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june 2008<br />
news / recognition / events / updates<br />
inside this issue<br />
<strong>Founders</strong> <strong>Message</strong> .............1<br />
Fred Ninow<br />
Recruiting & Training .........3<br />
Raja Sethi<br />
Make the Intro Pack<br />
work for you<br />
Jim Fitzpatrick on<br />
"The Quick Fix"<br />
"2-a-day/10-in-play"<br />
Product Information ..........8<br />
<strong>Max</strong>WLX: The Tummy Tamer<br />
Product Testimonials .........9<br />
Events & Promotions .......11<br />
2nd Annual Convention<br />
"Imagine 2008"<br />
Go for the Gold!<br />
Associate Recognition ......13<br />
Top Revenue Recruiters<br />
Top Associate Recruiters<br />
Top Preferred Customer<br />
Recruiters<br />
Rank Advancements ........18<br />
Corporate <strong>Message</strong> ..........26<br />
Karl Augat, COO<br />
MaX InTernaTIonaL<br />
assoCIaTe neWsLeTTer<br />
<strong>Founders</strong> <strong>Message</strong><br />
Fred ninow: Thank you <strong>Max</strong> Associates!<br />
I want to thank all the <strong>Max</strong> Associates who<br />
participated in the <strong>Founders</strong> Cruise. What an<br />
incredible experience to get to personally meet<br />
and spend time with so many of <strong>Max</strong>’s fabulous<br />
Associates and Leaders. It was wonderful<br />
to meet your families as well. You were all<br />
exceptionally nice to my family and I appreciate<br />
it so much. The <strong>Founders</strong> Cruise gave me a<br />
greater appreciation of the terrific people that<br />
have joined the <strong>Max</strong> family. As someone fairly<br />
new to the world of network marketing, I can<br />
really see how awesome this industry is by the<br />
caliber and talents of <strong>Max</strong> Associates.<br />
I would encourage all of you to take advantage of<br />
every meeting or event where you can be around<br />
other Associates and <strong>Max</strong> Leaders who are filled with excitement and energy. There<br />
are real benefits to be gained when people come together in a common cause. The<br />
synergy generated by <strong>Max</strong> Associates can help lift you to new levels of achievement!<br />
It was also a privilege to attend the Canadian Pre-Launch Convention to meet with our<br />
dynamic Canadian Associates.<br />
There was such excitement<br />
as we introduced our new<br />
diet product, <strong>Max</strong>WLX to<br />
a cheering crowd. Just like<br />
<strong>Max</strong>GXL, our new product<br />
has cutting-edge science<br />
behind it. The results of the<br />
clinical study conducted at<br />
the University of Connecticut<br />
were so astounding that a<br />
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powerful patent was granted for this product. We look forward to sharing our new <strong>Max</strong> weight-loss<br />
product with the world.<br />
I would like to conclude by sharing my belief<br />
that you don’t have to be a sales person to<br />
succeed as a <strong>Max</strong> Associate. You just need to<br />
be willing to share the product. Do that and<br />
you will achieve your dreams.<br />
Thank you for being part of this great company.<br />
Your great efforts are deeply appreciated and<br />
we will support you in any way we can!<br />
Fred Ninow
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raja sethi: devotion to relationships<br />
leads to long-term success<br />
The first thing that impressed Diamond Associate,<br />
Raja Sethi about <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> was that it was,<br />
in his words, “a real company.” He has met with<br />
many CEOs and company leaders over the years but<br />
he knew that there was something different at <strong>Max</strong><br />
before the company even launched. He was struck<br />
by the sincerity of the founders and executives when<br />
he first met with them in January of 2007. He was<br />
immediately impressed with how down-to-earth<br />
they were and that they didn’t need to inflate the<br />
image of the company or the product.<br />
Raja said they didn’t shove forms at him and<br />
pressure him into signing up for anything. It wasn’t<br />
like other start-up companies he’d experienced<br />
that had weak financial backing and less-thancutting-edge<br />
products. He received samples of<br />
<strong>Max</strong>GXL which he started taking himself. He also<br />
gave some to a friend of his, John Dickey, who had<br />
health issues significant enough that he was forced<br />
to spend much of his time in bed.<br />
After just six days on <strong>Max</strong>GXL, John’s health had<br />
improved dramatically. He and his wife, Sherrie,<br />
were ready to go to work. They wanted to sign<br />
up immediately, but Raja was still looking into the<br />
company, which hadn’t even launched yet. The fact<br />
that Raja already had people lining up, combined<br />
with his own experience with the product and the<br />
company leaders, confirmed that this was a company<br />
unlike anything he had experienced before.<br />
Network marketing is all about the people, Raja<br />
said. The sincerity that so impressed Raja about <strong>Max</strong><br />
<strong>International</strong> has been essential to his own success over<br />
the years, a big part of which has come from building<br />
trust through genuine interaction with people.<br />
Raja said he doesn’t have to spend a lot of time<br />
looking for new recruits because he has an<br />
enormous pool of friends to draw from; people who<br />
want to follow him into whatever he is currently<br />
involved with. He said he sends out some 500 handwritten<br />
Christmas cards every year. If a person isn’t<br />
interested in his latest venture he remains committed<br />
to that person as a friend. The business, whatever<br />
it is, should always be secondary to people, he said.<br />
raja's advice to people just starting out<br />
in the company is to first start taking<br />
<strong>Max</strong>gXL, so you can have firsthand<br />
knowledge of its effectiveness.<br />
Relationships should always come first. As a result<br />
he often has people coming to him and wanting to<br />
join him in his latest venture.<br />
“They call me and ask me what I’m doing now,” Raja<br />
said. “They know I’m consistent and know they can<br />
trust me.”<br />
Many of his recruits at <strong>Max</strong>, in fact, were people<br />
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calling him instead of the other way around. This<br />
fact, combined with a powerful product, and an<br />
equally impressive company, sets the stage for<br />
limitless potential.<br />
Before getting into network marketing Raja worked<br />
as an attorney for many years. He was once called<br />
to jury duty and the Chief Justice, who was familiar<br />
with Raja’s background, commented that Raja had<br />
more education than him.<br />
In fact Raja has so much educational background<br />
and professional experience he could get a job in<br />
any number of fields, but he finds that network<br />
marketing has more appeal than most anything<br />
out there. He can work from home on the phone,<br />
making millions of dollars and have more time to<br />
spend with his family.<br />
Raja’s advice to people just starting out in the<br />
company is to first start taking <strong>Max</strong>GXL, so you<br />
can have firsthand knowledge of its effectiveness.<br />
Personal testimonials are often the most powerful<br />
selling tool. Then give the product to others and get<br />
feedback. Most of the people that try it will see results<br />
in the first week or so. For those experiencing more<br />
significant health issues, increasing the dose to three<br />
packs a day may be a good idea. Almost without<br />
fail, regardless of health challenges, people will see<br />
results, Raja said. Most of those people will want to<br />
get involved with the company on some level.
