Team Members kicked it up a notch in July with even more Elite Honors qualifications than June, and a handful of June’s qualifiers re-qualified! The Elite Honors program is streamlining the way organizations do business with Synergy WordWide while maximizing each Team Member’s earning potential. Team Members following the program are seeing the extra rewards that are made possible through the Go Elite promotion as they continue doing what they’ve been doing all along—building their Synergy businesses.
Congratulations to the July 2015 qualifiers:
First-time qualifiers
Qualify for Elite Honors once and receive an Elite Honors pin, recognition letter, and online recognition.
Brian Holt, Team Elite
Nathan Fowers, Team Manager
Dr. David Burnett, Team Manager
Dawna Bruce, Team Manager
Raymond Crane, Team Leader
Michael Burnett, Team Leader
KC Michigan Group, Team Leader
Brad Burnett, Team Leader
David Munoz, Team Leader
Jared Chadburn, Team Leader
Dan Schellkopf, Gold
Matt Lewis, Gold
Judy Feldhausen, Silver
Dr. Jack Kucheran, Bronze
Donald Clarke, Bronze
Melissa Holt, Bronze
Belva Snow, Bronze
Reynold Diaz, Silver
Steven Russon, Star
Sandra Rangel, Star
Joselyn Hall, Star
Karla Eaton
Second-time qualifiers
Corrine Brandi, Pearl Executive
Dr. Charina Holmes, Team Leader
Dianne Sandberg, Team Leader
Dan Hammer, Team Leader
Pauline Kehoe, Bronze
Tammy Hester, Bronze
David Q. Yost, Star
Third-time qualifiers
Qualify for Elite Honors three times and receive an Elite Honors Club Card, which can be used for a number of event perks, including VIP registration, special product promotions, and more!
Mark Comer, Double Presidential Executive
Dane Iorg, Presidential Executive
Rudy Pedroza, Presidential Executive
David Johnson, Emerald Executive
Steve Seely, Pearl Executive
Lee Edwards, Team Director
To learn more about Elite Honors and the Go Elite Promotion, click here.
Congratulations to everyone who has achieved Elite Honors so far and a special congratulations to those who have achieved Elite Honors multiple times. We are impressed by your work ethic and belief, and we thank you for the examples you are to all those working toward building their Synergy businesses.
August is already off to a great start. Let’s keep the momentum going! Train your team on the importance of becoming Elite Honors qualified through the Synergy Opportunity Webinar as you achieve this highly sought after title yourself. Can’t wait to see the success that this month brings. Good luck!
Congratulations to the following Team Members throughout the United States and Canada. We look forward to your continued triumphs this year!
Rank Advancements
Silver
Scott Rosang
Bronze
Scott Rosang
Jerry Skuta
Tammy Hester
Betsy Munoz
Dr. Jack Kucheran
Star
Sandra Rangel
Christi Be Schwartz
Lorraine Taylor Bogle
Leo Rycaw
Joselyn Hall
Continental Advertising Inc.
Amos S. Stoltzfus
Barbara B. Esh
See the complete July 2015 Rank Advancement List>>>
Top Recruiters
Top North American Team Members (in order) that personally sponsored the most new Team Members
KC Michigan Group, Inc.
David Yost
Dr. Charina Holmes DC, Inc.
Mary Kay Miller
Leo Rycaw
Cape Synergy
Dr. Jack Kucheran
Tee & See Marketing
Belva Snow
Pauline Kehoe
Ron Nelson
H. Brent Coles
Judy Feldhausen
Natural Cardio Solutions, Inc.
Impact Health Consulting
Brian Holt
Dianne Sandberg
GB, LLC
Lorraine Taylor Bogle
Donald Clark
Dr. Sarah Littlefield
Top Team Builders
Team Members (in order) with the most personally sponsored rank advancements
RBS Marketing, Inc.
KC Michigan Group, Inc.
Clif & Janice Rosang
Reynold Diaz
Natural Cardio Solutions, Inc.
Storm Intl.
