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Latest News : Whimsical Tahitian Noni International YouTube Video Yanked after Competitor Complains

Devendra Patel — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:32:24 +0000

Provo, UT (Vocus) April 23, 2010

Tahitian Noni International (TNI) announced that XanGo’s parent company DBC, LLC, asked that YouTube pull a Tahitian Noni International video about its new bioactive beverages. The lighthearted video portrays multiple superfruit juices trying to attack the stable iridoids of Tahitian Noni

Latest News : Sherman Unkefer Re-Launches Innovative Network Marketing Recruiting Magic Wand System

Devendra Patel — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:32:12 +0000

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) December 18, 2010

Sherman Unkefer predicted seven years ago that the newly released Magic Wand System would lead to explosive growth for XanGo, the network marketing organization for the health beverage derived from the mangosteen fruit. Today Sherman Unkefer, Operations Chief for the Trust founded by his late wife, announced the team’s commitment to an innovative recruiting campaign for new distributors to spearhead his drive for market penetration internationally. “The future of the network marketing industry belongs to those who focus on recruiting their peers and above,” states Sherman Unkefer with the confidence of someone who has built an organization of 650,000 distributors who quite literally straddle the globe.

“The secret to explosive growth is two-fold: the use of systems, and getting ‘the right people on the bus’,” says Sherman Unkefer. “Selection is everything. There are individuals in the organization who over the years have brought in tens of millions of dollars of business each, and they have not reached these levels by recruiting below their own level. Those who recruit down show a lack of confidence in their product, their organization, and themselves. It takes both conviction and self-confidence to reach out to those with the intelligence, education, and reach to become real movers and shakers. It is not enough to grab everyone in sight; there has to be focus and courage to sponsor those above us”, continues Sherman Unkefer.

Sherman Unkefer, whose team recruited Bob Schmidt and Lennon Ledbetter (both legends of network marketing) into their international organization, should know. Seven years ago when he first produced the Magic Wand System for network marketing, he made some rather bold predictions for both his teaching products and for XanGo, earning himself the affectionate sobriquet of Seer of XanGo. His predictions as documented in his video presentations were so accurate that his current expectations of billion dollar XanGo growth have stirred interest in high places.

“We all have to learn to live within 24 hours a day. That is the ultimate glass ceiling imposed on all of us. Those who succeed understand the power of leverage and never lose that focus. My experience has been that the higher the level we recruit from, the easier it is to tell them the story of successful network marketing,” continues Sherman Unkefer. “And when we explain the implications and benefits of a single focus functional health beverage, a top notch management team, the importance of market timing, the comparative advantages of a dynamically compressed compensation system, and our partnership with Wild Flavors bottling, and the stability that that brings, these powerful players are ready to make a career-altering change to XanGo. They are comfortable making big decisions and are action-oriented.”

“Focused recruiting of such high-powered producers is positioning the team for maximum penetration of emerging markets and explosive international growth,” says Unkefer, overseeing the organization, already operates in over 35 countries.

For more information on the the Magic Wand System, go to http://www.magicwandsystem.com/AboutMagicWand.htm.

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Latest News : Panama City Local Chapter of National Association of Professional Women Launched With a Focus on the NAPW Tools Available to Business Owners

Devendra Patel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:30:28 +0000

Garden City, NY (PRWEB) January 24, 2012

The NAPW Panama City Local Chapter began its meeting at 6:00pm on January 14th, 2012 at Panera Bread located on 23rd St of Panama City, Florida. Trish Morrissette, Chapter President, opened the networking meeting by welcoming everyone. She then talked about the Panama City Chapter, which has just been activated with her as the President.

The Panama City Local Chapter had previously met for a pre-launch dinner at Panera Bread on December 17th, 2011. It was the perfect setting for a small group to talk and discuss the premier of the local chapter for Panama City. Trish Morrissette had kicked off the meeting by welcoming everyone, briefly speaking about the premier of the Panama City Chapter and upcoming ideas for the 2012 year. Members were asked to introduce themselves and tell a little bit about their business. They were also asked to be thinking on creative ideas for the chapter as well as ideas on how to market the local chapter so that they could bring in new members. The Launch meeting in January followed a similar agenda.

