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<div>{{Infobox Person|<br />
|name=Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear<br />
|image=http://puryear.wwdb.biz/App_Images/diamonds.wwdb.biz/PURYEAR.jpg<br />
|pin=[[Founders Crown]]<br />
|markets=[[United States]]<br />
|loa=[[WWDB]]<br />
|updiamond=[[Elliot, Jim|Jim Elliot]]<br />
|website=http://puryear.wwdb.biz<br />
|footnotes=Started WWDB with the aid of Bill Britt in the mid 70s. BWW & WWDB work very closely. <br />
}}<br />
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Ron & Georgia Lee Puryear are Founders Crowns and [[North American Founders Council]] members based in Washington. They joined Amway in 1972, qualified Emerald and [[Diamond]] in 1976, [[Triple Diamond]] in 1995, [[Founders Triple Diamond]] in 2002, [[Crown]] in 2003, and [[Founders Crown]] in 2004. Their upline Diamond is [[Executive Diamond]] [[Elliot, Jim|Jim Elliot]]. Their largest leg is 2003 40 FAA points 200+ [[Founders Crown Ambassador]] [[Kim, Leonard & Esther|Leonard & Esther Kim]] of South [[Korea]]. The Puryear's have over 500 qualified diamonds in their organization internationally (400+ are based in [[Korea]]). With the help of [[Britt, Bill & Peggy|Bill Britt]], Ron Puryear formed the WWDB system [[WWDB|WorldWide Dreambuilders]] IBO Support Organization in the late 70's. They own a 26,000 sqare foot home on the Spokane River in Post Falls, Idaho nicknamed the River House. This was until 2009 the destination for the trip used to recognize businesses meeting specified criteria, River Rendezvous. The Puryears announced that the home was being sold for reasons related to inheritance and estate taxes. (In 2010, this event was moved to Jamaica.)<br />
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==Downline Diamonds==<br />
The Puryear's frontline [[Diamond]]s include:<br />
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*[[Puryear, Ron & Georgia Lee]], [[Founders Crown]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Daughery, Jack & Rita]], [[Double Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
***[[Johnson, Leif]], [[Crown]], [[United States]], [[GlobalNet]]<br />
****[[Morales, Frank & Barbara]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[GlobalNet]]<br />
****[[DuBose, Bob & Jeneane]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[GlobalNet]]/[[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Johnson, Ed & Yvonne]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[GlobalNet]]<br />
****[[Biegert, Brad & Cheryl]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[GlobalNet]]/[[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Ochs, Bob & Judy]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[INA]]<br />
******[[McEachern, Dennis & Susie]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[INA]]<br />
*******[[Boettcher, Dan & Martha]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[INA]]<br />
********[[Jones, Steve & Lauri]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[INA]]<br />
****[[Sallee, Beverly]], [[Crown]], [[United States]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
*****[[Griffiths, John & Janet]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[INA]]<br />
*****[[Herlacher, Vic & Ann Marie]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[INA]]<br />
*****[[Engstrom, Thomas & Christina]], [[Diamond]], [[Sweden]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
***[[Henderson, Tony & Mary]], [[Triple Diamond]], [[Amway New Zealand]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
****[[Hoffman, Mike & Bridget]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[Amway New Zealand]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
****[[Jones, Paul & Jeanette]], [[Diamond]], [[Amway New Zealand]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
****[[Forde, Neil & Trish]], [[Diamond]], [[Amway New Zealand]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
****[[McBain, Alan & Gwen]], [[Diamond]], [[Amway New Zealand]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
****[[Hogg, Murray & Morrow, Jackie]], [[Diamond]], [[Amway New Zealand]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
****[[Månsson, Ulf & Elisabet]], [[Double Diamond]], [[Sweden]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
*****[[Eriksson, Håkan & Suzan]], [[Diamond]], [[Sweden]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
*****[[Hagman, Jan & Pia]], [[Diamond]], [[Sweden]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
*****[[Hjort, Rolf & Agneta]], [[Diamond]], [[Sweden]], [[Network TwentyOne]]<br />
***[[Humphrey, David & April]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
****[[Bulette, Keiji & Jean]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
****[[Davis, Fred & Dottie]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
****[[Kiefert, Hank & Karla]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
****[[Kremer, Arnie & Jan]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
****[[Matthews, Rick & Mary Jane]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
****[[Mace, Chuck & Cindy]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Hettema, Steve & Tonya]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Marta, John & Pam]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
****[[Holpp, Fred & Madelon]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
*****[[Burns, Chuck & Roxi]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
****[[Timko, Dave & Mary]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Berman, Don & Janice]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
***[[Lockwood, Keith & Yanny]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
****[[Ashlock, Tom & Judy]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
*****[[Israel, Jeff & Pam]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
***[[Long, Dennis & Connie]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]<br />
***[[Becker, Ted & Michelle]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[ILD]]/[[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Strong, Gator & Connie]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
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**[[Severn, Dave & Jan]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Meyer, Karl & Ruby]], [[Double Diamond]], [[Philippines]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Faught, Steve & Shauna]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Woodhead, Terry & Fran]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Duncan, Greg & Laurie]], [[Triple Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[O'Reilly, Shane & Rachelle]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Ansley, Darrel & Kathleen]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Sears, Randy & Sandy]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Alcott, Rod & Penny]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]] & [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Yuen, Dan & Sandy]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*******[[Jao, Rod & Rowena]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]] & [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Duncan, Brad & Julie]], [[Crown]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Attalah, Samir & Theresa]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Marshall, Rick & Bonnie]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Duncan, David & Darlene]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*******[[Kummer, Bob & Shelly]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Shores, David & Debbie]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*******[[Kosage, Dean]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], Kosage Motivation, Inc.<br />
********[[Ajitpal Singh & Randhir Kaur Mangat]], [[Diamond]], [[India]], [[Winners International]]<br />
******[[Wolgamott, Brad & Leslie]], [[Double Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*******[[Eaton, Tracey & Kimberly]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*******[[Grosvenor, David & Angelique]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*******[[Harimoto, Scott & Cris]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
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**[[Lowary, Gary & Dorothy]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Wells, Bob & Betty]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Baker, Glen & Joya]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Koning, Larry & Julie]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
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**[[Stokes, Ken & Gail]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Kelly, Bill & Nancy]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Lamazor, Gene & Sheryl]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
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**[[Cummins, Steve & Christie]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
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**[[Kim, Eugene & Sarah]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]] & [[Korea]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Kim, Leonard & Esther]], [[Founders Crown Ambassador 40]], [[Korea]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Kim, Sunki & Misun Yoon]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]] & [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Kim, Nam-Deuk & Lee, Jung-Yun]], [[Triple Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Shim, Wonbo & Han, Jungah]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Lee, Jay & Jeong]], [[Diamond]], [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
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Ron's son and daughter in-law, [[Puryear, Jim & Kelly|Jim & Kelly Puryear]] are Q-12 Platinums. Ron's other son Brian was also a Platinum before he passed away due to cardiac arrest.<br />
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==A solid foundation for success==<br />
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Founders Crown Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear have been an inspiration to thousands of people with their can-do attitude, their commitment to helping others, and their devotion to each other.<br />
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Although they’ve faced many struggles – including the loss of a son – their faith, their family, and their friends have given them a strong, solid foundation for reaching their dreams and goals. In recognition of their most recent and very special achievement, we’ve asked Ron and Georgia Lee to share some of their wisdom and insights.<br />
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What do you feel is the number one reason for your success in the business?<br />
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Ron: That’s simple: I’m not a quitter. My dad taught me at an early age, if you’re going to start something, you don’t quit. You give it your best. Those values were really embedded in me.<br />
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Georgia Lee: As for me, I just married a winner.<br />
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How do you stay humble when you’ve reached this level of success?<br />
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Georgia Lee: I don’t know if humble is really the right word, but I think it’s based on the fact that we have a very strong faith. And we had very humble beginnings; we both grew up in the same small town and we’ve always felt that we’re still the same people today as we were back then – just Ron and Georgia Lee.<br />
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Ron: We’re just two very ordinary people who took advantage of an extraordinary opportunity that was given to us.<br />
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What are some of your most memorable/significant milestones in growing your business?<br />
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Ron: Our first big milestone was when I hit my goal to make enough money so that Georgia Lee didn’t have to work as a waitress anymore. Our second milestone was hitting Ruby – that’s when we started making significant money and could start paying off our debts. The third milestone was when I was able to earn enough from my business to leave the “rut” system behind – you know, working for somebody else, going back and forth every day like a robot, just to get a paycheck.<br />
