Back Issues - March/April 2006

Detailed Examples, Step-by-Step Instructions, And Specific Blueprints From Self-Made Millionaires

Against the advice of his banker, attorney and accountant, sports car enthusiast Jack Farr built the nation’s first country club for sports car racing. Relentless determination and Farr’s “If you build it, they will come” philosophy led to his success.

When Chris Haas started All Pro Freight from his home in Ohio, he was determined to make it a success. With an entrepreneur’s stamina and a strong will to succeed, Haas transformed All Pro Freight from a home-based business into a $40 million a year company.

When Marion Brem was diagnosed with cancer she wasn’t sure what to do, but she wasn’t willing to give up. She threw on a wig, secured a job as a car salesman and pushed on to earn honors as a top salesperson. With a “scrapbook” business plan in tow Brem raised $800,000 to open her first dealership which had $55 million in sales in 2005.

Bored with her career, Kathy Phillips started her own business selling a single candleholder. Using a savvy pricing strategy, that single product led to $1.4 million in sales during Phillips’ first year and Primitives by Kathy was born. With projected earnings of $13 million in 2005 and 2,800 products to choose from, Primitives by Kathy shows no signs of slowing down.

With the knowledge of a teacher, the creativity of a filmmaker, the heart of an entrepreneur and a great product, Todd Pliss discovered a formula for creating record-breaking multimedia sales that revolutionized the infomercial business.

Scott Reese — former high school band teacher-turned-Baptist preacher — discovered that a huge part of an individual’s financial independence and business success can be tied directly to the Internet and learning how it really works.

While planning her own wedding, Jennifer Nichols faced the challenge of finding the perfect wedding favors to give to her guests as mementos. During this fruitless search Nichols discovered that the quality, packaging and supply just did not meet the demand of the consumer. With an entrepreneur’s spirit, Nichols decided to fill the demand and make millions in the process.

Gulf War veteran and CEO of Ring Masters, LLC., Tony Lee made $10 per hour when he started working as a custodian for Eaton Corporation. After receiving news that the company he worked for was closing, Lee turned to government officials and legal council for help in engineering a buyout of a division of the company to create a viable new business and he saved 16 jobs.

Born into a family of entrepreneurs, Roman Waschka began his entrepreneurial career at 8 years old — building bigger and stronger businesses as he grew older and wiser. With time and experience, Waschka developed a keen sense for recognizing lucrative opportunities as they arose.

Motivated by extraordinary challenges, Sara Dougherty — administrative assistant-turned-fund raising specialist — drew on her knack for networking to recruit hundreds of investors to keep CIRRUS flying high and production rolling.

Suddenly forced to switch jobs and denied the million-dollar retirement he was promised, Bill Sharratt purchased an existing awards and recognition business with annual sales of $300,000. With a sound marketing strategy Sharratt doubled the company’s sales to $600,000 a year within four years.