ecruiting / training<br />
Make the Intro Pack work for you<br />
The recently revised Intro Pack contains a one-week<br />
supply of <strong>Max</strong>GXL. Instead of a one-week Quality<br />
of Life Improvement Chart, however, there is now a<br />
four-week chart.<br />
The chart tracks seven issues over four weeks:<br />
1. Lack of energy 5. Sleep quality<br />
2. Muscle discomfort 6. Mental focus<br />
3. Workout recovery 7. Joint comfort<br />
4. Emotional stress<br />
As you can read elsewhere in<br />
June’s newsletter, Diamond<br />
Associate Jim Fitzpatrick notes<br />
that for some, the effects of<br />
taking <strong>Max</strong>GXL are subtle. And<br />
it may take longer than a oneweek<br />
period for results to be<br />
evident.<br />
The Intro Pack chart gives this<br />
suggestion: “Use the chart<br />
below to track and compare<br />
the BEFORE and AFTER effects<br />
Swallowing <strong>Max</strong>GXL or <strong>Max</strong> WLX capsules is easy<br />
as pie for many people. Others find it a bit more<br />
challenging.<br />
Russ Garn, Creative Director for <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong>,<br />
is a distance runner. We’ll just say he takes more<br />
than two packets of<br />
<strong>Max</strong>GXL each day<br />
to counter the free<br />
radicals generated<br />
by his intense<br />
workouts.<br />
As he meets with<br />
<strong>Max</strong> Associates, he<br />
of <strong>Max</strong>GXL. Contact the person who gave you this<br />
pack and purchase a month’s supply to track the<br />
maximum benefits you can experience with increased<br />
glutathione levels.”<br />
This presents a great opportunity for the<br />
conscientious Associate. After one week, you can<br />
follow-up with your customer and ask them if they’ve<br />
been tracking their improvements on the Quality<br />
of Life Improvement Chart. You can then ask if<br />
they’d like to purchase a one-month’s supply<br />
to continue tracking changes over a month<br />
instead of one week.<br />
People may prefer to use another chart<br />
instead of the one included on the Intro<br />
Pack. This chart has been made available<br />
as a downloadable PDF on the <strong>Max</strong> website:<br />
www.maxgxl.com under “Downloads.” You<br />
could download the PDF and make copies to<br />
give out with the Intro Pack.<br />
Then be sure to follow-up after one week.<br />
Best wishes for many happy customers!<br />
down the hatch<br />
has heard of “sticky throat” issues in getting those<br />
capsules down the hatch. Russ suggests this simple<br />
‘capsule swallowing protocol.’<br />
1. Put the capsules in your mouth.<br />
2. Take a drink of water or juice, swish the liquid<br />
around in your mouth and get the capsules wet.<br />
3. Now that the capsules are moistened, swallow<br />
and follow with more water or juice, at least a<br />
glass full. Drink plenty of fluids whenever taking<br />
any supplements.<br />
<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> Gold Associate Charles MaBray,<br />
M.D., adds these comments about people<br />
If you have ideas or suggestions of how we can offer better support to help you reach even higher<br />
levels of success, we would love to have your feedback. Please contact our Sales Director, Bob Kaelin<br />
either by letter to our corporate office or by email: bob@maxgxl.com. We look forward to hearing from<br />
you and implementing your ideas!<br />
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experiencing mild to severe heartburn after taking <strong>Max</strong>GXL:<br />
“My own experience and that of my friends and patients is that this is esophageal and not gastric. I think<br />
the gelatin capsules get sticky if not really wet. This stickiness tends to allow the capsule to dissolve in the<br />
esophagus. We seem to have 100 percent resolution by ensuring that the caps are well wet in the mouth<br />
and/or taken with food and plenty of water to wash it down.<br />
“A couple of folks have taken the caps apart and put the powder in food such as apple sauce as another way<br />
to address this. I do caution all my new starts to take <strong>Max</strong>GXL with plenty of water and/or food.”<br />
<strong>Max</strong> believes that following these directions will help Associates and Preferred Customers get full value from<br />
their <strong>Max</strong> products with the capsules sliding down the throat easily.<br />
Jim Fitzpatrick on "The Quick Fix"<br />
Were you rather disappointed that rockets didn’t go off when you first took<br />
<strong>Max</strong>GXL?<br />
New folks, especially the ones that have had quick and spectacular results, tell<br />
everyone how fast things happened for them. After awhile, if this message is<br />
repeated enough—everyone starts to believe and expect that this is the norm!<br />
Our Western culture exists in a world whereby we expect a quick fix for<br />
almost everything.<br />
I coach my people by getting them off the “quick fix” merry-go-round and<br />
start them using some common sense.<br />
If you ask people why they take vitamins, they will give you a funny look and<br />
say, “Well, I hear it’s good for you.” They never really experience any “results” they can recall. Should it be<br />
any different with taking <strong>Max</strong>GXL?<br />
I encourage studying the <strong>Max</strong> website, <strong>Max</strong>’s Your Business At Home<br />
magazine, the <strong>Max</strong> newsletter and researching glutathione. I always<br />
hope the person then arrives at a place where they say, “I need to take<br />
<strong>Max</strong>GXL as a prevention and security against the toxic soup we live<br />
in today.” A friend of mine actually calls <strong>Max</strong>GXL his “Cellular Security<br />
Guard.” I like that!<br />
"If you knew what I<br />
know—you certainly<br />
would take <strong>Max</strong>gXL<br />
for the rest of your life!"<br />
Instead of following society in being so “results driven,” we need to explain why you should take <strong>Max</strong>GXL for<br />
the rest of your life. I like to tell people, “If you knew what I know—you certainly would take it for the rest<br />
of your life!”<br />
When you say that, you capture their attention and they will want to find out what you know. That’s when<br />
you can promote taking <strong>Max</strong>GXL as part of a healthy lifestyle.<br />
Of course, I love the testimonies—or as some say, “the burning bush stories.” Together with a gentle blend<br />
of those stories and real education, we will have the right message to present.