Trish introduced Vicki Drown as the Vice President of the Local Chapter. She provided guest-attendees with information on NAPW though many were already familiar with the organization. Brochures were passed out to be read, discussions were held about the history of NAPW, networking within the organization and utilizing the tools to network beyond the organization. The Chapter also discussed the NAPW website and information on how to become a member. Guests were provided with membership levels and associated benefits, as well as contact information for the Membership Services division to call and discuss their personal needs with a Membership Coordinator. Guests were advised that they could apply for membership online as well. Next, the chapter moved right in to the most important part of each meeting, individual introductions and networking.

Trish formally introduced herself as the President of the Panama City Local Chapter for NAPW. She also discussed her company, Professional Translations, Inc. She is the President/CEO of Professional Translations, and she also talked about her top clients as well as how much of her business came out of the Panama City area. Trish expressed her interest in expanding her business in the Panama City area by networking more and increasing her marketing budget. I feel that NAPW is a great opportunity to expand my networking circle, she said.

Vicki Drown was excited to be an official member of the NAPW Panama City Local Chapter. She was also nominated as the Vice President of the Chapter and is looking forward to all the opportunities and exposure that this will provide. Vicki discussed her role as an independent sales consultant for the company Pure Romance. She also gave out fabulous samples for guests to try.

Omecia Langston is currently in school to get her degree, but she has a non-profit organization that she is looking to expand by networking and joining the NAPW organization. Omecia spends her time feeding the needy and the homeless, particularly during the holiday seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Karen White is a Mary Kay consultant. She specializes in providing facials and is very interested in how NAPW can help her expand her business.

Jeraldine Dickinson is a full time RN nurse who does Home Healthcare. I am currently exploring the idea of becoming an entrepreneur, Jeraldine said. I feel that NAPW would be a great organization to help her to get started in the right direction.

Felicia Massilieno is the owner of Fancy Dollar. She sells beautiful costume jewelry at the inexpensive cost of $ 1.00 per item. In her shop, you can find accessories such as earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, headbands, scarves, and more. Felicia is extremely excited about getting started with NAPW.

Zenovia Andrews is the co-pastor of Kingdom Agenda International Ministries. She is looking to expand her church brand by networking with professional women all over the Panhandle region, and she is excited about all the wonderful things that NAPW has to offer.

Jocelyn Mathis is the co-pastor of Marketplace Ambassadors International School of Prophets. She is also looking to expand her church brand by networking with professional women all over the Panhandle region, and she is also excited about all the wonderful things that NAPW has to offer.

Catrina Garrett is owner of Classy Classy Designs. She designs and sells jewelry at a low, inexpensive cost. Catrina wore examples of her jewelry for everyone to have a look at. She is interested in networking and expanding her business and feels that NAPW would be a great opportunity for her.

After everyone introduced themselves and their businesses, the group discussed many ideas that may be implemented in future meetings in the upcoming year. The Chapter decided to have their meetings every 3rd Saturday of each month, starting at 6:30pm CST. They also discussed how each member could present a topic of interest to the group, or bring samples of their work.

The location for the next meeting will be announced on the Chapter Page on NAPW.com. Vicki Drown will do a special presentation on her business, Pure Romance.

The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) is the largest and most recognized network of female professionals. NAPW provides a forum where women can interact, exchange ideas, educate, network, and empower. NAPW Local Chapters allow members to maximize their experience through meetings, networking opportunities, and professional events.

For additional information regarding the NAPW Panama City Local Chapter and/or NAPW please visit http://www.napw.com.

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Latest News : NAPW Sacramento Chapter Enjoyed Two Fun, Networking Meetings This November and Discussed Launch of Several New Chapters

Devendra Patel — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:32:07 +0000

Garden City, NY (PRWEB) December 16, 2011

The Sacramento Chapter has two meetings, both a lunch and a dinner meeting, each month in order to accommodate the busy schedules of the members. While both meetings have the same agenda and speaker, people often elect to attend both meetings since the networking will be different each time. For the sake of simplicity, both meetings have been folded into one in these minutes. There is so much diversity of the women in our chapter, as is illustrated by the following summaries of their introductions.

