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Conklin Success Stories
Conklin the Better Bet for this Vet
Dr. Michael & Susan Brown
Dr. Michael Brown has been a veterinarian for over 25 years. He owns his own clinic, employs 13 staff members and treats hundreds of his four-legged patients annually. Also blessed with a beautiful wife and daughter, most in similar situations would be satisfied with a full life.
But not Dr. Brown.
He recognized a life-changing opportunity while caring for a very sick colt with colitis. When the patient recovered rapidly after treatment with Conklin’s Fastrack® Equine Gel, Dr. Brown was amazed. Convinced the colt would not have survived without Fastrack, he set about learning much more about Conklin, the manufacturer of Fastrack animal nutrition products.
He already knew that Fastrack is a world leader in animal probiotics, which are remarkably effective in keeping animals healthy. What he had not realized was that he could sell them in his practice and generate additional income.
A Match for His Ambition
But when Dr. Brown “crunched the numbers” the results really got his attention. He calculated his potential earnings in five years as a Conklin IBO would surpass his total earnings as a veterinarian over 15 to 20 years!
Knowing those Conklin dollars would provide residual income for years, even after he and his wife Susan were retired – his decision was made.
Dr. Brown threw himself into learning about Conklin’s wide variety of products, promoting them to his vast network of contacts, and attracting, training and coaching Conklin team members. His success at building a Conklin organization was soon evident with his rapid ascent up the Conklin management ranks.
He designed his own step-by-step IBO training program which has produced multiple success stories, massive momentum and dovetailed perfectly with Conklin’s corporate-sponsored trainings.
As motivated as he is to expand his business horizons, Dr. Brown is also dedicated to help others create their own American dream. His generous teaching, selling and support of Conklin IBOs, whether they’re part of his team or not, earned he and his wife Conklin’s prestigious Spirit of Conklin Award.
Within just a few years, Dr. Brown has achieved Director level status. Not one to rest on his laurels, he pushes himself daily to learn more, teach more and tell the Conklin story to all who can benefit from it.
Conklin Success Stories
Team Up for Success
Mike and Jodi Stout
Mike and Jodi Stout have always made a formidable team. Co-owners of Stout Construction, Mike has been a General Contractor for more than 35 years, while Jodi was employed as an Alzheimer’s specialist at an Independent Living center. However, that was before they decided to work in tandem promoting their Conklin business.
“We have always been happily married and lived without much money while working hard to get what we had” Jodi said. “We were not dreamers, and never thought things would be easier for us.” Working long hours at their respective jobs, they were just making ends meet, and had little hope of saving for retirement.
When Mike began using Conklin roofing products – and made a substantial profit from a roofing job in just two weeks – Jodi’s interest was piqued. Her eagerness to learn more about selling roofs was fueled by a background in healthcare marketing, and driven by her desire to make their own business more profitable. In a leap of faith, Jodi took an extended break from her job to begin promoting their new joint venture. “Mike figured it made more sense for us to work together for our own profit, rather than have me work for someone else,” said Jodi.
They began by making a plan of how they would work the business as a husband and wife team. Mike prefers to work on the roofs. He also enjoys selling roofing jobs, talking with contractors and doing shows and presentations. Jodi prefers the office work, phone conversations, marketing and advertising, brainstorming and training. Jodi cold-calls and writes email blasts, and then Mike follows up by bidding jobs and talking details. Together they sponsor contractors and attend trainings.
This partnership has afforded them opportunities they may not have been able to enjoy, such as their recent Master Contractor trip to sunny California. “We have more family time and money to spend on our four children and five grandchildren, and we want to travel, travel, travel!” said Jodi. In addition, they hope to fund their retirement, put their grandchildren through college, and give their children opportunities they may have otherwise never had.
This couple has found that a solid marriage is a great foundation for becoming business partners, and follows some similar principles. “Working together can be very rewarding if you decide who is responsible for each role. And knowing that you are there to help and support each other in whatever you are doing takes trust, faith and belief in each other as well” said Jodi.
Conklin Success Stories
Growing a Family, Growing a Business
Mark & Kathy Rothermich
Mark Rothermich won the Outstanding Contribution Award for his leadership and guidance with the growing AgroVantage® Lawn and Plant Care program. Known as the “Lawn King,” Mark operates one of the most successful lawn care business models within Conklin’s vast network of Independent Business Owners (IBOs).