ecruiting / training<br />
The <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> issue of Your Business At Home has been phenomenally successful<br />
for <strong>Max</strong> Associates in recruiting both new Associates and Preferred Customers. The recent<br />
magazine reprint is allowing Associates to continue using this powerful recruitment tool.<br />
An exciting way to put this marvelous marketing tool to use in your <strong>Max</strong> business is<br />
“2-a-day/10-in-play.” And remember, “Follow-up-will-pay!” A tried-and-true principle is to<br />
place two magazines with contacts each day until you have “ten in play.”<br />
When you follow-up on a placement and are told either yes or no, then that magazine is<br />
no longer in play. Now it’s time to give the magazine to another prospect. By observing this<br />
technique of “2-a-day/10-in-play,” you will always have ten magazines out there working<br />
for you!<br />
Follow-up-will-pay!<br />
To order magazines, go to your back office or call <strong>Max</strong> Customer Care today!<br />
801.316.6380<br />
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For many of us, extra weight settles around our<br />
middle area giving us a “beer belly” or unwanted<br />
“love handles.” We may look perfectly normal except<br />
for our tummy, which gives us an “apple” shape.<br />
Not only is this enlarged belly unattractive, it’s<br />
unhealthy as well. The Mayo Clinic reported that<br />
gaining weight in the abdomen increases the risk of:<br />
• Heart disease • Breast cancer<br />
• Diabetes • Metabolic syndrome<br />
• Gallbladder problems • High blood pressure<br />
• Colorectal cancer 1<br />
As if that weren’t enough, a March 2008 study 2<br />
published in the medical journal Neurology, found<br />
that those who were obese and had high amounts<br />
of abdominal fat were 3.6 times as likely to develop<br />
Alzheimers disease. Even those who were at a<br />
normal weight but had high amounts of belly fat<br />
were nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as<br />
those of normal weight but little abdominal fat.<br />
<strong>Max</strong>WLX <br />
to the rescue!<br />
Not only does <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong>’s new weight loss<br />
product help you lose weight, but it has been shown<br />
in a clinical study to zap belly fat!<br />
product information <strong>Max</strong>WLX<br />
<br />
: The Tummy Tamer!<br />
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study 3<br />
conducted at the University of Connecticut, the<br />
natural polysaccharide and fatty acid formula of<br />
<strong>Max</strong>WLX had many significant advantages over the<br />
control group.<br />
Here’s the happy statistic: The <strong>Max</strong>WLX group lost<br />
90 percent more weight than the diet and exercise<br />
alone group. But an even more stunning statistic<br />
was that the <strong>Max</strong>WLX group had a 62 percent<br />
greater loss in waist measurement than the<br />
control group. Talk about a belly buster!<br />
William J. Kraemer, PhD, conducted<br />
the studies on <strong>Max</strong>WLX at the<br />
University of Connecticut. The results<br />
of the study overcame his natural<br />
skepticism for yet another weight loss<br />
product. “We were very excited about<br />
the results on this study. I think the<br />
most profound findings were:<br />
(1) that you saw a significant loss<br />
of body fat, (2) the body weight<br />
went down, and (3) it went<br />
down in the torso area, which is<br />
really a problem in many health related issues and<br />
pathologies.”<br />
Think about how marvelous this really is!<br />
Two groups of dieters, the <strong>Max</strong>WLX and a control<br />
group—both received dietary counseling, both were<br />
in a supervised exercise program. But taking <strong>Max</strong>WLX<br />
resulted in a 62 percent greater reduction in waist<br />
circumference, the problem area for so many of us!<br />
<strong>Max</strong>WLX really works, helping people lose where it<br />
really counts! Are you ready to tame your tummy?<br />
Notes<br />
1. “Belly fat in women: How to keep it off,” http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bell-fat/WO00128.<br />
2. Whitmer RA, et al., “Central obesity and increased risk of dementia more than three decades later,” Neurology. 2008 Mar 26 [Epub ahead of<br />
print].<br />
3. Fragala MS, et al., “Influences of a dietary supplement in combination with an exercise and diet regimen on adipocytokines and adiposity in<br />
women who are overweight,” Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
product testimonials<br />
Pamala Wilson<br />
Redding, CA<br />
Dan Worley<br />
Charlotte, NC<br />
Debby Pruitt<br />
Houston, TX<br />
<strong>Max</strong>WLX <br />
"weight loss accelerator"<br />
This is the easiest, most remarkable program I’ve ever experienced! In less<br />
than eight weeks, I lost 13 pounds of body fat. But the big thing for me is size<br />
and I lost two dress sizes—absolutely remarkable! I think the most important<br />
feeling I’m having right now is, I like myself, I literally like myself. This has been<br />
a blessing!<br />
A few years ago, my dad had a quadruple bypass at the age of 48 when I was<br />
in my late twenties. I was working corporate America and I didn’t have time to<br />
exercise and go to the gym like I wanted to. So I started to put on some weight<br />
and my cholesterol level was 275 to 300. I knew that if I didn’t change some<br />
things, I was going to be in the same situation as my dad.<br />
A couple of months ago, a friend of mine introduced me to <strong>Max</strong>WLX and in<br />
the first month I lost 30 pounds and my waist size went from a 33 to a 29. My<br />
cholesterol level dropped from 275 to below 200. Now, that lets me feel much<br />
better knowing that I may not go down the same path that my dad did. That<br />
makes me feel great!<br />
I’ve struggled with weight loss issues all my life. A friend introduced me to<br />
<strong>Max</strong>GXL. I got on the product and had no idea, but major changes happened to<br />
me physically. I began to do things that I hadn’t been able to do in a long, long<br />
time without discomfort.<br />
The next thing I knew, the new product, <strong>Max</strong>WLX, was introduced to me. The<br />
first month or so that I was on the product, I saw a little bit of change in inches.<br />