Sharon Darrow opened the meeting by welcoming everyone. She then talked about the San Francisco chapter which has just been reactivated with a dynamic new President, and had an exciting first meeting. Many of the members are frequent visitors to Sacramento, so hopefully chapter members of both groups may get to know one another. She then talked about the new chapter starting up in Roseville, with the hope that as it becomes active the two chapters will get together. Since many members are not familiar with all the features and offerings available on the NAPW website, Sharon brought her iPad to show the site and how to navigate it. She encouraged everyone to ensure their profiles are up to date and to make sure that they have taken the step to officially join the Sacramento chapter — which only shows about 80 members on the site out of nearly 500 on the monthly member mailing list! Next, the chapter moved in to the most important part of each meeting: individual introductions.

Andrea Meyer was excited to be a brand new official member of the NAPW Sacramento local chapter. She will be starting paralegal classes in January, to add to her impressive scholastic accomplishments of a B.A. and four Associates in management, marketing, organizational behavior and leadership, and business. Andrea also makes hand-made greeting cards and brought samples for the chapter to enjoy.

Ramona Herriford is a health insurance broker, working at Herriford Insurance Services. She markets medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and supplemental insurance through AFLAC. Ramona’s focus is on educating people on what they have and on their choices and options. She works primarily with individuals and small businesses, but can handle large businesses as well.

Rebecca Ward is an interior designer and owner of Rebecca Ward Design. She does both residential and commercial design, with a primary focus on residential. If you want your home to look like the beautiful pictures in a magazine, she can make that happen. Rebecca can also help with getting your house or business ready for upcoming holiday parties.

Leigh Stepp is an attorney with Anwyl, Scoffield and Stepp, practicing general, civil litigation. She does defense work and is available for consultations on any type of legal matter including premises liability, trip and fall, and construction problems. If Leigh doesn’t handle your specific type of problem, she can assist you in finding someone who can.

Teresa Shah is a medical social worker and provides assistance with long term care planning, writing advance directives, and communicating those plans with family. As part of advance planning she is very interested in Adult Day Care as a great way to keep people out of nursing homes. Teresa was also recently appointed President of the NAPW Roseville Chapter.

Beverly Sanchez is with Goodell, Porter, Sanchez and Bright LLP, a local CPA firm. She is the tax partner and is very busy right now with nonprofit clients. Beverly is also doing a lot of tax planning with her self-employed clients. She was very happy to report that there a lot of new businesses forming in the Sacramento area, and she helps them with proper planning for their tax and reporting requirements.

Christina Carter is in the telecommunications industry, helping people both make money and save money.

Susan Harke is both a CPA specializing in individuals, and a mobile notary. She puts both together and travels to clients when needed, for example, for nursing home residents that need to get their taxes done.

Cindy Fuzie is the owner of Fuzie Financial. She is both a financial planner and a women’s wealth adviser. Cindy’s mission and passion in life is to help provide a safe, comfortable atmosphere for women to build their own financial foundation. She believes that women can be financially independent and self-reliant, and it is her goal to help them get there.

Marissa Eldreth owns two businesses: BizWiz Consulting and Marketing Solutions, and City Connect International Magazine. Marissa’s event, “Keeping the Legacy Alive” has been rescheduled for 2/18/12, and is all about keeping up her family tradition of giving back to the community. She was very excited about a new client who produces a chicken rotisserie, and also about new financing she now has available for companies with new products. With the new developments, Marissa is hiring people, and invited members to contact her if they know someone in need of a job.

Sharon Donat works as a Farmer’s Insurance Rep, and has been licensed for about 40 years, but has been cutting back her time in the insurance field to do more with her family. She is spending time on genealogy and scrapbooking. Her latest project, for her daughter and granddaughter, is on California history and the contributions that women have made to California history.

Sharon Darrow, owner of Travel ID Cards, produces special travel cards — KidsTravelCards, TeenTravelCards, AdultInfoCards, and PetTravelCards — as well as custom cards for companies, organizations, and events. She also has a new affiliate program and invited any members with relevant websites to make the connection and start earning monthly commissions.

Dana Jacques is an OB/GYN Physician who relocated here from Wisconsin just over a year ago. She is an independent physician, which means that she can do what she wants with her practice. Dana has tried to create a comfortable atmosphere for her patients, having learned what they like after 10 years of practice in Wisconsin and several years in New York prior to that. She has an active presence on the web, including her website and Facebook page, so encourages women to check her out there if they are looking for a new physician. Dana loves working with women of all ages and has a special certification for working with women in menopause.