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You’ve faced a lot of adversity in your life; how did you get through some of those difficult times and how has it helped you counsel others who might be faced with difficulties?<br />
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Georgia Lee: Everybody has adversity in their lives, and again, our faith has carried us through a lot. But it does help us understand when others are hurting because we’ve been there. Having empathy is different than having sympathy.<br />
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Ron: We also know that for every adversity there’s a potential for an equal or greater benefit – if you maintain a positive attitude and look toward the future. We try to remind people of that to give them hope and help them get back on track.<br />
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What do you think is most appealing to young people about the business today?<br />
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Ron: Young people aren’t set in their ways yet, their minds are still open, and they’re looking for opportunities. They want to be in control of their lives, and this business fits the bill. It’s high tech and high touch, with exciting products, especially in the areas of health and fitness, which are so big today.<br />
continued<br />
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What’s the best advice you can give people starting out?<br />
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Ron: We tell people the most important thing is to envision something that you absolutely have to have in your life – something you can’t get doing what you’re doing now. Then you need to develop the discipline necessary to do the work to reach your goal.<br />
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Georgia Lee: Your vision has to be big enough in your mind and in your heart to stand up to the negative input of other<br />
people who will try to keep you from achieving it.<br />
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Ron: You also have to be willing to learn from other people, to change and grow.<br />
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What’s been the biggest surprise of your life?<br />
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Ron: Although we often look back and are amazed at the blessings we’ve been given, one of the big surprises to us is why everybody doesn’t do what we’ve done!<br />
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Georgia Lee: We’ve said this so many times, but it’s true: If we can do it anyone can.<br />
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You’ve certainly earned the right to slow down; what keeps you going?<br />
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Georgia Lee: Our love for our organization, the great people who’ve been on this tremendous journey with us. We just can’t imagine our lives without them in it.<br />
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Ron: We still have big goals to accomplish. We want to help as many people as we can to realize their dreams.<br />
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What are you enjoying most about this stage of life?<br />
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Georgia Lee: Spending time with our kids and grandkids, who all live near us now.<br />
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Ron: The fact that we are free to choose what we want to do every day is just an unbelievable way to live life on this earth.<br />
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[[Category:Founders Crown]][[Category:WWDB]][[Category:United States]][[Category:NAFC]]</div>DCAMikehttps://www.amwaywiki.com/index.php?title=Severn,_Dave_%26_Jan&diff=19885Severn, Dave & Jan2011-01-28T10:11:48Z<p>DCAMike: /* Downline Diamonds */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Person|<br />
|name=Dave & Jan Severn<br />
|image=http://severn.wwdb.biz/App_Images/diamonds.wwdb.biz/SEVERN.jpg<br />
|pin=[[Executive Diamond]]<br />
|markets=[[US]]<br />
|loa=[[WWDB]]<br />
|updiamond=[[Puryear, Ron & Georgia Lee|Ron & Georgia Lee Puryear]]<br />
|website=http://severn.wwdb.biz<br />
|footnotes=<br />
}}<br />
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Dave & Jan Severn are [[Executive Diamond]]s from Idaho, having orgiinally qualified [[Diamond]] in 1981 Dave claims to have plateaued as a 52,000 PV Ruby then broke 5 Platinum legs to go from Ruby to Diamond in 12 months. He was a CPA prior to Amway.<br />
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While people have argued that it is very difficult to go diamond living in a rural based community, Severn often responds by saying he has broken over 10 Platinums out of small towns. He is very popular within [[WWDB]] and [[BWW]] and is often quoted by many IBO's. [[Double Diamond]] [[Winters, Larry & Pam|Larry Winters]] has admitted to being obsessed with Severn quotes. This stems from Severn's tape ''Pigs Don’t Know Pig’s Stink''.<br />
==Downline Diamonds==<br />
The Severns have 3 frontline Diamonds:<br />
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*[[Severn, Dave & Jan]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Meyer, Karl & Ruby]], [[Double Diamond]], [[Philippines]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Faught, Steve & Shauna]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Woodhead, Terry & Fran]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Duncan, Greg & Laurie]], [[Triple Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[O'Reilly, Shane & Rachelle]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Ansley, Darrel & Kathleen]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Sears, Randy & Sandy]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Alcott, Rod & Penny]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]] & [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Yuen, Dan & Sandy]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Jao, Rod & Rowena]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]] & [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Duncan, Brad & Julie]], [[Crown]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Attalah, Samir & Theresa]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Marshall, Rick & Bonnie]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Duncan, David & Darlene]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Kummer, Bob & Shelly]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