The next month, I’m like WOW! Pretty amazing! Clothes that I was wearing were<br />
beginning to get loose. I’m just excited to know that there’s a new me inside<br />
here. So I can look better and feel wonderful. I look forward to a life-changing<br />
experience with the new product, <strong>Max</strong>WLX.<br />
* These results are not typical. Individual results may vary. In order to lose weight, you must eat a sensible diet<br />
and exercise regularly. In a clinical study, average weight loss over an 8-week period was 20.2 pounds.<br />
Has <strong>Max</strong>GXL made a difference in your life? We would love to feature you and your testimonial<br />
in upcoming publications. There are myriad ways <strong>Max</strong>GXL can impact your life. Please send your<br />
testimonial by email to karen@maxgxl.com and if we choose your submission, we will ask you to<br />
sign a release so that we can use your words.<br />
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product testimonials<br />
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Gary Fink, M.D.<br />
Faith, N.C.<br />
William Kraemer, PhD<br />
Director of the University<br />
of Connecticut,<br />
<strong>Max</strong>WLX clinical trials<br />
The beauty of <strong>Max</strong>WLX is it is something we can take to maintain weight<br />
loss and maintain our leptin levels over time that is perfectly safe, not like the<br />
pharmaceutical stimulants that can only be used for a short period of time.<br />
With patients, I’ve been able to place them on the product and have them lose<br />
anywhere from 18 to 20 pounds as a max . . . The average has been around 5 to<br />
10 pounds over a couple months, which is a perfect way to lose weight because<br />
they’re doing it not only by changing their lifestyle but modifying their eating<br />
habits. They’re exercising and they’re doing the other things that they need to<br />
do along with it.<br />
We are a research laboratory . . . an independent source of evaluating information.<br />
We looked at the results after a very intensive clinical study and they really<br />
surprised me. I think the most profound findings were (1) we saw a significant,<br />
rapid, reduction in body fat, (2) the body weight went down, and (3) it went<br />
down in the torso area, which is really a problem in many health-related issues<br />
and pathologies.<br />
And it also looks like it will be able to be used in long-term weight loss programs.<br />
We saw very effective changes over a couple of months, and I think this could<br />
be continued over a longer period of time.
events / promotions<br />
Not if you attend the <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> 2008 Convention, September 25-27! Our theme, “Imagine,” will show<br />
you how flights of impossible imagination are coming true with <strong>Max</strong>. Who could have dreamed that increased<br />
energy and health would soar with <strong>Max</strong>GXL and the opportunity for financial freedom would take flight with<br />
<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong>?<br />
Are you ready to imagine your fabulous future with <strong>Max</strong>? Join us at our second annual convention and<br />
celebrate the exploding growth of <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> that our three <strong>Founders</strong> dared to imagine possible!<br />
Meet those wonderful <strong>Founders</strong>, <strong>Max</strong> Corporate Executives and <strong>Max</strong> Top Leaders. Imagine how much your<br />
business will grow when you walk away with the greatest training imaginable! Attendance is limited and we<br />
sold out in record time last year. You can register now at www.maxgxl.com/imagine!<br />
The first 2000 people who register between May 1st and June 30<br />
will be entered into a drawing for a Cruise for 2 to the Mexican Rivera.<br />
We will be drawing 5 winners. (This does not include airfare only the cruise.)<br />
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go For The goLd!<br />
From May 1, 2008 through august 31, 2008<br />
$250 Monthly Car Bonus for all new associates who achieve gold Leadership rank<br />
(combined income of FastTrack Commissions, Team Commissions, Matching Check<br />
bonuses and Preferred Customer orders which total $3,000 or more per month) in their first<br />
three (3) months starting May 1, 2008. all associates who qualify for the gold Leadership<br />
rank or higher for 3 consecutive months during May, June, July and august will be eligible<br />
for the following recognition and events:<br />
• Attend a special one (1) day Gold Leadership Training prior to the September 25th through 27th convention<br />
in Salt Lake City, Utah. Qualified Gold Associates’ transportation, hotel and meals will be included. Platinum<br />
and Diamonds will also be invited to this event<br />
• Recognized Gold rank achievement featuring picture in the monthly <strong>Max</strong>Today online e-newsletter<br />
• Participate in monthly Gold Recognition Conference Call hosted by Bob Kaelin with <strong>Founders</strong> personally<br />
congratulating the new qualified Gold Associates<br />
• Invitation to special Gold Reception at the Annual Convention for Gold Rank and above with <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />
<strong>Founders</strong> and Corporate <strong>Office</strong>rs<br />
• Special reserved seating at Formal Gala Dinner<br />
• Gold pin and certificate awarded monthly<br />
• Special monthly Gold Leadership Training Conference call sponsored by the <strong>Max</strong> Corporate <strong>Office</strong>rs for only<br />
Gold Rank and above<br />
• Special Gold Stage Presentation at Annual Convention<br />
The <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> owners and management are proud to welcome our incredible leaders who<br />
will join in helping <strong>Max</strong> associates become part of this exclusive group of gold Leaders.<br />
We look forward to your participation in this special program,<br />
<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> Corporate officers
Top revenue recruiters<br />
randy Bartlome said that his success at <strong>Max</strong> has been all about passion,<br />
positive attitude and keeping it simple. Finding a product and company you<br />
believe in and can be passionate about is key. Randy had plenty going against<br />