Diane Unger, Dana Jacques’ mother, is visiting from Wisconsin and joined for the meeting. For the last 30 years, Diane has focused on managing leadership and management development for MetLife in New York City and Cigna in Philadelphia. Diane retired twice, and then started a consulting business partnering with local colleges. Her passion now is giving back to the community, and she does that by counseling with SCORE, a resource arm of the Small Business Administration.

Marcia Remington, joined the meeting as a guest, is currently looking for a position as an administrative assistant. She has several years experience in both administrative and customer service, and recently graduated with honors from Heald in her chosen field.

Corinne Villa, a friend of Marcia, is a retired schoolteacher and currently is an oil painter.

Stephanie Stancil-Hamstad is an RN with Sutter Medical Foundation-Advanced Dermatology and Laser Center. They do cosmetic surgeries such as liposuction, laser resurfacing, fractional CO2, Botox — basically they do it all! I have been a member since April and I have met some great women at these meetings, Stephanie said.

Sara Lopez is the owner of SGL Enterprises. She is a small online retailer, but her focus is to empower other moms to develop their financial wealth. The vehicle she has chosen for this goal is the Amway Corporation, and one of the many, many reasons is the health and wellness product line. Sara is particularly p

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Latest News : 108 Million Americans Now on a Diet, Highest Ever

Devendra Patel — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:29:53 +0000

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) January 18, 2012

Marketdata Enterprises Inc., a 33-year old market research firm that has tracked the U.S. weight loss market since 1989, has released new 2012 diet market forecasts, as the new diet season begins.

According to Research Director, John LaRosa: 2012 promises to be another active year for weight loss programs of all kinds, as pent-up demand unfolds. However, the greater number of dieters will still be value-conscious, patronizing diet companies that offer flexible, convenient, and reasonably priced services.

More Dieters

Gallup surveys indicate that approximately 42%, or an estimated 96 million, of the people in the U.S. were dieting during 2008. Of those people, approximately 56 million were attempting to lose weight and 40 million were attempting to maintain their weight. The Calorie Control Council, in its latest survey of Americans consumption of low-cal foods and beverages, found that 54% of adults were on a diet in 2010. This was a major increase from 33% in 2004, and was the highest percentage recorded since 1986.

Based on these findings, plus the current U.S. adult population of 225 million people, we feel its time to revise the number of dieters substantially upward. Consequently, Marketdata estimates that the number of American dieters in 2012 has risen to 108 million. But, not ALL of these additional dieters will turn to a structured weight loss program.

We feel that in 2012 we will be in an environment of a rising tide lifts almost all ships. Medical as well as commercial programs should benefit and see increased enrollments, gaining strength sequentially as the unemployment rate continues to decline. 80%, or 86 million dieters, will try to do it themselves, according to John LaRosa.

Marketdatas 2012 Diet Market Forecasts:

The total U.S. weight loss market is forecast to grow 4.5% to $ 65 billion (stronger than the 2% growth last year).

With the deep and prolonged recession, we feel that more people have turned to lower-priced fast food and comfort food, and have gained more weight than during previous recessions. Thus, they are expected to stay on weight loss programs longer in order to reach their goal weight.

Commercial weight loss center chains revenues are forecast to grow 5.5% to $ 3.6 billion on the strength of increased business at Weight Watchers, Medifast, Jenny Craig, and NutriSystem, boosted by their strong advertising campaigns featuring Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson.

Multi-level marketing (MLM) channels will continue to do well, including diet products sold by Herbalife, Medifast and others.

The mens weight loss market is forecast to be worth $ 10.4 billion, representing 16% of the total market, as more emphasis is placed on them by the major diet companies.

Medical weight loss programs based in doctors offices and stand-alone clinics will have higher growth rates and profitability than commercial weight loss centers. Their higher-priced programs will be better able to cover overhead costs.

Internet-based diet plans will continue to be popular and Marketdata expects double-digit growth in online revenues for diet websites. WeightWatchers.com is the leader with $ 400 million. More do-it-yourself dieters and men will be willing to sign up for this anonymous model (i.e. websites) where no in-person meetings are required. This market segment was estimated to reach $ 1.05 billion last year, and is forecast to hit $ 1.11 billion in 2012.

