Welcome!
Just over seven years ago, I walked away from every ounce of security that the “traditional” path held to begin a new chapter in my life. I resigned from a career in corporate banking and withdrew from graduate school to devote my undivided attention toward my new passion – creating a life without limits for my family. I found the solution I had been searching for with Mary Kay Inc. The problem was that I hated the idea of sales and I didn’t really even consider direct sales to be a “career”. But I decided to swallow my pride, set my preconceived notions aside, and jump into my new business with everything I had.
I soaked up every ounce of knowledge and experience that anyone would share with me, I studied hard, worked harder, and blocked out any inkling of negativity, skepticism, or doubt. By my one-year anniversary with Mary Kay, I had earned two cars and a diamond ring, and paid off the last penny of our $30,000 in credit card debt. Two years into it, I was earning more than five times my previous salary. By my third year, I had already broken a half-dozen company records, including being the fastest to build a million-dollar organization and fastest to be appointed to the company’s top independent position of National Sales Director. Now, five cars, 10+ carats in diamonds, annual all-expense-paid luxury international vacations and complete financial freedom for my family, I’m merely proof that you don’t have to be anyone remarkable to do remarkable things – just make the decision.
Over the past several years, I spent a great deal of time traveling around North America speaking to and working with thousands of women who had similar desires of creating a life of freedom and abundance for their families. As I listened to their stories, dreams, and frustrations, a specific theme began to resonate within me, and I felt a new passion begin to boil. My message was attracting the attention of women outside of direct sales into numerous varied professions, and I started to realize that my true purpose expands beyond the walls of any one company or industry.
So, after many months of prayer and consideration, examining the situation from every conceivable angle, and seeking the counsel of my own mentors, it is time again for me to begin a new chapter. Effective August 1, 2010, I have retired from my position as a Mary Kay Independent National Sales Director. My passion is the empowerment of all women in business, and I want to be able to focus all of my efforts on supporting this mission. I have loved my journey with Mary Kay, and my desire is not to leave behind the relationships I’ve built. In fact, my true hope is that we can all join together and unite in this higher purpose, and I hope to continue to make Mary Kay just as proud to call me part of their alumni as I will be to have been a part of it.
Let me share with you some quick stats on the current and forecasted picture of women in business. There are more than 11 million women-owned businesses in America today. The number of women-owned businesses has doubled in the past decade alone, and the growth rate of existing women-owned firms was nearly double that of other existing firms.
The overwhelming majority of these women have not yet been able to achieve the financial freedom they desire, because they’re either frozen in fear, stuck in procrastination, paralyzed by potential rejection, or a combination of all three. These are very real and valid obstacles that we can all relate to, and they threaten to sabotage every woman in business, regardless of our chosen profession. And it’s exactly these obstacles that I want to help women in business overcome.
I have never been so overwhelmed with a sense of humble gratitude and joy as I am today. My enthusiasm and excitement is about the potential of our future as women in business. I must also confess that I am scared silly, as I have been at the transition between every single chapter of my life. Words cannot express the deep appreciation I feel for my time with the Mary Kay Corporation, and there is no way I could even begin to articulate my feelings of joy, hunger, passion, and anticipation as I invite you to join me in the next chapter. Let’s continue to Dig Deeper together!
All my love and respect,
Thanks!
Allison
I soaked up every ounce of knowledge and experience that anyone would share with me, I studied hard, worked harder, and blocked out any inkling of negativity, skepticism, or doubt. By my one-year anniversary with Mary Kay, I had earned two cars and a diamond ring, and paid off the last penny of our $30,000 in credit card debt. Two years into it, I was earning more than five times my previous salary. By my third year, I had already broken a half-dozen company records, including being the fastest to build a million-dollar organization and fastest to be appointed to the company’s top independent position of National Sales Director. Now, five cars, 10+ carats in diamonds, annual all-expense-paid luxury international vacations and complete financial freedom for my family, I’m merely proof that you don’t have to be anyone remarkable to do remarkable things – just make the decision.
Over the past several years, I spent a great deal of time traveling around North America speaking to and working with thousands of women who had similar desires of creating a life of freedom and abundance for their families. As I listened to their stories, dreams, and frustrations, a specific theme began to resonate within me, and I felt a new passion begin to boil. My message was attracting the attention of women outside of direct sales into numerous varied professions, and I started to realize that my true purpose expands beyond the walls of any one company or industry.
So, after many months of prayer and consideration, examining the situation from every conceivable angle, and seeking the counsel of my own mentors, it is time again for me to begin a new chapter. Effective August 1, 2010, I have retired from my position as a Mary Kay Independent National Sales Director. My passion is the empowerment of all women in business, and I want to be able to focus all of my efforts on supporting this mission. I have loved my journey with Mary Kay, and my desire is not to leave behind the relationships I’ve built. In fact, my true hope is that we can all join together and unite in this higher purpose, and I hope to continue to make Mary Kay just as proud to call me part of their alumni as I will be to have been a part of it.
Let me share with you some quick stats on the current and forecasted picture of women in business. There are more than 11 million women-owned businesses in America today. The number of women-owned businesses has doubled in the past decade alone, and the growth rate of existing women-owned firms was nearly double that of other existing firms.
The overwhelming majority of these women have not yet been able to achieve the financial freedom they desire, because they’re either frozen in fear, stuck in procrastination, paralyzed by potential rejection, or a combination of all three. These are very real and valid obstacles that we can all relate to, and they threaten to sabotage every woman in business, regardless of our chosen profession. And it’s exactly these obstacles that I want to help women in business overcome.
I have never been so overwhelmed with a sense of humble gratitude and joy as I am today. My enthusiasm and excitement is about the potential of our future as women in business. I must also confess that I am scared silly, as I have been at the transition between every single chapter of my life. Words cannot express the deep appreciation I feel for my time with the Mary Kay Corporation, and there is no way I could even begin to articulate my feelings of joy, hunger, passion, and anticipation as I invite you to join me in the next chapter. Let’s continue to Dig Deeper together!
All my love and respect,
Thanks!
Allison