*****[[Shores, David & Debbie]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Kosage, Dean]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], Kosage Motivation, Inc.<br />
*******[[Ajitpal Singh & Randhir Kaur Mangat]], [[Diamond]], [[India]], [[Winners International]]<br />
*****[[Wolgamott, Brad & Leslie]], [[Double Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Eaton, Tracey & Kimberly]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Grosvenor, David & Angelique]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
******[[Harimoto, Scott & Cris]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
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==Success story==<br />
The Teacher Appeared<br />
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“When the pupil is ready, the teacher will appear.” That saying describes how the Indpendent Business Plan came into the lives of Dave and Jan Severn.<br />
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After a tour in the army, Dave joined an international accounting firm as a certified public accountant, but by age thirty-two he had peaked out in his career and had to settle for annual cost-of-living wage increases while waiting for a promotion opening.<br />
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“I was tired of working 100+ hours per week and being paid for only forty,” says Dave, “and frustrated by performing at the next level while being paid at my present level and by taxes and inflation eating up most of my income.”<br />
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The Severns were driving a rusty 1967 Chevy. Because they couldn’t meet living expenses, Jan had gone back to work. “I had done everything I had been advised to do,” says Dave. “A degree, a professional license, and hard work. We had to do something and not sit around hoping things would change.” Enter this business. The pupil (Dave) was ready, and the teacher (Ron Puryear) appeared as if by magic.<br />
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Going for the Big Business<br />
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“We were busy people,” explains Dave. “Fully involved in business and community activities. No extra time. But the business looked too good to miss. We didn’t know much about it, but we believed in its potential and we knew we could put forth the required effort. We figured the Independent Business Pan would solve our financial problems, so we decided to build a big business!”<br />
<br />
Struggles<br />
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The Severns launched their future and fell flat on their faces. Most friends and relatives either laughed or told them they were crazy. Dave’s professional accounting associates warned that he would be throwing away his profession if he didn’t quit his side business. But Dave and Jan kept their dreams bigger than their struggles and, most importantly, they took business advice only from their upline and stopped listening to criticism.<br />
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Our Commitment Was Planted<br />
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Even so, six months after starting their business, the Severns had no business volume and no profitability. They finally plugged into the support system and went to a Family Reunion. “We saw what it was really all about,” says Dave. “Love, caring, and sharing among people of all walks of life. We saw what lies beyond the products. Our commitment was planted at that function when we saw the lifestyle that was possible and the caliber of people with whom we were going to build our future. From that point, it was just a matter of time.”<br />
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Living by Choice<br />
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In six more months, when the earnings were double her salary, Jan quit her job to stay home. By learning how to set goals, consistently working the business with the same seriousness given their jobs, and following upline counsel, the Severns built their business rapidly. Eleven months after Jan’s Independence Day, Dave, by choice, walked away from his profession with an annual income four times his CPA salary.<br />
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Controlling Our Decisions<br />
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The Severns’ income has grown steadily since Dave’s freedom day. As full-time independent business owners, Dave and Jan choose each day exactly what they want to do, who they want to do it with, where they want to be, and how long they want to stay. The family enjoys world travel, vacations, and first-class clothing and accommodations. Time and money no longer control their decisions.<br />
The Severns live on a 138-acre estate with a river, ponds, and a lake. Fish and wildlife abound in their paradise. They also own a 160-acre ranch in Idaho that they enjoy as a business operation and a family recreational area. Caretakers and a housekeeper share the workload to free up the Severns’ time for playing.<br />
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Dreaming Great Dreams<br />
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“The rewards of Diamond are worth many more times the effort that it took to build it,” Dave says. “Financial independence allows our family to enjoy the number-one lifestyle in America today. All we did was dream great dreams, say ‘yes’ to our dreams, and then work our business.<br />
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“It has been a labor of love that never feels like working—and financially free for many years. Some of the greatest rewards have been the ability to provide expensive, specialized schooling for our son, care for our parents, realty investments, and travel to far-off places with our entire family.”<br />