More weight loss services will locate in non-traditional sites (drugstore chain mini-clinics, shopping malls, OB/gyn offices locating where the clients are)

Marketdata has operated a website called BestDietForMe.com since 2003, where an online weight loss survey is provided for consumers to find the best diet plan for their lifestyle and budget. More than 1 million dieters have used this free service. Each quarter, key demographics and dieter preferences are tracked and published. Following are some major findings based on the 4th quarter 2011 report:

90% of online dieters are female.

The most common starting weight class is now 175-199 lbs., surpassing the 150-174 lb. class for the first time since 2005. Obviously, were getting heavier and the recession has not helped.

11.6% of online dieters have high blood pressure, while 12.7% suffer from migraines and frequent headaches. Another 7.6% have thyroid issues.

11.5% of dieters want to use a weight loss center, up significantly from the 4th quarter of 2010.

3.4% of dieters prefer to use a hospital, clinic, MD or dietician based diet program, i.e. a healthcare professionals office.

61% of dieters prefer to use regular grocery store food, while 5% want meal replacements (shakes, bars), and 6% prefer to use diet company food or frozen food.

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Latest News : American Support Congratulates LiveOps for Taking Home Product of the Year Honors

Devendra Patel — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:29:16 +0000

Chapel Hill, NC (PRWEB) January 10, 2012

American Support would like to congratulate LiveOps for winning Customer Interactive Solutions magazines 2011 Product of the Year.

LiveOps, which provides the the contact center technology that powers American Supports virtual contact center, won the recognition for its Multichannel Contact Center Application, which allows companies to interact with their subscribers through a variety of channels, including SMS, chat, mobile, e-mail and Twitter.

The Mulitchannel Contact Center Application is a great tool that will enable us to interact with our telecommunications customers subscribers the way they prefer to be communicated with, said American Support President and CEO Matt Zemon. I believe it has the ability to revolutionize the way we interact with our customers subscribers. LiveOps is truly deserving of this honor, and we are proud to work with them.

Customer Interactive Solutions magazine is among the premier publications for the contact center and CRM industries, and its product of the year award is among the most prestigious in the industries.

Customers want what they want when they want it. Yet what most want are choices Zemon continues. Why not give them choices for how they interact with your business? LiveOps now provides channel choices so that contact centers can do what they are supposed to do, focus on providing excellent customer service on behalf of their clients.

About American Support (http://americansupport.com)

As the nations only complete provider of back-office and contact center services to the telecommunications industry, American Support focuses on growing revenue & subscribers for our clients. All our clients customer contact needs are covered with our six products: Telesales by Evergreen, Customer Care, Field Support, Technical Support, Subscriber Management and Dispatch.

American Support strives to help our customers succeed by operating efficiently, consistently and with excellent customer service, making life better for our clients, employees, investors and families, while supporting our country.

From coast to coast, many of Americas largest telecommunications companies trust American Support with their customers.

About LiveOps

LiveOps is the only contact center leader focused on providing the end-to-end solution of technology to talent in the cloud. More than 200 companies around the world including Salesforce.com, Symantec, Royal Mail Group of the UK, and Amway New Zealand trust LiveOps’ technology to exploit the interactions between today’s multichannel, social and mobile consumers and the enterprise contact center to ultimately enhance brand preference. LiveOps’ 10+ years of experience and its highly scalable, secure platform and applications suite that has processed more than 1 billion minutes of interactions enables it to be a trusted partner for companies wanting to migrate to the cloud to provide better customer service. With access to the largest US-based contact center workforce of 20,000 independent agents the company supports a wide range of industries including financial, health care, insurance, retail, and high tech. LiveOps is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. For more information visit http://www.LiveOps.com.

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Latest News : Healthhound.org Sets Up a Mona Vie Review Group

Devendra Patel — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:27:11 +0000

Houston, TX (PRWEB) November 30, 2011

Healthhound.org has recently set up a Mona Vie review group to look at the product in more detail and provide a solid review to customers in 2 months time. Anybody who is interested in buying the product will be able to check out the review of the health drink very soon on the health hound site.

