TriVita Cooperative Marketing

CEO Michael Ellison and his wife Susan are at their ranch in Colorado for a few days of well-deserved rest and relaxation. I am thrilled and extremely grateful to have the privilege of sharing my thoughts with you on Michael’s Blog… Terry Newsome, National Sales Director. 

I was sitting at my desk last Monday morning reflecting on the all of the amazing stories and activities from my “GOS” weekend at the Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ironically, I had just finished reading Michael’s latest blog reflecting the highlights of the 2009 Galaxy of Stars when my cell phone rang. I listened; said “thank you very much,” and then the magnitude of the call hit me like a ton of bricks. I had just been given the awesome privilege of writing Michael’s blog for Monday, October 12, 2009. I was honored beyond measure and absolutely thrilled to say the least. 

 I strongly agree with the scripture Luke 12:48: “To whom much is given, from him much will be required,” so naturally I want to be a good steward of Michael’s trust by selecting a topic that would have the most impact on loyal Affiliates like you who read Michael’s Blog every week. I am grateful for the opportunity to share my thoughts about the tremendous impact the 2009 Galaxy of Stars is having on our Affiliate community, including the details regarding the “transformation” of our newest Presidential Director Cody Ramsey and his new passion for helping others experience wellness with Nopalea. 

Every year, without exception, TriVita’s Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing, Marcus Ellison and his team deliver a first-class Galaxy of Stars event. And just when you thought the Galaxy of Stars theme and format could not get any better, TriVita “stepped up to the plate” and delivered a life-changing, emotionally charged event this year that far exceeded everyone’s expectations. 

From a production standpoint, the event was perfect in every way. Marcus and his brother, Luke Ellison, (President of GDF Productions, Inc.) added a new dimension to this year’s event by featuring a series of high definition video clips throughout the event on a massive 40 foot screen. It was a sight to behold! In fact, Michael Ellison truly inspired all of us when he closed his compelling Friday morning message with the music video “Do it anyway” by Martina McBride.  

However, as powerful as the GOS video presentations were at the event, none of us could have anticipated the powerful impact of the two “live” Nopalea product testimonials on Saturday morning. In fact, we continue to receive hundreds of emails and phone calls expressing their gratitude. Many Affiliates firmly believe that it was the best event in the 10 year history of TriVita. Almost without exception, the top “take-aways” from the 2009 Galaxy of Stars were the inspirational Nopalea product testimonials from Cody Ramsey/Melissa Myers and Don Wade/Kimberly Jansen (more about Don and Kimberly in future blogs).  

As a TriVita “Million Dollar Club” Member, Cody has experienced tremendous financial success with TriVita over the past eight years building primarily with the MAP program as he pursued the “business opportunity” pathway. That strategy changed for Cody a few weeks ago at the most unlikely place. “My favorite fast-food restaurant is Sonic” Cody admitted, “and over the years my wife Marty and I developed a friendship with a young server named Melissa. One day I asked Melissa about the bright red ‘burns’ all over her arms and scalp. She told me that she had suffered from acute psoriasis for many years.” Cody then realized that Melissa had chronic inflammation (of the epidermis) and that Nopalea might be able to help her.  

Cody decided to “pay it forward” by giving Melissa a bottle of Nopalea. “Melissa rolled her eyes at me” Cody remembered, “but she said that she would try Nopalea…”  She went on to say that she had already tried every prescription pill, powder and steroid cream you could imagine and nothing had really worked for her. 

Cody was determined to make a difference in Melissa’s life and strongly recommended that she take the Nopalea Wellness Challenge by consuming a “loading dose” of three to six ounces of Nopalea every day. Cody followed up with Melissa on the third day and even gave her a second bottle of Nopalea after her first week on the product. It was at that point that Melissa’s life would begin to change forever! “I was so excited for her!”  Cody explained “I could see that Nopalea was helping to reduce the inflammation within her body and the psoriasis was rapidly disappearing! Melissa and I were BOTH truly amazed at the results!”  

Cody’s presentation at the event was compelling and after sharing Melissa’s inspiring story, he asked her to join him on stage. Melissa and Cody were full of emotion as they embraced after a standing ovation. For the first time in many years, Melissa was able to wear a sleeveless blouse in public without anxiety and without being embarrassed. Her psoriasis was almost non-existent and had been reduced down to a few small patches near her elbow and forearm. She was overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude. Melissa’s genuine tears of joy had a major impact on all of the lives she touched at the event as she shared the intimate details of her amazing Nopalea story. For me, it was an inspiring moment in time that I will never forget.  For CEO and Founder Michael Ellison, he saw the mission of TriVita and his global vision of taking wellness to the world take a giant step towards becoming a reality. In his closing remarks immediately following Melissa’s life-changing story, Michael shared his gratitude… “For 10 years I have dreamed of helping people like Melissa and Kimberly experience wellness to fulfill their life purposes. Today was a special day for all of us.”   

In closing, I can tell you with absolute certainty, that the life that was impacted the most during the 2009 Galaxy of Stars was not the life of Melissa Myers or even Michael Ellison… it was the life of Cody Ramey. During my follow-up phone interview with Cody he revealed… “I knew that Nopalea was making a difference in the lives of countless others. I just never realized the impact Nopalea would have on MY LIFE until I saw Melissa’s life-changing wellness experience. Michael Ellison was right – the Law of Reciprocity is a powerful reality. Melissa ‘gave back’ something to me that money can’t buy. Her story has given me a real sense of purpose for my life, and I can honestly say that I have been transformed. I no longer lead with TriVita’s business opportunity; my NEW passion is to help others experience wellness through the power of Nopalea! I have never been more excited about the future!”  

