Last Night's Corporate Call: Really? That's It?

So I was hoping last night's EPX Corporate call with founder Dan Putnam would lay my fears to rest regarding the whole Customer Acquisition Program, and new management/ownership. And it did, sort of...

 What we got was exactly 50 minutes of guys talking very fast. First up was... Osmond? He emphasized that the customer acquisition program IS working, just more slowly than expected due to an emphasis on quality, training, and auditing the call centers before placing the customers they get for us. Okay, that makes sense. I'd rather have a slight delay and get one customer who really wants the VIP Deals program than to have three customers placed under me quickly who don't use the product and cancel in one or two months!

 Then we heard from George Daniel, and you could hear his ten gallon hat when he talked (aka True Texan). I have no memory of what he said. Next up was Casey Jensen from Anubis Partners out of Dallas. (Aha! We're getting somewhere. Anubis Partners is owned by Island Capital Group, one of the largest commercial real estate banking companies in the world with offices on Fifth Avenue in New York. Island Capital Group was founded by Andrew Farkas, a Harvard legacy after whom the Hasty Pudding Club's space was renamed Farkas Hall. We are talking very serious money.) Casey Jensen said... pretty much the same as the first two guys. "We are very excited. This is going to be FABULOUS."

 Actually, somebody did mention that the first weekend of 2015 there will be a rebranding campaign kickoff that will make the EPX products a household name. Okay! I'll take that. And another somebody mentioned that those of us who are active and stay patient through September will get one share. I could not hear what I was getting a share of. Fast talking and all, and my cats were having it out in the background. (Perhaps it is a share of Island Global Yachting, one of Island Capital Group's affiliate companies!)

 The actual takeaway of the call was this: EPX is not drying up and blowing away in the wind; it is in the infant stages of becoming huge. There will be some big money backing the "retooling" of the brand, product line, business model (with the Customer Acquisition Program), etc. but those of us lucky enough to have jumped on board and stayed aboard will be very, very happy with that decision. Like I always say, "Good things come to those who wait. (But better things come to those who go out and get them.)" I've gone out and gotten the good thing, and now it's my turn to hone my patience skills while I wait. And yes, I am very excited. This IS going to be FABULOUS.

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If This is Economic Recovery, We ALL Need to Start a Business.

The New York Times published an article yesterday (http://nyti.ms/1tElQtC) regarding how American households are doing financially and whether or not we are truly in an economic recovery.  The answer, not surprisingly, is It Depends.

The Federal Reserve surveys thousands of households every three years.  The results of that Survey of Consumer Finances for 2013 are in, and in comparison to 2010 some Americans are doing better.  But, alas, not all Americans.  The households that are in the top 20% of income reported a decent 4.3% increase in pretax income; college graduates a 1.1% increase (adjusted for inflation).  Everyone else - EVERYONE else - saw a decline.  This means that in 2010, which was smack in the middle of the Great Recession, most of American families had more income than they did in 2013.  

All families saw a drop in their income of 4.7% and young families - those with a head of household younger than 35 - saw a 6.1% drop.  The poorest 20% of Americans saw a drop in income of 3.5%.  But nobody was hit harder than seniors (households headed by someone 75 or older).  Their income dropped 8.7%. Doesn't sound like many retirees and baby boomers coming close to retirement are feeling an economic recovery at all.  

Being one of those baby boomers myself, it seems to me that the best plan of action is to start a business, rather than try to save more for retirement.  I need an income that has the possibility of increasing in bad times as well as good times.  I need an income with the potential for real, measurable, exponential growth.  Treasury bills and savings accounts at their measly little .5% annual yield just aren't going to cut it.  

So here comes EPX to the rescue!  Not just a company that has a guaranteed income after 6 months, but a company that allows me to pay $45 for guaranteed marketing of a customer on monthly autoship.  Customers that will fill my matrix. A matrix and a pay plan that truly has the potential to deliver a six figure income PER MONTH. 

If you are considering EPX but are on the fence, NOW is the time to hop off that fence and get going.  The first round of pre-purchased customers are starting to get placed, and if you join RIGHT NOW, you could have some of those customers placed under you just because of overflow.  With only 4 members your monthly cost (which is just $24.95!) is paid for.  This is a no-brainer.  

Join me now!

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No More Fun With Bob and Jayne: Now It's Just EPX and ME

I'm sort of blog-hopping here. Since May I have tried to talk honestly about belonging to Advanced Marketing Concepts (AMC), which was so UNadvanced that the experience was trying at best and ridiculous at worst. I honestly don't think the whole thing was a scam, but I never made any money. In fact, I decided in early July to join EPXOne80 after I heard they were starting a new business model of allowing distributors to purchase customers on auto-ship. The wording since then has changed to pre-paying for guaranteed marketing of customers on auto-ship, since you can't buy people... but the concept remains the same. Pay $45, wait a little while, and PRESTO there is a customer in your downline. It's a great concept and it can make a lot of people a LOT of money (more about that later) so I jumped in. I knew I had done a good thing when I got an email about a week later (maybe less) saying AMC was closing up shop and becoming a big old branch of EPX. What a surprise! No really, I was quite surprised. So my blog, "Fun With Bob and Jayne" has run its course. Because I had already joined EPX without Bob and Jayne Guzzetti I won't be in that big old AMC branch. I am on the Bottom Line Team (BLT) which just happens to be the same team the Guzzetti's joined with their bazillion members, but it was just coincidence and we won't be very closely related on this Team Tree. So Goodbye, Jayne. Goodbye, Bob. I bet you're really nice people and some day we may even meet in person. What many many people have recognized in EPX is that this company is poised to EXPLODE. I know only a few of the details but here's what I've got: 1. You can pre-pay for marketing of a customer for your downline. (Trivita did this several years ago and there are many people who made a FORTUNE with that model... and many of them are in EPX now!) 2. A brand new, very skilled and experienced senior management team has just taken control with the original founder still very much active and alive in the company management. It is a good sign when a founder can recognize that he needs management help with the growth he is experiencing and/or envisioning. A true TEAM PLAYER. 3. The company has been purchased by a publicly held company. Great! Big money. But nobody knows who it is yet, and if they know they're not saying. Word should be out any day now. 4. EPX has many different programs - EPXBody, EPXOne80, EPXTrader... and if you are involved with any of it you can get paid commissions from any other part of it. That's right, you don't have to be involved with fitness at all to get commissions if your downline joins EPXBody and starts buying supplements. Most (maybe all?) other companies will require that you be enrolled in a particular program before getting paid from that program. 5. EPX guarantees your income! That's right. If you follow their program for six months and aren't making $1000/month after six months, they will give you your money back. That's some commitment. 6. With the EPXBody 90 Day Challenge, you get PAID PER POUND you lose. I'm all in! After two weeks I have lost nearly 15 pounds. My goal is 30. More updates on this to come! So goodbye Georgia folks... hello Utah folks!