Daniel Carter, one the directors of the review group said that I am looking forward to this particular review position with health hound. Normally I have to do an exercise program or go on a whole new diet for the site but in this case I just have to try out the product along with my team members and note what of changes we experience in the next two months. I have worked with members of the Mona Vie review group previously and I know that they are all very capable individuals with great research and review skills.

Before setting up the group the health hound team were receiving many requests for them to set something up by way of a review and as they have now done this there a number of comments appearing on the site that are congratulating the management on what they have done. The management at health hound are said to be looking into setting up a number of review groups that will look at products in all sorts of areas in the coming weeks. Daniel went on to say that nothing is more important to us here at health hound than our loyal fans and followers so we are not about to let them down.

Daniel was also keen to point out that anybody that is waiting on the Mona Vie review is more than welcome to check out the new report that the team has put together on quick and easy ways to lose weight. It can now be downloaded for free at http://www.healthhound.org/.

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Latest News : National Association of Professional Women’s Sacramento Chapter has summer meeting

Devendra Patel — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:26:23 +0000

Garden City, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) February 24, 2011

The Sacramento Chapter held two meetings this month, both a lunch and a dinner, to accommodate the busy schedules of the members.

Sharon Darrow, Chapter President, opened each meeting with a short welcome and a brief speech about the NAPW and its unique features as an organization. Sharron distributed information regarding the various membership levels and brochures for non-members. She reminded everyone that the NAPW gives free annual renewals to members who refer new members. Sharon also distributed website sample pages to instruct members on how to use the Community Wall, Bulletin Board and Message Center features. Sharon also distributed an updated local chapter list to illustrate the enormous growth that the Sacramento Chapter has experienced. She finally reminded all members to click on “Join This Chapter” from the Sacramento page so that the website will accurately reflect the membership of the group.

Sharon introduced the guest speaker, Sara Lopez.

“Sara will be talking about Diabetes from both her personal perspective as a long-time board member of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and as the mother of a teenage child who has needed insulin replacement since she was an infant,” Sharon said.

Sara is an active member of the Sacramento Chapter and an expert on the subject of Diabetes. Diabetes is known as the “silent killer” because it can devastate almost all of the organ systems in the body. Sara’s daughter has Type 4 Diabetes which means her body stopped producing insulin and she had to have her pancreas removed as a baby.

Diabetes is exploding in our society, in large part because of our diets and sedentary lifestyles. Type 1 is growing at a rate of 5%, while Type 2 is growing at a 40% rate and is very common in children.

Diabetes can strike anyone so it is important to know the symptoms: rapid unexplained weight loss, lack of energy, increased thirst, increased urination, and fruity smelling breath. It is also important for everyone to know what to do if someone around them suddenly experiences low blood sugar levels. If they act or look like they are drunk or on drugs (slurred speeck, lack of balance, ), if they experience changes in vision such as lack of peripheral vision, it is important to give them something to raise their blood sugar level. They can be given about 4 oz. of juice or soda, or a spoon of jelly or even table sugar.

Managing diabetes well can make a huge difference in the quality of life and is becoming easier with new scientific advances. Advances in the testing materials and techniques, as well as insulin pumps make it must easier now. Research is ongoing, and the next steps will be implantable systems to measure and manage insulin delivery — and hopefully a cure.

After Sara spoke to the group and invited members to share on their own philanthropic efforts, each member had an opportunity to brief the chatper on their current professional endeavors.

Deborah Finn, Artistic Staging and Redesign, stages homes that are on the market for a faster, more profitable sale. She is also an expert in redesigning furniture layout and accessories to increase both the effectiveness and comfort level through proper placement. In addition to people selling their home, she also works with anyone dissatisfied with their layout. Deborah works with Make A Wish as part of the Wish Team. She meets with the children and their families as they work to make the child’s wish come true.

Linda Melody, PrePaid Legal, exlained that their services help individuals and companies increase their peace of mind by providing them with access to legal help when they need it. They also offer access to full repair services to address the incredible damages caused by all types of identity theft. Linda works with the non-profit Carmichael of Commerce. She is passionate about helping the 61 year old chamber stay viable and successful. It is an important part of a 101 year old community.