Team Global, LLC
Judy Feldhausen
GB, LLC
Tee & See Marketing, Inc.
Elite Honors Spotlight: Tammy Hester
The second month to qualify for Elite Honors has come to an impressive close and dozens of names have been added to the Elite Honors Club qualifiers list! A handful of Team Members qualified for the second month in a row. In addition, a number of qualifiers are going even further by maintaining and surpassing their highest pin titles to earn the Go Elite Promotion.
Tammy Hester, a Star from Florida, joined Synergy WorldWide in 2013 after losing her husband of 8 years—they had been together for a total of 30 years and his absence took a toll on her both emotionally and physically. Though she ordered the product regularly, she couldn’t commit to the business right away as she mended from her terrible loss. One and a half years after she signed up as a Synergy distributor, Tammy decided she needed to establish structure in her life and find something she could be passionate about, which is why she decided to do something with her Synergy business. She noticed her confidence increasing as she began striking up conversations about ProArgi-9+ in grocery stores, and sharing her passion for Synergy in airports. Tammy is one in a group of hardworking Team Members who qualified for Elite Honors Club and the Go Elite Promotion two months in a row.
“I’m proving that you don’t have to go into this business knowing anyone. You simply need to know how to strike up a conversation. Find an icebreaker. Always talk about the 120-day money-back guarantee. The product will sell itself. Elite Honors teaches that customer volume is an important part of the business and I believe profiling your contacts as distributors or customers is important. It’s OK to sign up a lot of people as customers, because those people usually build a belief in the product and become the devoted distributors.
To those wanting to become Elite Honors qualified, keep on keeping on. Just have patience and it will all eventually come full circle. Don’t get discouraged if a month goes by and you haven’t signed up a new distributor. Focus on keeping your customers. Also, you should always stay plugged in. Stay connected to the company because the more you listen to Synergy leaders, the more confidence you will have to go toe-to-toe with people you don’t know. Many people will say they aren’t good enough to accomplish a certain goal. If you are one of these people, you have to question why you believe it and then defeat that thought. Everyone is capable of achieving their dreams. I like what Henry Ford once said: ‘Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right!’ So believe in yourself! That’s the first step to becoming successful. Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t get 500 CV in customer volume every month, because the important thing is that you are changing lives, and that’s huge!”
CLICK HERE to learn more about Elite Honors and the Go Elite Promotion.
Synergy is dedicated to your Elite Health. We develop and manufacture the highest quality supplements with the goal of empowering men and women who wish to enjoy a healthy, productive life. Please join us on Wednesday, August 12th to learn more about our Elite Health products and the importance of taking care of you.
AUGUST ELITE HEALTH FOCUS: FITNESS
To Join, Dial: 1-800-832-4695
Pin: 8908#
Time: 7 PM Mountain time
SPECIAL GUESTS: DREW MANNING
Famous for his “Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit” journey, Drew Manning has shared his example of fitness with millions. As a personal trainer with a passion for helping people, he knows not only how to increase his own fitness but the fitness of others as well. Drew is an advocate of healthy supplementation, and chose to partner with Synergy after touring our manufacturing facility and quality assurance laboratories. For more information about Drew Manning and Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit, click here.
Invite your friends, family and anyone interested in learning more about achieving Elite Health with Synergy WorldWide to join this month’s call. Remember, August 12th, 7 PM Mountain Time!
Pathway of a Clinical Trial At this very moment, scientists are suited up in lab coats and goggles, working hard to improve Synergy WorldWide’s product offering and product efficacy in The Hughes Center for Research and Innovation.
Efficacy is a word that is often used when discussing product formulations, and its meaning describes exactly what Synergy WorldWide’s focus is: creating products that are scientifically proven to work. An efficacious product is one that does precisely what it was intended to do, and Synergy products are intended to help you live life fully with a complete and trusted health system.