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Serving Others<br />
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“We can’t imagine doing anything better to serve others more than this magnificent business! Our Christian values apply to every aspect, and we give all the glory for our success to our God. But the best thing is that the same business and benefits are still there for you,” says Dave.<br />
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[[Category:Executive Diamond]][[Category:WWDB]][[Category:United States]]</div>DCAMikehttps://www.amwaywiki.com/index.php?title=Duncan,_Greg_%26_Laurie&diff=19884Duncan, Greg & Laurie2011-01-28T10:11:07Z<p>DCAMike: /* Downline Diamonds */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Person|<br />
|name=Greg & Laurie Duncan<br />
|image=http://gduncan.wwdb.biz/App_Images/diamonds.wwdb.biz/GDUNCAN.jpg<br />
|pin=[[Triple Diamond]]<br />
|markets=[[US]]<br />
|loa=[[WWDB]]<br />
|updiamond=[[Woodhead, Terry & Fran|Terry & Fran Woodhead]]<br />
|website=http://gduncan.wwdb.biz<br />
|footnotes=Greg was instrumental in [[Quixtar]] partnering with [[XS Energy Drink|XS]].<br />
}}<br />
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Greg & Laurie Duncan were the first of the Duncan family to start in Amway in 1981. Greg was a medical student and Laurie was a dental hygienist prior to starting in the business. They qualified Direct with 3 legs in 1981, Emerald in 1983, [[Diamond]] in 1985, [[Double Diamond]] in 1992, and Triple Diamond in 1998. Greg was the 2006 Chairman of the [[IBOAI]] Executive Committee and Laurie was the 2006 Chairman of the IBOAI Marketing Advisory Committee.<br />
==Downline Diamonds==<br />
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Greg's frontline Diamonds are : <br />
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*[[Duncan, Greg & Laurie]], [[Triple Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[O'Reilly, Shane & Rachelle]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Ansley, Darrel & Kathleen]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Sears, Randy & Sandy]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Alcott, Rod & Penny]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]] & [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Yuen, Dan & Sandy]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Jao, Rod & Rowena]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]] & [[Canada]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Duncan, Brad & Julie]], [[Crown]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Attalah, Samir & Theresa]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Marshall, Rick & Bonnie]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Duncan, David & Darlene]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Kummer, Bob & Shelly]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Shores, David & Debbie]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Kosage, Dean]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], Kosage Motivation, Inc.<br />
*****[[Ajitpal Singh & Randhir Kaur Mangat]], [[Diamond]], [[India]], [[Winners International]]<br />
***[[Wolgamott, Brad & Leslie]], [[Double Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Eaton, Tracey & Kimberly]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Grosvenor, David & Angelique]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
****[[Harimoto, Scott & Cris]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
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Greg is known throughout [[WWDB]] and [[BWW]] for his popular prospecting CDs ''Private Franchising in a .Com World'' and ''Private Franchising in a High-Tech, High-Touch World''.<br />
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==Success story==<br />
A Life on Our Terms<br />
<br />
Greg and Laurie started their business during Greg’s last year of medical school. Laurie was working as a dental hygienist, but they had visions of a greater purpose: “The real appeal of being Independent Business Owners was the opportunity it offered for freedom—a life on our terms, not one dictated by unbending schedules and impersonal routines.” “People are so consumed with making a living that they don’t have time to make a life,” exclaims Laurie.<br />
<br />
Greg looked at his goals in life: “We were looking for a way to achieve a truly free and independent lifestyle. A doctor’s time is never his own. I imagined my career in medicine would have meant working up to 100 hours per week just to finally get out of debt, only to then die of stress and exhaustion.”<br />
<br />
No Regrets<br />
<br />
Despite strong peer pressure and the misgivings of many close friends, the Duncans elected to trade the demands of medicine for a business of their own. Three years after leaving the medical profession, Greg and Laurie had developed financial freedom, and six years had become Double Diamonds with no regrets: “Today, a great thrill for us is to see so many others reach their goals and dreams. We have been able to touch more lives in more meaningful ways than we believe we ever could have done in a fast-paced medical practice.”<br />
<br />
Sweet Home Montana<br />
<br />
Several years ago, the family of four moved from the Seattle area to their beloved Montana. Their rustic, alpine home, Dayspring Lodge, sits on the southern shore of a secluded lake, with fish rising and eagles soaring in the background. Tamarack and birch trees sway in the breeze as Greg and Laurie take in the stunning view from a ski area on one of the several surrounding mountain ranges.<br />
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Enjoying Life and Family<br />
<br />
Most valued is having time to enjoy life with family. “We have a son and a daughter who are able to grow up knowing their father as well as their mother,” says Laurie. “This business allows us to define our lives by our family, not by our income,” comments Greg.<br />
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Educational Avenues<br />