Sharon Donat is both a Customer Service Representative and a licensed agent for Farmers Insurance at the Carlin Agency. She is active with the March of Dimes, which helps children with birth defects. Sharon also has an autistic grandson who benefits from M.A.P.S., a Montessori autism program that works in conjunction with the Folsom School District.

Rebecca Ward recently passed her California Interior Design Certification exam. Rebecca owns Rebecca Ward Design and handles both residential and commercial projects. She is interested in expanding her work with restaurants. Rebecca works in her church’s childrens’ ministry and reminded the chapter that it is extremely important for children to have a consistently safe place to go, particularly while many families are struggling with a diffucult economy. Rebecca also participates in various runs for different causes.

Marilynn Irvine, Executive Management Consultants, is a Psychotherapist that works with many different types of people and groups. She also works for Wonder, Inc., a thriving mentorship program for foster kids. This program was developed to provide foster children with continuity and consistency through regular interaction with a caring adult.

Sara Lopez, of SGL Enterprises, has on online mall where she markets consumer products from head to toe and for the home. She handles Amway Global products, as well as products from over 700 partner companies. Sara is thrilled by the opportunity to mentor young women.

Wendy Bell, owner of a new business “It’s a Peace of Cake!”, was a guest attending for the first time. She makes cake balls and cake pops from scratch and from the best ingredients. Wendy is marketing her products online at http://www.peacecakeballs.com and by email. She brought samples that were very much enjoyed by meeting attendees. She works with her childrens’ school, a Waldorf School, that is part of the Sacramento School District. She is active in securing donations and supplies for the school, which provides a unique educational environment for students.

Helena Fish, who is part of the Sacramento S.B.D.C., Small Business Development Center, has been instrumental in helping more members of the Sacramento chapter than anyone else. The S.B.D.C. offers their services at no charge, has a great website and staff, and is the consulting arm of the Small Business Administration. Helena is part of the Mercy San Juan Medical Guild as well and helped run their gift shop for years.

Avon Burgess, who has been in residential real estate in Sacramento for 33 years, is now part of a networking business, XanGo Juice, which markets juice from the mangosteen fruit. Her company has recently added new products. She became part of the business after personal success with the product. Several years ago Avon became interested in geneology, which turned into a membership in the D.A.R., Daughters of the Revolution. This group is very active in supporting members of our military and their families and promoting patriotism.

June Azevedo, owner of Azevedo Print & Design, neither prints or designs — but after 30 years in the printing industry in Sacramento she can get anyone’s projects done efficiently and at the best prices available. June is an active supporter of Loaves and Fishes, and helps them in any way she can. Recently she received a call that they were in desparate need of water, since the temperature was in the 100′s and the homeless people they serve were in dire straits. She solicited donations from a local grocery store, filled her van with bottled water and took it down to help people who truly cannot help themselves.

Kristie McKee attended the Sacramento meeting as a guest. Kristie is undergoing a new journey of self-discovery since she is unemployed for the first time in many years. She is experienced in retail, technology, software, hardware and services related to the communications industry. Kristie is also familiar with F.E.A.T., since she has an autistic nephew whose mother is part of the organization. She has a 20-year old nephew with dwarfism, which has taught the whole family a great deal about dealing with physical disabilities. In addition, Kristie also works with the Cancer Society.

Bonnie Terry, of Bonnie Terry Learning, utilizes her business in helping parents help their kids. The kids her company helps have all types of different special needs and conditions, and come from all over the country, but her program helps the parents help their own kids in their own homes. As her children were growing up Bonnie worked with both Girls and Boys Scouts on all levels. Now that her children have grown out of scouting she is very active with a group that helped her back to life after she was widowed. Bonnie is active in Contra Dancing where anyone who can walk can dance. Families and people of all ages and conditions participate.

Lois Skidmore is a martial arts instructor and partial owner of Dragonfire Martial Arts. Dragonfire offers a wide range of instructional programs for all age groups, including after school programs for children and Self Defense Seminars for adults. Dragonfire also is part of lots of events for different groups and local schools, including a kick-a-thon they just did for Muscular Dystrophy.

