Friday, November 02, 2007

What the Heck DO I Do?


So following the jerkwater notation of my conversation with a celebrity, I received several inquiries as to what it is that I do exactly. To appease the masses, and the fact that I have a few moments with nothing to do, I figured I would delve into the wonderful world that is my current career.
Because of a certain denigrate incident that happened to my dear cousin Rachael, I am going to dodge the wrath of Web Trolls and not name the company that I work for specifically. I will, however, tell you that a vast majority of our consumers are impecunious valetudinarians and our flagship product is centered around this salubrious fruit:
Now for those of you keep score at home, you will know that I have been working the corporate side of the network marketing world for about 10 years now. Some refer to it as multi-level marketing, others lean towards the less dubious term of Direct Sales. Personally, I like to refer to it as Vertically Aligned, Peer-to-Peer, Retail Cooperatives.
Basically, you know all those companies like Avon and Herbalife? Where distributors sell product to their friends and family, and they in turn sell it to others, and everyone gets paid a commission? Well, I work for the corporate side of one of those companies. I know...I am the devil. I encourage those people. But on the bright side...if any of you ever need an "Out" when someone approaches you about "a business opportunity", you can simply tell them that your family works for a company and he could lose his job if you were to sign up. (Not really...but it is an easy excuse if you need one.)
With all such companies, you will find two distinct bevies of people: Those who have simply fallen in love with the product and can't live another day without it and those who are purely driven by the fiscal side of things.
Now...what it is that I do specifically is business development. I meet with all of these distributors and train them, teach them, encourage them, and show them how to make the most out of their business. Basically, I help them move from whatever position they are currently in, analyze their business, and help them move to the next level, whatever it may be.

Now, I don't want to rodomontade, but I am really good at what I do. Over the last several years, I have had the chance to play a sententious role in helping several people and businesses achieve new levels of success. I can only take a small portion of the credit, but I really do enjoy helping people, no matter what their licit business, to reach new heights.
So the reason that I was able to speak with Mr. Glover yesterday is because he has recently expressed an interest in looking at the business side of things. Because he lives in my region, I have the pleasure of being able to work with him.
So there you go...that is what I do for a living. For the time being anyway. My ultimate dream is to become a true campanologist!

Oh...and as an update, my favorite youngest sister recently changed her blog address and has actually been keeping it relatively up-to-date. I have subsequently amended her link.

5 comments:

All About M.E.('s) said...

I asked Jamie what company you worked for and she filled me in. I knew you worked for the company here, but I didn't realize that they were the ones who had transfered you to California. Now I know.

The Carter Family: said...

Yeah, I still have no idea who you work for, what that fruit is, or who Danny Glover is...but I do have a pretty good idea of what you do! Thanks for the info!

Anonymous said...

That's an interesting looking fruit. Looks like a miniature pineapple that grows on trees or something. Also, I like the photo of the guy ringing the bell at the end. Not sure why he is ringing the bell, but he looks happy doing it.

rsheedy said...

It's good to kinda know what you are doing now...answered a few questions. Now I would just like to know the name of your company...dangit! I have some suspicions, but I would never wish my corporate web troll experience on ANYONE! Although, I'm sure the only reason my blog happened to pop up on the google search is because there is NOTHING ELSE about that darn company on the web. And I mean NOTHING. lol.

Anonymous said...

Hey, where are you?