“It is one thing to say that a product works, but it’s another to say there is proof that a product works,” said Dr. Joseph Lamb, The Hughes Center’s medical director. “Because of this lab, you will be able to sit down with a business partner and tell them about our unique ingredient combinations, about how these products weren’t just created by three guys in a meeting room with a few medical books and limited funds. Our goal is to deliver valuable products and product information to as many groups as possible.”
Without testing products on human subjects, it’s impossible to know how effective the products are, which is why the Hughes Center’s clinical labs are imperative to the future development of Synergy WorldWide and its product line. The process leading up to performing a clinical trial is extensive and requires months of preparation. Take a walk through the clinical process that scientists execute as they work to prove that Synergy products are among the best in the nutritional supplement industry.
The Idea
All clinical trials begin with a lightbulb moment. When the clinical teams develop a substantial idea based on the most important nutritional and health needs of the modern world, they begin combining safe ingredients and performing self-studies. When the research team discovers a formulation that they feel confident about presenting, they meet with the independent review board composed of company executives and personnel from various company departments about whether this product makes sense from a business perspective.
The Protocol
Every clinical trial needs a clear set of directions. Questions including “Who do we recruit and test? How many subjects do we need? How old are the subjects? Are they generally healthy enough to participate? How do we instruct subjects to take the product? What information do we want to collect?” The protocol goes through several drafts and is questioned in detail by several company departments. Dozens of additional questions—“Is the study unique? Is it ethical? Is this the best subject demographic?”—are asked as these departments consider how influential the trial will be to Team Members who are looking to market the product with clinical proof. After these questions are finalized and organized into a protocol, the protocol is sent to an outside review board (IRB) for input and approval.
The Subjects
Based on the protocol’s final instructions, the clinical team begins searching for the correct group of subjects. Often, subjects are recruited within the walls of the Synergy WorldWide and Nature’s Sunshine office buildings. When a more specific group of subjects is required, the clinical team will seek the help of the marketing team to publicize the study and recruit the target demographic. When the group is selected, each participant comes into the lab for an initial meeting where the trial objective and product usage is explained and screening lab work is conducted to ensure the subject is healthy enough to participate. The subject may come back multiple times throughout the trial period to report results or once at the end of the trial period, depending on the study.
The Data
Thousands of data points are compiled over the period of a clinical trial including physical samples. A study of 20 subjects can produce more than 560 individual samples. These samples are then kept in two freezers that are large enough to store more than 45,000 samples per freezer. The samples are kept at -80° Celsius to maintain each sample’s integrity. The clinical team will use additional testing groups within Synergy and NSP’s scientific teams to evaluate the collected specimens using a number of tests. For example, a bioavailability study shows the degree and rate at which a potential product ingredient is absorbed into the human body. Measuring nitric oxide levels in the blood indicates whether or not a subject is getting proper nutrition. An Endopat is a non-invasive test to assess cardiovascular health and risk factors. These are examples of literally hundreds of test that may be performed to assess the safety and efficacy of a given product.
The Conclusion
When every specimen is analyzed, study results are compiled and evaluated for statistical significance. The clinical team must measure the new product’s impact and determine whether or not it is ready for the market. Every detail carried out in a clinical trial is in anticipation of these results.
The findings that emerge from The Hughes Center’s clinical labs have the potential to cause rapid growth in Synergy’s markets, and thanks to the knowledge of brilliant scientists, the information they can uncover is limitless. Only through the innovative research conducted at the Hughes Center can the true potential resting in Synergy’s proprietary formulations be unlocked.
Click here to tour the Hughes Center for Research and Innovation Click here for more articles from this summer’s eMagazine
Elite Honors Spotlight: Pauline Kehoe
Since the launch of the Elite Honors Club and the Go Elite Promotion, North America Team Members have adopted Elite Honors principles, applied them to their own businesses, and taught others to abide by the same business building structure for increased success.
Pauline Kehoe, a Bronze from Iowa, is a Five-Element Acupuncturist—a healer that seeks out the most exceptional health products to help her patients. In her short time with the company, Pauline said Synergy has changed her life and she will be a long-term ProArgi-9+ advocate. Her advocacy so far has led her to sign up many customers and distributors since joining Synergy in April 2015, and her work ethic landed her in the Elite Honors Club. In addition, she maintained her Bronze title, earning her $150 through the Go Elite promotion.