Terry Newsome

Cody & Melissa

Here are more excited Affiliates to share with you what they are experiencing since the Galaxy of Stars and using their new tools with the Share and Earn System:

Don Wade

“Michael, to you and everyone who invested so much effort in making the Galaxy of Stars a wonderful event – thank you! I and those from our group who attended have been inspired to move forward with our TriVita business. We are using the Nopalea Wellness Challenge with great success. Those of our group who did attend the Galaxy event have all added several Members and Affiliates to their groups. The best part about the Wellness Challenge is the form. The form provides a structured format to qualify a prospect, get them to commit to participate and a method of follow up that most of us needed.

The new tools and those we anticipate coming to us soon are providing us many ways to reach more people, and do it more effectively. I am deeply thankful for the effort of you and everyone at Tri Vita to produce tools that help us build a business. For me, as you know, the true bottom line is our ability to offer a product that can change a person’s life.”  

Randy and Melo Clarke

“Aloha,

Thank you for the privilege of letting me share….
 
You had mentioned at the Galaxy of the Stars event that ‘something about this bottle is spiritual, and that credit should go to the giver, it was a gift from God.’ Well, I have experienced your statement to be true. 
 
Since coming back from Arizona, my life, as well as my husband’s, has been moved dramatically. To explain this…I truly believe in the healing effects Nopalea provides, seeing the results first hand with my family and friends have proved it double fold here in Hawaii… We are so honored to be part of this global healing!
 
The effects of the training and the new tools like the Nopalea Wellness Challenge, the new Tasting Guide as well as the tools that comes with it, has helped us tremendously. Since the Galaxy event, we have signed up 3 new Affiliates and 14 people have accepted our Wellness Challenge. Because of this new tool to challenge them with feedback, both the receiver and us the giver have a sense of accountability; this has given me more confidence to follow up with the results they WILL experience.
 
The barriers of not having to pay the Affiliate Member cost of $35.00 have also been helpful. One of our new Affiliates that just signed up mentioned that he had been burned from so many companies that had only focused on attaining Members for the business that it was such a turn off to him. He had admitted that he is excited to be in business with a company that is truly dedicated to their product, that the pressure of signing up people is not the priority. He mentioned that ‘Now the Share and Earn Program is truly a share and earn.’
 
Michael, we have felt the effects of going to the Galaxy event….if I could sum up with one word that would describe what I experienced, it would be ’INTEGRITY.’ – Integrity within your family, the people in the company and the Nopalea product. I don’t know if I mentioned this to you before but I have been praying as well as shouting out to the universe that I want to be a woman of integrity (one who will keep true and never be ashamed of doing what is right), that everyday of my life, every step that I take, I want to be a positive effect on people’s lives, especially for my family and for my people here in Hawaii. That is why I truly believe that meeting you and Susan was no coincidence. Thanks to you and your family, I now have the tools and the product to help me with my life’s purpose.”
 
Mahalo Nui Loa (Thank you so much)
A Hui Hou (Till we meet again)

 Robert Tullar

“I have so much positive I could say about the Galaxy of Stars (GOS).  I could write pages about all the new tools the TriVita Leadership is making available. I could also write pages about the growth we will see with the launch of ‘GET2IT.’  I could spend an hour talking about the venue for the GOS, the friendliness of the Westin Staff, the golf, the food and the beauty of the Scottsdale area in general. All of these are worthy subjects, but please allow to me share three other observances that continue to have a huge impact in how I work TriVita into everything I do. First, the warmness of the staff who greeted us on day one and were there for the whole event. The vision that the executive staff at TriVita has shared breathes within each of your staff members. I did not feel a single negative vibe at GOS; this is huge. Second, the miracle of wellness that we witnessed, that alone was worth the trip. Third, the Executive Staff you have assembled (which includes our Presidential Directors), they radiate The 10 Essentials in a manner that bonds and empowers the diversity such a large gathering brings.  

One of the most unique and outstanding features of TriVita is the multitude of tools that have been afforded us. Some of the new tools like ‘GET2IT,’ the Wellness Challenge, the Nopalea Tastings, and the beautiful PowerPoint training tools, coupled with a new line of Sonoran Bloom products soon to be released, provide a foundation for success that independently would take months, if not years, to build.

We have only just begun. Thank you.”

Tom and Lori Obey

“We returned to Maine from the Galaxy on Sunday and hosted a training meeting with our local group the next evening. Those Affiliate Members embraced the new enhancements. Many of them are already sharing in a new way with the Wellness Challenge, the loading dose and pay it forward, and it is making a positive difference within our organization. 

It was nearly impossible to express to our Affiliates what we experienced as far as the ‘passion’ that emulated from each and every speaker we heard at the Galaxy this year.  Fortunately, our local Members heard Terry Newsome as he joined us for our 2nd Annual Maine Gala. He did a fabulous job representing the TriVita administrative team and connecting with our ‘Rising Stars.’ It is exciting to have Affiliates bringing in new Affiliates every week. It is difficult to get Maine people out of our state, but we believe we will have a larger group attending the Galaxy with us next year.  

The Nopalea Tasting is an easy way to grow a business. Lori hosted a Tasting at her local Curves with many individuals taking the Wellness Challenge. We believe the webinars are going to be a huge help in training both older & new Affiliates. Thank you TriVita for all you are doing to help us share these products with people who need them. What a wonderful way for us to live our lives….helping others improve their health. We are proud to be associated with TriVita.

I close with this chuckle – when opportunity knocks, open the door…even if you’re in your bathrobe!

Michael