Conklin has always meant more to Mark and wife Kathy than just a company supplying superior lawn care products, and providing marketing support and extra income. “Before Conklin, we used to be tied to set hours and schedules on our farm, and were just getting by,” says Mark. “We didn’t realize anything more was available to us to better our lives than just more farming. Conklin expanded our horizons on how we think about life and look at seizing opportunities.”
In their second year with Conklin, Mark and Kathy set a goal: Becoming District Managers, members of the prestigious President’s Club for their sponsoring efforts and qualifying for a Destinations trip to Puerto Rico. With the help and encouragement of various Conklin leaders both within and outside of their organization, including owners Charles W. and Judy Herbster, they achieved all three goals.
“Our life on the farm never before afforded us a family vacation,” says Mark. “It was a fantastic adventure for our young family. More than that, this trip was a major turning point in our lives. We realized that our farming operation alone could not have afforded us the opportunity to travel to other countries, especially when our kids were young.”
Now, with their Conklin lawn care business at full throttle, Mark and Kathy are able to create “fantastic adventures” for their family through the Destinations program. They’ve since added memorable family vacations to Hawaii, Cancun and a Disney Cruise.
Mark and Kathy have also used their Conklin business to provide important life skills and character building for themselves and their children. Just as they learned to set goals for themselves, seize opportunities and maintain a positive attitude on life, so have they passed this on to their children through Conklin. “The influence that our many Conklin friends have had on our family is irreplaceable,” says Mark. “Our horizons have truly grown knowing that we have the ability to make the most of what the world has to offer.”
Conklin Success Stories
Moving to the Extraordinary
Jay and Cara Myers
On the surface, Jay Myers appears to be just another average hard-working, Upper Midwest farmer. Farming 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans in the rich black soil near Fargo, he is an active member of both the North Dakota Soybean Growers and Richland County Crop Improvement associations. He sells seed corn for Mycogen® and grows soybean seed for Syngenta® and Pioneer.® He’s planting his 20th crop this spring. Plus, he’s a great husband to wife Cara, who works as a CPA at Microsoft in Fargo, and a proud dad of son Travis, 12, and daughter Abby, 8.
But there’s more than what meets the eye. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, Jay is somewhat of a superhero when you look at his Conklin identity. Together with his wife Cara, they became Conklin Directors after four years as Independent Business Operators (IBOs), capturing the coveted 2008 Bob Conklin Award of Excellence at National Convention. This award recognizes the Director or Director couple who demonstrate outstanding leadership and selfless contribution to the entire Conklin organization. By nearly tripling their sales last year from $600,000 to $1.6 million, they also carried away the largest National Convention bonus check of any Directors totaling $46,730.
“Since joining Conklin four years ago, my life has become a whole lot better,” says Jay. “When I’m not out in the fields (roughly from Thanksgiving to April Fools Day), I’m able to expand my Conklin organization. I can continue farming and also build another business for additional income.”
When Jay was first introduced to the Conklin business opportunity, he was impressed that Francis Childs’ continuous world championship yields were achieved with the Conklin AgroVantage® system. Francis Childs was an active AgroVantage promoter and an eight time National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) National Champion who still holds onto the world-record corn yield title. In addition, Jay also found for the first time an agricultural products company that offered superior education and training with a practical approach.
When his schedule allowed him to attend his first Conklin Business Seminar, Conklin’s foundational training for new members where he got to meet the company owners Charles W. and Judy Herbster, he got so excited that he couldn’t sleep that night. He knew then that had to hop on board.
Since Jay started using the full gamut of the AgroVantage System’s products, he has become a regular NCGA state champion for North Dakota, placing first or second in record corn yields.
After five years in the business, Jay is fully capable of leaping over tall buildings in a single bound for many reasons. “There are so many incredible things about Conklin,” says Jay. “Our family is able to experience luxury travel to such exotic places as Cancun and the Caribbean through the Destinations program. We are receiving ever-increasing generous bonus checks. My circle of influence is ever expanding. I’m much more excited about our life now because our days take us beyond farming fields.”
