EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS 2 ADVANCEMENTS NEW
Ashley & Gonzalo Guerra GEORGIA A Dedicated Focus on Others
the magnitude of the leadership. We realized we were just a small piece of the puzzle. It really made me grateful for the opportunity to be a part of The Wellness Company. And when Frank VanderSloot said, ‘Welcome home,’ it had me in all kinds of tears.” In 2019, the Guerras just missed qualifying for the trip to Hawaii, so when the company-wide Fast Track was announced earlier this year, they knew they had to go all in. “It’s about accountability and treating this like a business not a hobby,” Ashley says. “Every single day you have to do something to build your business, because you don’t want to show up on the daily team call with nothing to share.” The Guerras understand that life happens, but they still keep working no matter what. In March and April, they found themselves juggling not only their business but the homeschooling and e-learning of five of their six children. “Sometimes things don’t go as planned, and you have to shift and adjust,” Ashley explains. “But you can always steal time throughout the day to focus. After all, once you sign someone up to build a business, it’s no longer about you. We found ourselves having to divide and conquer to make sure we were still working toward our goals and helping our team. Even if we felt like we were going crazy sometimes, we still needed to step it up and give it everything we had.”
Just over three years ago, life was very different for the Guerras. They were in the hospital having their sixth child, and the financial stressors were beginning to mount. Two days earlier they had enrolled as customers with Melaleuca, and while Gonzalo saw the potential of the business opportunity, Ashley wasn’t convinced. “I wanted no part of it,” she explains. “My husband offered me a protein bar, and I was like, ‘I don’t even want your stupid bar.’” But after a couple weeks of using the products, Ashley had a complete change of heart. “I fell in love with the products, so the business became a no-brainer,” she says. So on May 12, 2017, their wedding anniversary, they took another plunge and became Marketing Executives. “I barely knew my own name because I had six kids and wasn’t sleeping through the night, but I was excited,” Ashley explains. “I loved that we didn’t have to ask anyone for any kind of startup fee. There was no financial burden for them to get started.” And while the Guerras enjoyed some initial success, true belief in themselves and in the way Melaleuca operates didn’t come until they attended Road to Executive Director. “I guess I was just tiptoeing before that,” Ashley explains. “At Road, we got to see
“We’re definitely going to grow old with this company,” Ashley says. “And our kids can’t wait to become Marketing Executives. We have some future entrepreneurs on our hands.”
LIFETIME EARNINGS: $140,013 LAST MONTH’S EARNINGS: $29,047
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