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The added blessing of two full-time private teachers allowed the family to pursue exciting and unusual educational avenues. One of their several lake homes served as “Dayspring Academy.” All the core subjects were covered, but it was the methods by which they learned that departed from the norm.<br />
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Learning Spanish for five weeks in a Costa Rican language immersion school one spring was followed the next year by five weeks in a French language immersion course at multiple locations throughout France. The adventure through Europe included clambering around an ancient Roman aqueduct, visiting a super-yacht exhibition in Nice, ascending peaks around Mont Blanc in the French Alps, and attending the opening of the World’s Fair in Lisbon, Portugal.<br />
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To bolster their understanding of American frontier history, they read about Custer’s Last Stand, and then attended a vivid re-enactment of it at the actual historic site on the Little Bighorn. To enliven Devin and Whitney’s study of Shakespeare, the children and their parents traveled annually to a Shakespeare festival in Oregon. <br />
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History and geography came alive when the classroom moved between Boston, Virginia, Washington D.C., London, Paris, and many more exciting places. Real life application of learning still occurs today as Devin and Whitney incorporate internships and foreign immersion programs into their university experience.<br />
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Freedom & Fulfillment<br />
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“It’s a great life!” agree the Duncans. “We know that anyone can experience the same freedom and fulfillment that we have found through this business. If you stay focused this business offers a truly wonderful opportunity. No other business has such a forgiving atmosphere. Success in any endeavor will never occur unless one is first willing to fail many times. We are certainly not perfect, but we never gave up. If you just won’t quit, then success in this business is just a matter of time.”<br />
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[[Category:Triple Diamond]][[Category:WWDB]][[Category:United States]]</div>DCAMikehttps://www.amwaywiki.com/index.php?title=Duncan,_Brad_%26_Julie&diff=19883Duncan, Brad & Julie2011-01-28T10:10:24Z<p>DCAMike: /* Downline Diamond */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Person|<br />
|name=Brad & Julie Duncan<br />
|image=http://bduncan.wwdb.biz/App_Images/diamonds.wwdb.biz/BDUNCAN.jpg<br />
|pin=[[Crown]]<br />
|markets=[[US]]<br />
|loa=[[WWDB]]<br />
|updiamond=[[Duncan, Greg & Laurie|Greg & Laurie Duncan]]<br />
|website=http://bduncan.wwdb.biz/<br />
|footnotes=<br />
}}<br />
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Brad and Julie Duncan are [[Crown]]s and [[North American Founders Council]] members based in Chattaroy, WA. Brad started in Amway in 1981 and married Julie in 1986 prior to qualifying Emerald. They qualified Emerald in 1986, [[Diamond]] in 1989, [[Executive Diamond]] in 1991, [[Double Diamond]] in 1996, [[Triple Diamond]] in 1998, [[Founders Triple Diamond]] in 2002, and Crown in 2008. Brad was a member of the 2008 [[IBOAI]] Board of Directors.<br />
==Downline Diamond==<br />
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They have 5 frontline [[Diamond]]s (former and qualified) in their organization. They are (in order when they first qualified):<br />
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*[[Duncan, Brad & Julie]], [[Crown]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Attalah, Samir & Theresa]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Marshall, Rick & Bonnie]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Duncan, David & Darlene]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Kummer, Bob & Shelly]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Shores, David & Debbie]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Kosage, Dean]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], Kosage Motivation, Inc.<br />
****[[Ajitpal Singh & Randhir Kaur Mangat]], [[Diamond]], [[India]], [[Winners International]]<br />
**[[Wolgamott, Brad & Leslie]], [[Double Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Eaton, Tracey & Kimberly]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Grosvenor, David & Angelique]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
***[[Harimoto, Scott & Cris]], [[Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
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Brad has two brothers, Greg and Dru. Greg Duncan is Brad's sponsor and is currently a Triple Diamond. Dru is downline in their parent's business.<br />
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==Success story==<br />
Brad Duncan’s independent business came about by accident. A competitive downhill ski racer, Brad injured his leg in a fall while racing. “Any career hopes I had of becoming a champion were gone,” he says. With skiing behind him, Brad gladly moved to Seattle when his brother Greg asked him to come. Brad was barely in the door before Greg, then a medical student, shared the business opportunity. “I was so excited. We stayed up all night talking about building financial freedom together!” Brad remembers. That’s exactly what they did.<br />
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As he learned more about the business, Brad knew it was clearly the kind of opportunity he was looking for. Having been an entrepreneur in high school and college, Brad realized something early on: “I found that to be truly successful, I couldn’t be satisfied with a job or profession just because I liked it, but I had to find something that gave me the results I wanted: control of my money and time to spend with my family.”<br />
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Persistence & Determination<br />