him when he started at <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> but passion is the one thing he’s always<br />
had on his side, and it’s enough to build a thriving business on. “You can flap<br />
your gums all day speaking from your head and get nowhere with people. But the<br />
second you speak from your heart it shows through,” Randy said.<br />
Before coming to <strong>Max</strong>, Randy was at a point in his career where change was<br />
essential. He was three payments behind on his mortgage and not sure where<br />
the next one would come from. One day he spent some extra time on his knees<br />
praying. The next day his friend Ricky Brandino gave him a call and told him<br />
about <strong>Max</strong>. The rest is history.<br />
Randy met with the founders and executives. He said when Steve Scott first walked in the room he could feel<br />
his energy and passion and knew in short order that his 20 years of chasing rainbows in network marketing<br />
was over. The other founders and executives were equally impressive. He said his upline is the best he’s had,<br />
or heard of, in his two decades in the industry. “I wouldn’t trade a single one of them. My team has every<br />
piece of the puzzle. The only thing missing is you (the new recruit)!”<br />
Randy said <strong>Max</strong> has the best compensation plan he’s seen. It’s designed to reward the new recruit and<br />
hard work. “If you don’t work with your people you don’t get rewarded. Teamwork is vital.” Using the tools<br />
available, keeping it simple and staying positive are the ways to success. If you use the tools the way they’re<br />
meant to be used, they will do a lot of the work for you. “If the masses can’t duplicate what you’re doing,<br />
you’re making it too complicated,” he said. “You can’t drive a nail with a saw.” When combined with a positive<br />
attitude you can’t go wrong. “If you believe you can, you will. If you’re convinced you can’t, you’re right.<br />
Positive thoughts produce positive action.”<br />
Virginia Cartagenas is from the Philippines and used to be apprehensive<br />
about talking to people in the U.S. about network marketing, but having<br />
a product she firmly believes in is good medicine for overcoming shyness.<br />
She believes so strongly in the company and <strong>Max</strong>GXL that she feels it is her<br />
responsibility to share it with people. She said the $49 fee to get started in the<br />
company is nothing when you consider the returns. She is often approached<br />
by people she has recruited and they thank her for introducing them to <strong>Max</strong><br />
<strong>International</strong> and <strong>Max</strong>GXL.<br />
She said she will do anything it takes to get people to take the product and<br />
stay on it. Occasionally she will meet someone who doesn’t experience immediate results. She will encourage<br />
them to stay on it for at least three months. She said a lot of people do experience a change immediately,<br />
while for others it may take time. She has had good success with this method.<br />
associate recognition<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> honors the<br />
<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> Associate Rising Stars!<br />
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She looks forward to a time when the Filipino government will open the way for <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> to be<br />
widely distributed in the Philippines. She wants her children, who still live over there, to get involved in the<br />
company and see it change their lives for the better.<br />
Bo short and Ty Tribble of <strong>Max</strong> Impact have been consistent<br />
top recruiters over the last four months. They had this to<br />
say about their success: “We believe that ‘consistent success’<br />
is possible for anyone engaged in <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> that is<br />
willing to become ‘professional’ in this industry. Knowing that<br />
<strong>Max</strong> represents something very rare in network marketing has<br />
allowed us the opportunity to utilize our core competencies<br />
to attract other network marketing professionals to the team.<br />
In addition, the uniqueness of <strong>Max</strong> in this industry offers the<br />
first-time network marketing enrollee an opportunity to rampup<br />
quickly. Recruiting, like any other skill set, becomes easier the more you do it, not more challenging.”<br />
When telling people about <strong>Max</strong>GXL ola Breau said he doesn’t have to go beyond his own personal<br />
experience. Ola said <strong>Max</strong>GXL gave him his life back. He has no problem sharing his story with friends and<br />
family because he knows it can help them as it did him.<br />
“When you tell your story in a way that people understand how it has changed your life and how it can help<br />
them, it’s hard for them to say no,” Ola said.<br />
<strong>Max</strong> does the job for you, he said. He has signed almost all of his recruits as Associates. He said even the<br />
ones who aren’t initially interested in the business eventually come on as Associates after they see what the<br />
product can do and realize it is a breakthrough product.<br />
Though only 47 years old Ola was to the point where he was going to be forced into early retirement. He<br />
worked for years as a trucker and suffered from extreme sleep deprivation during that time. He also drank<br />
and smoked for many years. He gave up drinking years ago and is now ready to stop smoking because of<br />
<strong>Max</strong>GXL. He said without <strong>Max</strong>GXL he would never be able to quit.<br />
Before <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong>, Ola was working a job as an equipment operator cutting steel. It was very physically<br />
draining. It was taking such a toll he was afraid he would have to defer to his wife to support the family. In<br />
the evenings he is a singer. But even that was becoming difficult. He said he would sweat profusely and get<br />
so short of breath he thought he would have to retire from singing as well. After <strong>Max</strong>GXL, he says he can<br />
sing all night without taking a break and his success at <strong>Max</strong> is a great source of income for his family. He’s<br />
completely sold on <strong>Max</strong>GXL.<br />
<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> Associate Rising Stars!
