Yesterday was the “official” start of USANA’s 19th annual International Convention, and there was one huge announcement made in the morning Opening Session. USANA is opening their 17th and 18th markets in the first quarter of 2012 in Belgium and France! USANA is unusually strong in the Asia-Pacific region, but I’ve been wondering when they were going to attack the European Union. We’ve been in the U.K. and the Netherlands for many years, but that’s all … until early next year. I can hardly wait. I have quite a few long-time friends in Europe, and I’ll be contacting them to let them know that USANA will soon be available (at least for purchase) throughout the EU.
I took four pages of notes yesterday, so I have much to write about in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, here are highlights of the day, starting with the morning Opening Session:
- Zak Ross – 10-Star Diamond Director (13 steps above Gold) – Zak’s mother, Collette Larsen, is unable to attend Convention this year because she is taking care of her daughter Sharlie undergoing a double lung and heart transplant. Your prayers are appreciated, and Sharlie’s blog can be found at sharliesangels.blogspot.com.
- Dr. Myron Wentz – USANA’s founder and the brains behind the science – Nine out of ten network marketing companies fail within their first year. In contrast, USANA is celebrating their 20th anniversary next year. And among the top-tier network marketing companies, USANA is the fastest growing of this elite group. (Did I pick a winner, or what!)
- Dave Wentz – USANA’s CEO – USANA has achieved the FDA’s Drug Establishment Registration. This means that even the FDA recognizes that our products are manufactured to the most stringent pharmaceutical-grade standards.
I’m now realizing that, even giving just the highlights of yesterday’s events, this blog post will take me longer to write than I have time for this morning. So stay tuned, I’ll keep you posted with more later today.