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Brad took a construction job working six days a week, nine hours a day, and built his own business at night, sleeping on the floor because he was too busy and too broke to bother with furniture. His persistence and determination paid off. After one year of consistent effort, Brad had built a profitable Ruby business and was able to retire, never to work for another man again. “I earned $1,000 a month working in construction and after fourteen months in the business and at twenty-three years old, I was making more. I had to retire from construction—I couldn’t afford to work there anymore!” Brad says contentedly.<br />
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Finding a Winner<br />
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It was when Brad began Emerald qualification that he and Julie met. Brad was showing the plan at the first meeting she attended. Fresh out of college and involved in sales, Julie was hired by a client who was impressed by her hard work managing a restaurant chain. “I was twenty-three and already making good money,” says Julie. “It was really the association with great people that attracted me to this business. I was a frustrated single. I was tired of working seventy hours a week, especially nights and weekends, and of the empty, lonely lifestyle in that status world.” It didn’t take long for Brad and Julie to realize they had each found a winner. Less than one year later they were married.<br />
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Many Rewards<br />
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Since that time, their business has achieved great heights and continues to reach around the world. Today Brad and Julie enjoy a lifestyle that never would have been possible from a construction job or in restaurant management. They have enjoyed many rewards from the business, including luxury automobiles, and the thrill of owning beautiful homes. Their properties include a world-class lake property and lodge in Northern Idaho and a beautiful 4,300 square foot redecorated home for Julie’s mother adjacent to theirs in Spokane.<br />
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Their estate in Eastern Washington has a 10,000-square-foot home sitting on 112 acres. “We have thoroughly enjoyed renovations on our home and the building of an 18,000-square-foot ‘toy shed’,” Julie says eagerly. The new building houses a three-bedroom guest home, a state-of the-art exercise/weight room, an 2,400-square-foot classroom for their children, a bunk room that includes a full-sized kitchen, living room, bathroom, and three three-high-stacked queen, lodgepole pine bunk beds, a video/arcade center, and parking space for over thirty vehicles.<br />
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Location, Location<br />
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We are so thrilled about our property. We are closer to our extended family and it allows us to continue to share so many of the blessings we have received with our leaders and achievers in this business. Our hope would be that everyone will realize that their dreams can come true, and that they can achieve even more than Brad and I have been able to.”<br />
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Camping, Without the Tent<br />
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Travel to many exotic hideaways has also been a realization of dreams come true. Thailand, Greece, New Zealand, Africa, Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii, London, and Paris, France are just a few of the exciting destination spots they have enjoyed: “Travel in this business is a lot different than what we were used to. Living out of a camper or sharing a small room with several family members has changed to luxury transportation and large, spacious suites in five-star hotels with private staff to serve our every need!” Julie says enthusiastically. “We spend over four months a year on a beach somewhere in this great world, enjoying time with family and friends.”<br />
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It’s About Time<br />
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Everyday occurrences include working with a personal fitness trainer in the privacy of their own athletic facility, household staff helping manage their properties, and providing their children with the finest educational opportunities available. Most important is their personal freedom of time, to spend together and with their children.<br />
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Sharing Time and Experiences<br />
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Brad and Julie attribute their success to the tremendous support and teaching they have received from their upline, and from being a team player within the World Wide Group support organization. “Following the guidance and unrelenting pace of our sponsors, Greg and Laurie Duncan, having a consistent work habit, a willingness to serve the needs of others first, and knowing from where all of the blessings come are the key elements in our story,” Brad states. “Our true joy comes from helping others achieve their dreams and goals of financial freedom, and in sharing time and experiences with both of our families, who are involved in the business and are very successful.”<br />
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Although Brad will never enjoy the accolades of a champion on the ski hill, the Duncans are champions in life. Dreams do come true, and for Brad and Julie, the realization of those dreams has just begun.<br />
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[[Category:Crown]][[Category:WWDB]][[Category:United States]][[Category:IBOAI]][[Category:NAFC]]</div>DCAMikehttps://www.amwaywiki.com/index.php?title=Shores,_David_%26_Debbie&diff=19882Shores, David & Debbie2011-01-28T10:09:56Z<p>DCAMike: /* Downline Diamonds */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Person|<br />
|name=David & Debbie Shores<br />
|image=http://shores.wwdb.biz/App_Images/diamonds.wwdb.biz/SHORES.jpg<br />
|pin=[[Founders Diamond]]<br />
|markets=[[US]]<br />
|loa=[[WWDB]]<br />
|updiamond=[[Duncan, Brad & Julie|Brad & Julie Duncan]]<br />
|website=http://shores.wwdb.biz<br />
|footnotes=<br />
}}<br />
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David & Debbie Shores are [[Founders Diamond]]s based in Utah. The Shores are personally sponsored by [[Duncan, Brad & Julie|Brad & Julie Duncan]]. They qualified Emerald in 1990, [[Diamond]] in 1992, and Founders Diamond in 2002. They are the upline Diamond to [[Executive Diamond]] [[Kosage, Dean|Dean Kosage]].<br />