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dr. Michael o’daniel is a practicing holistic chiropractor. He has also worked<br />
in network marketing for a number of years. His involvement in network<br />
marketing has been largely about finding nutritional products that he can use<br />
to help his patients and promote better health.<br />
Dr. O’Daniel has been living a holistic lifestyle during his entire professional<br />
career so he can experience firsthand any products he recommends to his<br />
patients. He has tried and tested hundreds of products in that time. When a<br />
friend and colleague approached him about a product that increased intracellular<br />
glutathione his interest was piqued. He knew about glutathione but nothing<br />
prepared him for how truly groundbreaking the product would be.<br />
He knew <strong>Max</strong>GXL was something special right after he started using it. He noticed an immediate difference<br />
in his recovery time after workouts, and the general stiffness and discomfort from former injuries quickly<br />
became a thing of the past. Dr. O’Daniel said that his 30 years of testing such products gave him a lot of<br />
confidence to recommend <strong>Max</strong>GXL to patients and other Associates. It was a product unlike any he had<br />
encountered.<br />
Dr. O’Daniel said it is the product he has been looking for his entire professional career. Marketing <strong>Max</strong>GXL is<br />
a natural extension of his belief in it and his desire to help his patients and friends.<br />
Michele and david Bourque said that for them marketing<br />
<strong>Max</strong>GXL is a moral obligation. David said they were at a point in<br />
their lives where they weren’t looking for a change. They were<br />
very financially secure. They each had full-time careers, David as a<br />
college professor and Michele as a nurse – jobs they are still working.<br />
They also had a very successful training venture they were doing<br />
for Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. They weren’t looking<br />
to rock the boat career-wise. In fact, <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> complicated<br />
their situation in some ways by making them even more busy than<br />
they were.<br />
Before <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> they were both experiencing significant health issues. <strong>Max</strong>GXL gave them their lives<br />
back physically. Suddenly they each felt a sense of urgency to share it with people; both in terms of helping<br />
people with their health and encouraging them to get involved in the company early, while the financial<br />
opportunities are at their peak.<br />
Michele says she has no inhibitions about approaching people about the company. She’ll approach anyone<br />
from total strangers in the mall to colleagues at work. Her first priority, she says, is people with health issues.<br />
She is finding that she often leads with the business because she can see what an amazing opportunity it is.<br />
David is slightly more selective and looks for people who are potentially bigger players.<br />
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Michele and David were involved in one other network marketing company before this. It was a company with<br />
a good product but below-par management. With <strong>Max</strong> they have an amazing product in an equally impressive<br />
company. After the first experience they didn’t think they wanted to do network marketing again, but after<br />
experiencing <strong>Max</strong>GXL they knew it was something they had to do.<br />
romie Villalobos, in his retirement, likes to bowl. He bowls with a senior league.<br />
Getting close to 70 years old and bowling three or four times a week was taking<br />
its toll on his body, and it showed in his steadily declining bowling average. His<br />
game was suffering because he lacked energy and ran out of gas before he could<br />
finish a game. Soon after starting on <strong>Max</strong>GXL he was featured in a local newspaper,<br />
averaging over 190 a game and becoming the top player in his age bracket. He feels<br />
younger and more energized than he has in years.<br />
After his own amazing results with <strong>Max</strong>GXL, Romie has introduced the product to<br />
a lot of his friends, some of whom smoke and drink or have other health issues. He explains to them what<br />
<strong>Max</strong>GXL can do for them. “I tell them they will breathe easier,” he said. “I say it will clean their bodies of<br />
toxins and protect them against free radicals.”<br />
Although he doesn’t tout <strong>Max</strong>GXL as a smoking-cessation product, many of his friends who have started<br />
taking it have quit after years of smoking. “They’ve lost the desire to smoke,” he said.<br />
In addition to having a product with health benefits, <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> is a great source of income for Romie<br />
and his wife, Eria, in their retirement years. They are excited about sharing it with their friends and seeing it<br />
change others’ lives as it has theirs.<br />
<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> congratulates the Top<br />
associate recruiters for last month<br />
al greer<br />
dr. Michael o’daniel<br />
ricky Brandino<br />
randy Barlome<br />
Brenda Lange<br />
Will and nancy Farrell<br />
david and Michele Bourque<br />
<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> Associate Rising Stars!