“Elite Honors has pushed me to give an extra effort to make a few more calls or send a few more emails each month. Just last night, it prompted me to reach out, and it resulted in a new Team Member! The distinction Elite Honors provides to focus on both customers and Team Members is key, because supporting people’s needs builds relationships and teams. A preferred customer experiencing amazing results is someone who can become an incredible referral source or an enthusiastic Team Member.
There is nothing better than sharing a product that literally changed my life, my husband’s life and the lives of many friends and colleagues. The results are staggering. When I hear about them it warms my heart and gives me chills. I have a great respect for Synergy and how supportive they are of their independent distributors. Never before have I been a part of a DSA company that has created a business structure that truly fosters growth and opportunity the way that Synergy Worldwide has.”
Click here to learn more about Elite Honors and the Go Elite promotion.
Amazing men and women participated in the SLMsmart 90-day Challenge beginning February 2015. Participants all over the United States dedicated themselves to take big strides toward healthy living. Synergy WorldWide was honored to provide each participant with the necessary tools for healthy, maintainable weight management. The Challenge results were life-altering, and the challenge participants’ success with SLMsmart will motivate many around the world to tackle their weight management goals.
1st Place Winner:
EVA MILLER of Delta, Colorado, was the SLMsmart 90-day Challenge grand prize winner! This mother of eight lost more than 58 pounds and 22% of her body weight.* Eva completed the Challenge alongside her husband Pete, and as a couple they lost a combined 90 pounds and 78 inches.
“When I heard about Synergy’s 90-day Challenge, a desire to take control of my life was ignited. I set out on a journey determined to reach my goal of actually becoming fit—to build muscle and see a transformation instead of just being less fat. It wasn’t always easy, but I strictly followed every workout provided by the 90-day Challenge and incorporated Synergy’s life-changing products every day. The SLMsmart Shake, ProArgi-9+, e9 and Body Cleanse became staples during these three months. Aside from the number on the scale, I saw a transformation in my physique. I finally saw muscle I never thought I had! And most importantly, I feel good in my skin. I have my confidence and energy back, and I feel like a new person inside and out. My life has turned 180 degrees and I couldn’t be more grateful to Synergy for providing the medium to get me to where I am today. This is the first step in not only changing my life, but hopefully helping many others do the same.”
Since the launch of the Elite Honors Club and the Go Elite Promotion, North America Team Members have adopted Elite Honors principles, applied them to their own businesses, and taught others to abide by the same business building structure.
Michelle Duncan, a Silver from Indiana, was one of the Team Members who attended Business Builder Conference and left with a determination to jumpstart her business by following the Elite Honors structure. She went home and pushed through a few pending customers and distributors, and she made it! She worked incredibly hard during the weeks following BBC to achieve the Elite Honors title and and we are so appreciative of her efforts.
“When I came back from BBC I was able to use Elite Honors as a way of swaying my potential distributors’ and customers’ decisions to join. It also helped them decide whether being a customer or distributor would be best for them. I love that the Elite Honors and Elite Health concepts can be simply and clearly presented and that they work together.
I love that Elite Health makes recruiting customers and distributors more straight forward. When I first ordered Synergy product I didn’t know what to order. Now, I can ask what a potential customer’s health interests are, which, ultimately, will help recruit customers and help me become Elite Honors qualified. The way that Synergy is structured, and the way Elite Honors is structured, shows me that they know if they focus on helping business builders, that help will bounce back to them in the future.” Click here to learn more about Elite Honors and the Go Elite promotion.
Synergy WorldWide’s parent company, Nature’s Sunshine Products (NSP), was recognized by the Direct Selling Association (DSA) as one of the 20 largest direct selling companies in the United States based on 2014 U.S. net sales.