==Downline Diamonds==<br />
*[[Shores, David & Debbie]], [[Founders Diamond]], [[United States]], [[WWDB]]<br />
**[[Kosage, Dean]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], Kosage Motivation, Inc.<br />
***[[Ajitpal Singh & Randhir Kaur Mangat]], [[Diamond]], [[India]], [[Winners International]]<br />
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They have 2 frontline Emeralds. They are:<br />
*Founders Emerald - Ron & Marcie Dubrow<br />
*Emerald - Roland & Lily Mah<br />
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[[Category:Founders Diamond]][[Category:WWDB]][[Category:United States]]</div>DCAMikehttps://www.amwaywiki.com/index.php?title=Kosage,_Dean&diff=19881Kosage, Dean2011-01-28T10:09:03Z<p>DCAMike: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Person|<br />
|name=Dean Kosage<br />
|image=[[image:Dean_Kosage.jpg]]<br />
|pin=[[Executive Diamond]]<br />
|markets=[[US]]<br />
|loa=Kosage Motivation, Inc.<br />
|updiamond=[[Shores, David & Debbie|David & Debbie Shores]]<br />
|website=http://deankosage.com<br />
|footnotes= <br />
}}<br />
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Dean Kosage is an [[Executive Diamond]] based in Washington. Prior to the business, he was in the restaurant business. He qualified Emerald in 1992, Founders Emerald in 1997, [[Diamond]] in 2000, [[Founders Diamond]] in 2003, and Executive Diamond in 2004. Dean was married in 1993 and was divorced in 1997.<br />
==Downline diamonds==<br />
**[[Kosage, Dean]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], Kosage Motivation, Inc.<br />
***[[Ajitpal Singh & Randhir Kaur Mangat]], [[Diamond]], [[India]], [[Winners International]]<br />
He has two frontline Emeralds:<br />
:2004 Emerald Terry & Jenny Brown<br />
:2008 Emerald Fenton & Susie Eng<br />
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Dean recently purchased another home in Los Angeles, California, where he can be closely involved in the music and film industries. He has his own band, in which his downline Brian Gallenger plays the drums.<br />
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He claims to have had over a $100,000 a year income since he went Emerald.<br />
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== Related Links == <br />
* [http://www.myspace.com/deankosage Dean Kosage's MySpace] <br />
* [http://www.deankosage.com/ DeanKosage.com] <br />
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[Category:Executive Diamond]][[Category:WWDB]][[Category:United States]]</div>DCAMikehttps://www.amwaywiki.com/index.php?title=Kosage,_Dean&diff=19880Kosage, Dean2011-01-28T10:08:22Z<p>DCAMike: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Person|<br />
|name=Dean Kosage<br />
|image=[[image:Dean_Kosage.jpg]]<br />
|pin=[[Executive Diamond]]<br />
|markets=[[US]]<br />
|loa=Kosage Motivation, Inc.<br />
|updiamond=[[Shores, David & Debbie|David & Debbie Shores]]<br />
|website=http://kosage.wwdb.biz<br />
|footnotes= <br />
}}<br />
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Dean Kosage is an [[Executive Diamond]] based in Washington. Prior to the business, he was in the restaurant business. He qualified Emerald in 1992, Founders Emerald in 1997, [[Diamond]] in 2000, [[Founders Diamond]] in 2003, and Executive Diamond in 2004. Dean was married in 1993 and was divorced in 1997.<br />
==Downline diamonds==<br />
**[[Kosage, Dean]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], Kosage Motivation, Inc.<br />
***[[Ajitpal Singh & Randhir Kaur Mangat]], [[Diamond]], [[India]], [[Winners International]]<br />
He has two frontline Emeralds:<br />
:2004 Emerald Terry & Jenny Brown<br />
:2008 Emerald Fenton & Susie Eng<br />
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Dean recently purchased another home in Los Angeles, California, where he can be closely involved in the music and film industries. He has his own band, in which his downline Brian Gallenger plays the drums.<br />
<br />
He claims to have had over a $100,000 a year income since he went Emerald.<br />
<br />
== Related Links == <br />
* [http://www.myspace.com/deankosage Dean Kosage's MySpace] <br />
* [http://www.deankosage.com/ DeanKosage.com] <br />
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[Category:Executive Diamond]][[Category:WWDB]][[Category:United States]]</div>DCAMikehttps://www.amwaywiki.com/index.php?title=Kosage,_Dean&diff=19879Kosage, Dean2011-01-28T10:07:54Z<p>DCAMike: /* Downline diamonds */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Person|<br />
|name=Dean Kosage<br />
|image=[[image:Dean_Kosage.jpg]]<br />
|pin=[[Executive Diamond]]<br />
|markets=[[US]]<br />
|loa=[[WWDB]]<br />
|updiamond=[[Shores, David & Debbie|David & Debbie Shores]]<br />
|website=http://kosage.wwdb.biz<br />
|footnotes= <br />
}}<br />
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Dean Kosage is an [[Executive Diamond]] based in Washington. Prior to the business, he was in the restaurant business. He qualified Emerald in 1992, Founders Emerald in 1997, [[Diamond]] in 2000, [[Founders Diamond]] in 2003, and Executive Diamond in 2004. Dean was married in 1993 and was divorced in 1997.<br />
==Downline diamonds==<br />
**[[Kosage, Dean]], [[Executive Diamond]], [[United States]], Kosage Motivation, Inc.<br />
***[[Ajitpal Singh & Randhir Kaur Mangat]], [[Diamond]], [[India]], [[Winners International]]<br />
He has two frontline Emeralds:<br />
:2004 Emerald Terry & Jenny Brown<br />
:2008 Emerald Fenton & Susie Eng<br />
<br />
Dean recently purchased another home in Los Angeles, California, where he can be closely involved in the music and film industries. He has his own band, in which his downline Brian Gallenger plays the drums.<br />
<br />
He claims to have had over a $100,000 a year income since he went Emerald.<br />
<br />
== Related Links == <br />
* [http://www.myspace.com/deankosage Dean Kosage's MySpace] <br />
* [http://www.deankosage.com/ DeanKosage.com] <br />
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[Category:Executive Diamond]][[Category:WWDB]][[Category:United States]]</div>DCAMike