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randy and Jillyn haymore have been top recruiters for four straight<br />
months. They had this to say about their success: “One of the best tools<br />
we use is the Saturday doctors’ conference call. People listen to doctors<br />
and, since we are not doctors, our contacts are anxious to listen and learn<br />
from the medical professionals on the Saturday calls. Many times they stay<br />
listening to the training after the doctors, too. After the call they want to talk<br />
to us about signing up or using <strong>Max</strong>. Thank you for these calls.”<br />
<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> is proud to announce<br />
the Top Preferred Customer recruiters<br />
for the past month<br />
most of whom were featured either this month or in past<br />
issues of <strong>Max</strong>Today!<br />
al greer<br />
Will and nancy Farrell<br />
randy and Jillyn haymore<br />
Valerie Colwell<br />
dr. Michael o’daniel<br />
Brenda Lange<br />
ricky Brandino<br />
<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> Associate Rising Stars!<br />
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March 2008 rank advancements<br />
Congratulations to the <strong>Max</strong> Associates who have advanced in rank<br />
because of their dedicated efforts in sharing the <strong>Max</strong> WAY!<br />
Bronze Associates<br />
White Tiger Trust, Nashua, NH<br />
Barbara Ramsay, Bailieboro, ON<br />
Alberta Ormond, Kamloops, BC<br />
Anita Silvestrini, Powell River, BC<br />
Howard and Andrea Thies, Fairbanks, AK<br />
Wayne Bake, West Bountiful, UT<br />
Bob McDonald, Milton, ON<br />
Robert Morris, Lakewood, OH<br />
John Byrd, Los Lunas, NM<br />
Chris-Anne Shutter-Moran, Auburn, NY<br />
Clovis Breau, Haut-Sheila, NB<br />
Leo-Sag Enterprises, Cooper City, FL<br />
Cristhel Lovitos, Modesto, CA<br />
Deborah Legaspi, West Covina, CA<br />
Denise MacLeod, St. Albert, AB<br />
Diane Ward, Naples, FL<br />
Denise Williams, Redding, CA<br />
Lorraine and Frank Hubick, Powell River, BC<br />
LeRoy Malouf, West Barnstable, MA<br />
Faye Brown, Vauxhall, AB<br />
Frances Lavelle, Shallow Lake, ON<br />
Holly Boniface, Lynchburg, VA<br />
Myrka Brisson and Andy Shim, Mississauga, ON<br />
Imelda Landingin, Mililani, HI<br />
Jeremy Foss, Saint Johns, FL<br />
Joel Mallo, Chino, CA<br />
John Roy, Breaux Bridge, LA<br />
Ken Farrow, Campbellcroft, ON<br />
Noel C. Austria, West Covina, CA<br />
Talley<strong>Max</strong>, Payson, AZ<br />
Kimberly Steele, Cottonwood, CA<br />
Lemuel Martinez, Norwalk, CA<br />
Lyman Zablan, Ewa Beach, HI<br />
Lynn Clement, Bradenton, FL<br />
Marisela Gutierrez, La Puente, CA<br />
Marlene Badgero, Cedar Springs, MI<br />
H. Kirt and Terri Day, Ogden, UT<br />
Miriam Barnes, Tara, ON<br />
Marie Kimelheim, Doylestown, PA<br />
Robert Norris, Vienna, VA<br />
Leonard and Marcelina Obaldo, Waipahu, HI<br />
Patricia Thorup, Meadow Vista, CA<br />
Randy Dean, San Francisco, CA<br />
Randy and Sherry Harbur, Germantown, TN<br />
Renee Catalfano, Auburn, NY<br />
<strong>Max</strong> Fitness Inc., Mission Viejo, CA<br />
Rosalie Pasual, West Covina, CA<br />
Sarah Chwyl, Edmonton, AB<br />
Susan Elias, Brea, CA<br />
Hutchinson Enterprises, Mountville, PA<br />
William Thimm, South Lyon, MI<br />
Todd Rodrique, Lafayette, LA<br />
Peter Williams, Kaneohe, HI<br />
Values LLC, Marrero, LA<br />
Judy Laing, Dallas, TX<br />
Yo Fujikawa, Springfield, OR
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Rony Saut Siahaan, Los Angeles, CA<br />
David and Michele Bourque, Pasadena, TX<br />
VSD Management Corp., Kailua, HI<br />
Debbie Moore, Mountain, ON<br />
Deborah Davis, Redding, CA<br />
Warrenton Chiropractic, Warrenton, VA<br />
Marvin Patterson, Branson, MO<br />
Erick C. Lovitos, West Covina, CA<br />
Gabriel Ruiz, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA<br />
Gene Rohrwasser, Mooresville, NC<br />
silver Associates<br />
Geno Rybka, Kelowna, BC<br />
Virgilio Sombra, West Covina, CA<br />
Alpha Omega Wellness, Los Angeles, CA<br />
Virginia Cartagenas, Fontana, CA<br />
Gloryscarves.com, North Pole, AK<br />
Agus Sugih Arto SH, Los Angeles, CA<br />
Networking Pros Inc. Burnaby, BC<br />
Owen Anthony, Cobble Hill, BC<br />
Randy Bartlome, Amherst, OH<br />
Tamara Davis, Palo Cedro, CA<br />
gold Associates<br />
For dr. Corrine allen, advancing to Gold Associate involved a<br />
lot of time on her knees. She said she would pray every day to be<br />
led to people she should call to tell about <strong>Max</strong>GXL. Almost without<br />
exception the people she talked to would respond by saying, “I’m so<br />
glad you called.” Once she has introduced someone to the product, follow-up is<br />
essential.<br />
“Make a plan and stick to it,” she said. “Each person you give the product to needs<br />
to know you care about him or her as a person. Careful follow-up will send that<br />
message. You need to make sure they are taking it correctly and in the proper<br />
amounts. By calling or emailing people soon after giving them the product you make sure they get the<br />
maximum benefits from the product.”<br />
Dr. Allen generally suggests that her patients who are taking <strong>Max</strong>GXL increase the dosage slowly over time.<br />
The amount will vary from person to person.<br />
Dr. Allen works with a lot of patients with neurological problems. She said, more than any other product, she<br />
has seen significant improvements for such patients with <strong>Max</strong>GXL.<br />
Jim Marshall said that the key to his success is always the people he is privileged<br />
to work with. Successful business building is never a one person show. “I’m lucky<br />
to be part of a focused team of individuals who are determined to take advantage<br />
of the incredible opportunity we have with <strong>Max</strong>. We keep in close contact, speak<br />
on, more or less, a daily basis, and do whatever it takes to support each new<br />
member who joins our group.”<br />
Jim said so far this game plan is working perfectly in sync with <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />
and he expects it to keep getting better.<br />
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“One person I would credit is Alan Sickman, my sponsor, whose business building style I am doing my best<br />
to emulate,” Jim said. “Alan is so good at all the small details that make so much difference in this industry,<br />
