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Brava Performances Promotions to Senior Associate $2,000 Award ($500 for each additional two promotions) Jackie Bolhuis Kim Evans Promotions to Senior Supervisor and Above $2,000 Award ($500 for each additional two promotions) Susan L. Adams Jeannette Balantic Karen Barber Brandi Barnard Tara Bazata Susan Berreth Terry Blais Barbara Coblentz Christina Crawford Sharon Duvelius Christine Ekrem Terri Gaines Cheryl Flynn Susanne Moyer Kathleen Gallaher Margaret Goodfellow Karen Gregorian Linda Gutierrez Sandy Hancock Gloria Helmbrecht Darcie Helt Judy Hengstebeck Mimi Henwood Mary Hogenmiller Cherie Hunt Denise Jorgensen Anna-Marie Still Janet Stockman Cindy Lawrence Susan Legits Lis Ljung Lisa Luchau Susan Miller Susan Nurnberger Jill Olsen Valerie Paxman Mary Polcin Michelle Rahal Wendy Randall Susan Reno Tami White Debra Ripley Jackie Ross Julie Salva Erin Stevens Crystal Terracina Debra Thomson Glenda Travelstead Cathy Vellone-Parlitsis Tamara Waddell Ronda Wade Janet Wakeland Shelly Wolfe Advisory Board Q&A Barbara Brimhall Executive • Vancouver, Washington Q: How’s your recruiting going this year? A: My recruiting is going great. As of now [March], 15 people have joined my downline, and I’m really happy with who has come on. They are all really neat ladies. As an upline, I try to focus on the relationships between all of us, and this has been a good year for bringing on people who have really enhanced our group. Q: Are you doing anything special to help you recruit? A: About 10 of my new recruits came on during Sell- A-Bration. I don’t know that I did anything special. Sell-A-Bration is a good time of year for recruiting, but the $99 Starter Kit helped draw a lot of attention to the opportunity. Really, only two of the ten bought the Mini Starter Kit, but the Mini Starter Kit got most of them thinking about it, and then they upgraded to the standard Starter Kit when they saw what a great deal it was. Q: If you were just starting your business again, what would be the one thing you would focus on to help you build your business? A: Recruiting. Definitely recruiting. I wasn’t into recruiting for the first several years of my demonstratorship, and I wish I had been. I was totally focused on sales, and I earned my first several cruises on sales alone. And while I have great relationships with my customers, my relationship with my downline—well, it’s more like a relationship with extended family. You get to know your downline on a much more personal level, and it is so rewarding. My daughter even invites my downline to her birthday parties. Q: What is your favorite thing about Stampin’ Up!? A: I love that Stampin’ Up! takes the time to say thank you for the things we do. I have never felt more recognized for my accomplishments, big or small! 16 Vol. 7 Issue 4 Artwork © 1990–2007 STAMPIN’ UP! All rights reserved.
Jackie Bolhuis Director • Zeeland, Michigan Susanne Moyer Senior Manager • Oxford, North Carolina Advisory Board Q&A Family: Husband Dave; son Jared (19); daughters Jami (17) and Jessica (15) Q: How did you discover Stampin’ Up!? A: I was introduced to stamping through a church event and loved it. I immediately started shopping for supplies. About six months later, I discovered Stampin’ Up! in Rubber Stamp Madness magazine. I called the 800 number and signed up. The Starter Kit was $300, and I figured I could reimburse myself by holding three or four workshops. I was the only demonstrator in my area: my upline was in Spokane, Washington, and there were only a handful of demonstrators in all of Michigan. Even to this day, I’ve never been to a Stampin’ Up! workshop or group meeting other than the ones I’ve held. Q: What’s the most valuable information you take away from a Stampin’ Up! event? A: I leave Stampin’ Up! events with a good feeling. I know I’m with the right business: a strong company with good morals and ethics. I leave knowing Stampin’ Up! cares about its demonstrators. I feel secure, and each event reinforces my conviction that I’m doing the right thing. Q: What message would you like to share with other demonstrators? A: The key to success is perseverance. We all have times when we want to throw our arms in the air and give up. Those are the times to persevere. Challenges come; sometimes personal challenges affect our businesses, sometimes the challenge is to adapt with a changing, growing company. There will be bumps in the road, but stick with it. The longer you’re a demonstrator, the more you’ll realize that in the long run, the changes Stampin’ Up! makes are for our good. ■ Family: Husband Tim; daughters Meredith (15), Stephanie (11) and Madison (7) Q: How did you decide to become a demonstrator? A: I was never a customer but jumped right in as a demonstrator. In fact, the first stamp I ever owned was in my Starter Kit. I joined to get the Starter Kit and was a few weeks away from going into pending when I finally held my first workshop—just to pay for the kit. The workshop was a $500 workshop and resulted in three additional bookings. I was hooked! Q: Tell us about your current workshops. How do you keep your customers coming back for more? A: I like to keep workshops short for a couple of reasons. First, I don’t want customers to feel overwhelmed. Second, I customize my workshops to the hostess. If a customer wants to learn a specific technique, she books a workshop and we focus on that technique. There are basically three things that keep customers coming back for more: fun, friendships, and follow up. Q: What’s the most valuable information you take away from a Stampin’ Up! event? A: There are tons of great ideas presented at Stampin’ Up! events, but not everything works for everybody. I came home from my first leadership conference feeling a bit defeated. There were so many ideas and success stories; I felt I could never live up to it all. Then I took a step back and asked myself, “What are a few ideas I can implement?” I’ve learned to focus on a couple of things that might work for me. I try a new idea based on several factors, such as how much time and effort it will take and if the idea is appropriate for my particular clientele. ■ Artwork © 1990–2007 STAMPIN’ UP! All rights reserved. Stampin’ Up!® 17
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