Conklin Success Stories
The Power to Change Lives
Don and Connie Benson
To count the number of lives Don Benson has changed is nearly impossible. He has made it his daily practice to give a word of encouragement, timely guidance or a little push when necessary for any nearby Independent Business Owner (IBO), whether in his organization or not. Since he never sits still or limits his influence to his personal organization, he has made a difference with hundreds, perhaps thousands of IBOs in his 15 years as a leader with Conklin.
Don’s passion to help others facing financial challenges and purposeful lives comes from his own personal experiences. Despite working hard all his life as a dairy farmer, Don and Connie were a few mortgage payments away from losing their family farm. Don started in Conklin by using Fastrack® on his dairy herd to increase their production and improve their health, which in turn delivered a noticeable increase in their dairy farm income. Don’s results made him want to share Conklin products with other dairy farmers so they, too, could benefit.
This sharing of the Conklin business helped generate the extra income needed to keep the family farm. By promoting all Conklin product lines and teaching others to do the same, Don and Connie’s new business began to generate financial rewards in just a few months. “Within a few years after starting our Conklin business, our revenues were way more than we ever dreamed possible,” says Don. “When we became District Managers and were consistently earning an extra $1000 each month on average, I became a true believer.”
Don is a prime example of so many Conklin leaders who believe in giving back their riches, both personal and financial, received from Conklin. As a mentor and coach, Don teaches his up-and-coming team members how to listen to their customer’s needs, gather and deliver compelling testimonials, and organize and lead effective product demonstrations and meetings.
Don and Connie’s generous contributions to so many Conklin IBOs have been frequently recognized at Conklin’s National Convention. They have participated in about a dozen Destinations trips that they say “just keep getting better and better every time we go!” Never having missed a National Convention in all their years with Conklin, Don and Connie have won just about every award possible, and in some categories, two and three times. That says it all for the ongoing enthusiasm and devotion this outstanding couple give for their Conklin business.
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Dr. Michael Brown has been a veterinarian for over 25 years. He owns his own clinic, employs 13 staff members and treats hundreds of his four-legged patients annually. Also blessed with a beautiful wife and daughter, most in similar situations would be satisfied with a full life.
Mike and Jodi Stout have always made a formidable team. Co-owners of Stout Construction, Mike has been a General Contractor for more than 35 years, while Jodi was employed as an Alzheimer’s specialist at an Independent Living center. However, that was before they decided to work in tandem promoting their Conklin business.
Mark Rothermich won the Outstanding Contribution Award for his leadership and guidance with the growing AgroVantage® Lawn and Plant Care program. Known as the “Lawn King,” Mark operates one of the most successful lawn care business models within Conklin’s vast network of Independent Business Owners (IBOs).
“Our life on the farm never before afforded us a family vacation,” says Mark. “It was a fantastic adventure for our young family. More than that, this trip was a major turning point in our lives. We realized that our farming operation alone could not have afforded us the opportunity to travel to other countries, especially when our kids were young.”
On the surface, Jay Myers appears to be just another average hard-working, Upper Midwest farmer. Farming 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans in the rich black soil near Fargo, he is an active member of both the North Dakota Soybean Growers and Richland County Crop Improvement associations. He sells seed corn for Mycogen® and grows soybean seed for Syngenta® and Pioneer.® He’s planting his 20th crop this spring. Plus, he’s a great husband to wife Cara, who works as a CPA at Microsoft in Fargo, and a proud dad of son Travis, 12, and daughter Abby, 8.
When Jay was first introduced to the Conklin business opportunity, he was impressed that Francis Childs’ continuous world championship yields were achieved with the Conklin AgroVantage® system. Francis Childs was an active AgroVantage promoter and an eight time National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) National Champion who still holds onto the world-record corn yield title. In addition, Jay also found for the first time an agricultural products company that offered superior education and training with a practical approach.
To count the number of lives Don Benson has changed is nearly impossible. He has made it his daily practice to give a word of encouragement, timely guidance or a little push when necessary for any nearby Independent Business Owner (IBO), whether in his organization or not. Since he never sits still or limits his influence to his personal organization, he has made a difference with hundreds, perhaps thousands of IBOs in his 15 years as a leader with Conklin.