and I’m really trying to learn from him in this regard. Paying attention to your team members’ needs is<br />
paramount.”<br />
Reaching Gold is an important milestone, Jim said. His hope is that it will show everyone on his team just<br />
how simple it is to do, and how quickly it can happen. “I’m sure several people on my team will bypass me<br />
soon and that is very exciting.”<br />
Jim tells anyone that is willing to listen to do something every day that is focused on building the <strong>Max</strong><br />
business – put one foot in front of the other.<br />
“If you do this, it will happen!”<br />
Platinum Associate<br />
Jim Kerr, of Bowmanville, Ontario, said advancing to<br />
Platinum required a lot of hard work and has been very<br />
much a team effort.<br />
“I am working with a great group of people,” he said.<br />
Jim remarked that it is important for Associates to believe in their team members<br />
even more those team members believe in themselves. Building a business is often<br />
like climbing a mountain in that the journey sometimes presents a lot of weeds and<br />
rocks to your view, and you can lose sight of the fact that getting to the top will open an amazing view.<br />
Most jobs involve getting paid for the number of hours worked. Network marketing, however, especially for<br />
people just getting started, often involves many hours of work before any financial rewards. After months of<br />
hard work the pay can start exceeding the amount of hours spent doing it. Those who remain dedicated to<br />
it can make far more money than they could ever hope to make working nine to five.<br />
The trick is staying on the path and working your way up, even when all you see are weeds, Jim said. Having<br />
people in your upline who have first-hand knowledge of the view ahead, and want to do everything to help<br />
you reach your goals, is a tremendous help. Having a first-rate compensation plan that rewards the new<br />
recruit and hard work, as <strong>Max</strong> does, also helps.<br />
Of course, being with the right company is key. Jim said <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> is an amazing company with<br />
an incredible product that impacts every cell of the body. Given the amazing opportunity <strong>Max</strong> provides,<br />
Associates who stay dedicated to the work are bound to succeed.
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diamond Associate<br />
Winder Lyons, of Branson, Missouri, said that his and Lynn rothermich’s<br />
success at <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> has been a process of aligning<br />
themselves with the true nature and intent of the company.<br />
“When Dr. Keller developed <strong>Max</strong>GXL his intent was to do good, not to<br />
make money,” Winder said.<br />
The owners then stepped up and founded a company where doing<br />
good was the primary motive, and the executives followed suit. When<br />
an Associate aligns him or herself with the original intent of the company<br />
they tap into the Divine and love is the result. This fosters a positivity that leads to success. Emphasizing<br />
love will also cast out the fear of approaching people about the company and <strong>Max</strong>GXL.<br />
“The more good you sow, the more good you have returned to you,” he said. “Love is stronger than fear.”<br />
Winder said <strong>Max</strong>GXL works on the most basic principles. The body can’t function to its potential with the<br />
toxins that are a natural part of our world and rob us of vital energy. <strong>Max</strong>GXL detoxifies cells, reduces<br />
cellular inflammation and helps restore the energy we need to function as humans. By taking <strong>Max</strong>GXL our<br />
bodies become more and more organized, first physically, then mentally, emotionally and finally spiritually.<br />
<strong>Max</strong>GXL offers us the opportunity to heal in mind, body and spirit. The process of working with team members<br />
to market it should have a similar healing effect.<br />
Winder said he has also experienced the opposite with past opportunities. When a person approaches<br />
something with purely selfish motives it never comes out well in the end.<br />
“As you sow, so shall you reap,” Winder emphasized. “If you don’t help people meet their goals and ends,<br />
the creative energy that helped you succeed will be taken from you.”<br />
In contrast, by fostering love and care, good will be returned and you will succeed.<br />
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CorPoraTe <strong>Message</strong><br />
Karl Augat<br />
As you navigate through<br />
this new<br />
system, you will find a training tab which will<br />
give you access to video tutorials that will<br />
explain all the components that make this new<br />
system so helpful and user friendly. We invite<br />
you to take some time to acquaint yourself<br />
with the Back <strong>Office</strong>’s many features.<br />
The new Back <strong>Office</strong> was built with<br />
international markets in mind. It will allow us<br />
to seamlessly integrate new languages as we open these new<br />
markets.<br />
In addition to being visually appealing, the Back <strong>Office</strong> has<br />
new communication elements that will enable <strong>Max</strong> to keep you<br />
informed about breaking news and upcoming<br />
events.<br />
We believe this new system will be helpful and<br />
supportive as you continue to build your <strong>Max</strong><br />
business and live life to the <strong>Max</strong>!<br />
Best wishes,<br />
Karl Augat<br />
Chief Operations <strong>Office</strong>r<br />
<strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />
corporate messageYou will<br />
find that it's easier now to get new people signed up.<br />
We are so pleased with the response to our new Back <strong>Office</strong>. The cuttingedge<br />
technology of this new system will allow <strong>Max</strong> <strong>International</strong> to keep<br />
up with the rapid growth we are experiencing.<br />
As we continue to add more people, both as Associates and Preferred<br />
Customers, the new Back <strong>Office</strong> will provide a smoother sign-up and<br />
enrollment process. It is much more intuitive and consequently quicker<br />
and simpler to use. You will<br />
find that it’s easier now<br />
to get new people signed<br />
up. The process has been<br />
shortened and simplified.