we are constantly striving to improve upon our industry-leading compensation plan, we have developed the Prosperity Promotion to help drive your rank advancement while you earn more money, more quickly.  Ultimately, we believe this promotion will help you build long-term, sustainable income yielding more powerful results than ever.  Below is a list of resources available to help you get started:

• Listen to a recording of Monday’s Founders’ Call
• Download the official Prosperity Promotion documentation  
  • English Version:  Prosperity Promotion
  • Spanish Version:  Prosperidad Promocion (Translation by Lifemax Independent Distributor Zoraida Escalera, courtesy of Roberto & Elaine Torres)
• Watch our video featuring Lifemax CEO Paul Rogers below.

Please feel free to lean on your leaders!  Your upline has a vested interest in your ongoing success, and are sincerely interested in supporting your efforts.  They will welcome your calls and questions.  We are so thrilled to present this high-earning opportunity, and we look forward to celebrating your success with you!

Most of  you already know Terri Ballestero.  Terri, one of our Founding Lifemax Independent Distributors, is our “Leader of the Month” and she has an incredible story to share.  We spent a little time with Terri to learn more about where she came from and where she’s going, but we’ll let Terri tell you about that…

Lifemax:  Terri, you have been with Lifemax since the beginning.  Can you tell us a little about your background and why you chose to get involved with Lifemax?

Terri:  My background previous to Lifemax was Corporate America.  I worked 12 years for 2 of the largest companies in the United States, and was top in the industry.  I made a strong 6-figure annual income.  At some point of your life, you ask yourself if the money is worth it, and if you are really enjoying what you are doing to the fullest.  In the corporate world, you are told how to do it, when to do it, and why to do it.  I knew the flexibility inherent to the network marketing industry could allow me to own my own time. 

Lifemax:  It is an amazing industry and a lucrative opportunity for anyone who works as hard as you do, Terri!  So, since you started your own Lifemax business, have you reached your goals?

Terri:  Absolutely!  In a short 1 ½ years, I have replaced that income with a very strong business by helping others achieve their goals and dreams–whether they choose health or wealth. 

Lifemax:  You sound like a woman on a mission!  It is inspiring to hear how your goal of helping others has resulted in personal success.  Other than helping others and maintaining the income to which you had grown accustomed, is there any other way in which Lifemax has affected your life?

Terri:  Lifemax is allowing me to live out one of my dreams.  I was not able to travel extensively with my previous career.  My Lifemax business has grown to the extent that I have now been able to travel to over four different countries.  I feel as though I’m living out my goals and dreams, and could not imagine my life without Lifemax. 

Lifemax:  Thank you, Terri, for sharing your story with us.  Any last words?

Terri:  I would just like to thank Lifemax Founders Jim and Sherri Wear and the corporate staff for believing in me.

International Humanitarian to Serve as Chief Wellness Educator on Lifemax Advisory Council

ORLANDO, FL (March 3, 2010)—Lifemax, a network marketing company known for Mila™, the world’s healthiest whole raw food, has partnered with renowned physician and humanitarian, Dr. Bob Arnot.  Dr. Arnot—who believes in the fundamental value of whole foods nutrition and its power to combat the health issues associated with today’s western fast food epidemic—is the first official Advisory Council member to join Lifemax. 

As Lifemax Chief Wellness Educator, Dr. Arnot’s vast knowledge and worldwide connections will help to expose Mila, a proprietary blend of Salvia hispanica L., more commonly known as chia, to the world.  On the recent Founders’ call in which Lifemax Founders Jim and Sherri Wear announced Dr. Arnot’s involvement and introduced him to all Lifemax Independent Distributors worldwide, the Emmy award-winning medical correspondent recounted how he called governmental officials of Sudan in northeastern Africa.  He requested that East African countries partner with Lifemax to do a test pilot program to grow chia using as much land as needed, with the ultimate hope of cultivating sufficient hearty crops with which to produce Mila and make it a staple product of the region.  The governmental officials have opened their arms to embrace the opportunity in hopes that chia will be a sustainable crop that could change the continent of Africa.

In his new role, Dr. Arnot plans to unpack the story and hidden value behind “The Miracle Seed,” an ancient Aztec-inspired superfood that is gluten-free, packed with omega-3s, protein, and antioxidants, and easy to incorporate into your favorite recipes.  He will educate on Mila’s myriad of daily uses and infinite compositional benefits geared towards improving health conditions, overall wellness, endurance and athletic performance.

“The chia story is an extremely complex one, as is the case in any really good story,” commented Dr. Arnot.  “The role of Lifemax Chief Wellness Educator is to pull together, validate and then precisely communicate and educate the public about the urgency for dietary change in America, the power of chia, the Aztec diet, and Mila.  It is also important that we lay out all of the medical and nutritional advantages or Mila, and pull together diets, meal plans and therapeutic programs to the enormous benefit to the Lifemax Independent Distributors and to the public.“

“We have been seeking, for the past 18 months, the perfect fit to head up the Lifemax Council,” commented Sherri Wear. “We feel that Dr. Arnot’s dedication to promoting nutrition awareness, coupled with his vision and mission, seamlessly parallel the Lifemax World Vision and our mission to guide followers towards a long and vibrant life.”