Marissa Eldreth, owner of BizWiz Consulting & Marketing, was originally working for businesses that needed help to be profitable. Since surviving cancer for the second time in 2008, Marissa has decided to use her business to help non-profits get whatever they needed. She loves to help others succeed, and has particited in many different events for different groups. Now Marissa is bringing together a consortium of non-profits and businesses so they can help each other.

Lisa Cox, a guest attending for the first time, works in the mortgage industry. Through the years she has worked every aspect of mortgage lending, from loan origination through escrow through servicing, but now she facing losing her job at the end of the month due to a company buyout. Lisa’s passion for several years has been the Shriner’s Hospital in Sacramento. She explained that the Sacramento Shriner’s is one of the few that take care of all four types of patients helped by the organization: burns, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic (lost limbs), and cleft lips and palettes. For two hours a session, on two nights a week, she plays with the children so that they can just be kids instead of patients.

Mary Collins, also attending for the first time, is a published author and owner/manager of McCollins & Associates. Her most recent book, “He Lifts Me Up!” is about personal miracles. Mary is also a cancer survivor, but she is still dealing with the disease since her husband has 3rd. stage colon cancer. Mary works extensive with cancer research, and her goal is to develop a national directory of cancer survivors as a resource for others.

Helen Dang, attending for the first time, is a Realtor and Real Estate advisor, with Home Shop Realty. She also has a new project, El Dorado Development, a resort in Baja, Mexico near the town of San Felipe. Helen hopes to open a small design and art school for children. Helen’s favorite charity is My Sister’s House, which offers a safe haven for battered minority women and children.

Sharon Darrow, of Travel ID Cards, spoke last. Her business has several unique products, KidsTravelCard, TeenTravelCard, AdultInfoCard, and the PetTravelCard, but she also creates custom plastic cards. Her newest product is designed to help individuals network more effectively by creating a plastic nametag badge, with a strap clip, that looks like a business card. This is much classier than a paper name badge and helps new people associate the individual with the company, as well as “branding” the face with the badge.

Both Sacremento meetings each month have the same subject matter, but different women in attendance make each meeting a unique experience. There was not a single attendee who does not give her time and gifts to help others; not one who does not contribute to an inspiring cause and to help other people. The sharing this month allowed all of the members to take pride in the tremendous accomplishments, goals, and vision of an incredible group of people.

For additional information regarding the Sacramento local chapter and/or NAPW, please visit http://www.napw.com

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Devendra Patel

Latest News : Number of American Dieters Soars to 108 Million

Devendra Patel — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:25:51 +0000

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) January 10, 2012

Tampa, FL, January 10, 2012 Marketdata Enterprises, a 33-year old market research firm that has tracked the U.S. weight loss market since 1989, has released new 2012 diet market forecasts, as the new diet season begins.

More Dieters

We feel that in 2012 we will be in an environment of ‘a rising tide lifts almost all ships.’ Medical as well as commercial programs should benefit and see increased enrollments, gaining strength sequentially as the unemployment rate continues to decline. 80%, or 86 million dieters, will try to do it themselves, according to John LaRosa.

Marketdatas 2012 Diet Market Forecasts:

The total U.S. weight loss market is forecast to grow 4.5% to $ 65 billion (stronger than the 2% growth last year).

Multi-level marketing (MLM) channels will continue to do well, including diet products sold by Herbalife, Medifast and others.

The mens weight loss market is forecast to be worth $ 10.4 billion, representing 16% of the total market, as more emphasis is placed on them by the major diet companies.

More weight loss services will locate in non-traditional sites (drugstore chain mini-clinics, shopping malls, OB/gyn offices locating where the clients are)

90% of online dieters are female.

The most common “starting weight” class is now 175-199 lbs., surpassing the 150-174 lb. class for the first time since 2005. Obviously, were getting heavier and the recession has not helped.

11.6% of online dieters have high blood pressure, while 12.7% suffer from migraines and frequent headaches. Another 7.6% have thyroid issues.

11.5% of dieters want to use a weight loss center, up significantly from the 4th quarter of 2010.

3.4% of dieters prefer to use a hospital, clinic, MD or dietician based diet program, i.e. a healthcare professionals office.

61% of dieters prefer to use regular grocery store food, while 5% want meal replacements (shakes, bars), and 6% prefer to use diet company food or frozen food.

MARKETDATA DIET MARKET REPORTS