DSA President, Joseph N. Mariano, presented Nature’s Sunshine Chairman and CEO, Gregory L. Probert, with the award at the DSA’s annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
“This award is a testament to the great work of our tremendous Synergy Team Members and NSP distributors, and the support that our corporate team provides them,” Probert said. “We have a 43-year history as an innovator and industry leader in the health and wellness sector, and we’re excited to add to that legacy by growing both Nature’s Sunshine and Synergy to new and even greater heights.”
According to the DSA’s 2015 Growth & Outlook Report, the wellness category represents the largest major product group within the direct selling channel, growing from 21.4% in 2007 to 30.1% in 2014.
“It’s no surprise that wellness products continue to lead the direct selling channel,” Probert added. “And with our focus on innovative, science-based, premium quality products, Synergy WorldWide is well- positioned to take advantage of these trends as more people understand and pursue the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.”
“I want to congratulate Nature’s Sunshine and Synergy WorldWide not only for their longevity and track record of success, but also for their devotion to their distributors, customers and the DSA,” Mariano said. “By working together with industry-leading companies like these, we continue to ensure that ethical business practices and customer satisfaction are priorities in the marketplace.”
Every summer, Synergy leaders look forward to an inspiring weekend in picturesque Park City for Leadership Academy. The presentations, activities, food, and company, will renew your love for Synergy WorldWide, and instill the passion necessary to carry out a strong year. Every Synergy WorldWide event is designed to build leaders and fortify belief.Make attending Synergy’s qualification events a high priority and you will be amazed by what follows.
This year’s Leadership Academy qualifiers share what qualifying for Leadership Academy did for them and their business:
Eddie Pula, Hawaii
“The event was incredible because we had the opportunity to have our New Zealand leaders there to experience Synergy first hand. In the past couple of years our New Zealand team only had the Synergy experience through me and Pearl Executive Marty Holker. The trainings were amazing! There were many ‘Aha!’ moments and I can take those lessons to my team. This was my second time attending Leadership Academy and I still felt that I came away having learned a lot. It may have been information I’ve heard before, but like the old saying goes, ‘When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.’”
Chuck Pinnell, British Columbia, Canada
“My wife and I really enjoyed it and found it valuable on a couple fronts. Synergy Founder Dan Higginson’s presentation was motivating, inspiring, and comforting, because I understood how much thought he put into the company when he created it. I am confident now that I have long-term stability with Synergy. There was a relaxed nature to the event. There wasn’t a lot of hype or false motivation. I appreciated the down-to-earth, real nature of it. The people with Synergy are real and easy to talk to, and everyone is very helpful.”
Brent Burnett, Utah
“I went with a few members from my team and Leadership Academy really created a fire within them. They really understand their ‘Why?’ After the event, we’ve already seen a lot of excitement with new leads. It was nice to have both young and old people from my team there because they gave me a fresh perspective on marketing Synergy products. Talking with this diverse group was really eye-opening for me. Leadership Academy is an event I want all of my people to qualify for so they can understand how they need to act as a leader and what they can do as a leader. It plants a seed within them that will get them to the next level. It’s a great opportunity to meet the corporate staff in person and to learn that you can’t help yourself if you aren’t helping other people.”
Margie Dean, Utah
“I received top-notch training in a beautiful environment. I loved Stew’s Go-Giver presentation and it was a great reminder that we will find our greatest success when we serve others. I loved learning more about the Elite Honors program and the path it gives us to follow so that we’ll have financial success. I loved seeing the Hughes Research Center where we are continuously researching to improve our products. I enjoyed meeting other Team Members and learning how they run their businesses. There was learning every day, but there was also time to relax. It was very well planned.”
Team Members kicked it up a notch in July with even more Elite Honors qualifications than June, and a handful of June’s qualifiers re-qualified! The Elite Honors program is streamlining the way organizations do business with Synergy WordWide while maximizing each Team Member’s earning potential. Team Members following the program are seeing the extra rewards that are made possible through the Go Elite promotion as they continue doing what they’ve been doing all along—building their Synergy businesses.