About Dr. Bob Arnot:
Arnot is one of the most recognized names in medical and health professions, having served as the former chief medical editor and special foreign correspondent for NBC News. As a special correspondent, Arnot has covered numerous world-changing events, including the Gulf War, Iraq War, and wars in Somalia, Sudan, Rwanda, and Kosovo. He has reported on epidemic diseases from Ebola in Central Africa to AIDS in Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Malawi, to cholera in Bangladesh, Somalia, and Turkey. He has also reported from Pakistan prior to the United States’ military response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. He has reported extensively on the threat of terrorism and strongly believes in humanitarian campaigns against terror as a way to break down worldwide terrorist organizations, their cells, and military training camps.

About Lifemax, Inc.
Lifemax is a network marketing company known for Mila™, its proprietary mixture of Salvia hispanica L. seed.  Mila has been carefully selected to optimize bioavailability and maximize nutritional value with its blend of omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, fiber and phytonutrients. The chief mission of Lifemax, Inc. is to “Change the Health and Wealth of the World” by sharing the healthiest whole raw food and empowering our network of independent distributors to create financial freedom.  These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. To learn more about Lifemax, visit: http://www.Lifemax.net.

Download the press release here:  Bob Arnot Press Release.

As the new organization’s website tells us, “ ♥ With over 12520 scientific articles on Omega-3 and their effects on health it is clear that Omega-3’s promote health in every body system.”  That’s why we should all celebrate on Wednesday, March 3rd.  Omega-3 Awareness Day, Inc. is on a mission, “to increase public awareness of the life saving benefits of Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids for everyone at all stages of life,” and we want to help them do just that!  Though the actual event takes place in California, we can all get involved by sharing Mila with the world and letting everyone know the amazing Omega-3 power that’s packed into our Miracle Seed!

February Winners

It’s late on a Friday afternoon here at the home office, and as I’m wrapping up a few hot items for the week, one of the to-do’s I’ve just checked off is reviewing Lifemax Gear orders.  In reviewing spreadsheets to see how many are taking advantage of our currrent 25% off promotion, I made a few observations, and thought you may find them interesting as well.   

The most commonly purchased item we offer is our Mila t-shirt, with a variety of Lifemax polos trailing close behind.  I commend those of you who–regardless of choice in Mila vs. Lifemax–are promoting the business and dressing “the part.”  This really got me thinking…

How often have you met with someone who, though they may have been articulate and personable, just didn’t seem to look like they well-represented whatever they were promoting?  Did their look (or, more importantly, their LACK of a certain look) deter you from buying in?  Was their appearance indicative of a man or woman who clearly identified with their product or company? 

How do YOU show YOUR true colors? 

Maybe you have a favorite Mila sweatshirt you wear.  Or perhaps you’re more of a “bling” type of person.  Do you own enough Lifemax polos to avoid doing laundry every other day?  Do you take pride in showing off your Mila attitude (would that be…Milatude?) or are you more interested in promoting the Lifemax opportunity?

How fortunate we are to work in an industry where “dressing the part” means finding our own unique identity, and wearing whatever Gear product best represents our personality!  I feel a wave of pride hit me when I wear my Gear, and I get that same feeling when I see Founders Jim and Sherri Wear come in wearing theirs (Sherri was sporting a Mila sweatshirt today), or when I see our top leaders pop in for a meeting wearing their favorite polos, hats, pins, and shirts.

Gear Up!

I encourage you to take pride in showing your Lifemax and Mila colors.  Wear your Gear to meetings, in-homes, events, and even while running errands.  In this industry, every person you meet is an opportunity, and wearing your Gear lets the company brand speak for you.

Have an incredible weekend, folks.  I’m signing off!

jenni “Get Your Gear On” smith

There are still 5 days left in February, and you know what that means: there is still time to help your personally-sponsored distributors get QUALIFIED this month to increase your chances of securing a spot in our Top Ten list of February EAQ-makers! Remember, regardless of when they enrolled or activated, all distributors whom you have personally sponsored who become qualified this month count toward your Developer Bonus eligibility. As of this very moment, the race is very close!

The Current Top 25 EAQ-Makers Are…

1. Benjamin Hinckley
2. Tina Mulhern
3. Diane Haworth
4. Lisa Hemmeter
5. Brandy Garrison
6. Marilen Sidri
7. David Sokoloff
8. Enrique Tuazon
9. Rafael Bonifacio
10. Malia Bervar
11. Melissa Ladip
12. Kirsten Biondi
13. Laura Berg
14. Leonardo Laxa
15. Jose Roger Jarin
16. Anne-Marie Sommese
17. Helene Lynn
18. Loysa Orense
19. Generoso Manaois
20. Joel Teves
21. Chris Prefontaine
22. Edgar Roe
23. Mary Barber
24. Mark Luckie
25. Bryan Schmidt

Remember, this list is only a current snapshot, so with 5 days left in February, it’s truly anyone’s game! We will announce the Top 10 February Developer Bonus Winners next month. Best of luck to you all…now go get those enrollees qualified!