Carl Daikeler, the CEO of Beachbody, recently had a FANTASTIC post on his blog about Why Network Marketing, for Beachbody to add another dimension of support for the millions of people who embark on their fitness journey with one of the Beachbody fitness DVD’s and ultimately to live the Beachbody lifestyle. I felt that it was a great post and continued to reinforce why I LOVE the Team Beachbody Coaching Revolution and the vision that Carl had for why he created Beachbody and the network marketing portion of his company. Soooooo….here we go!

I love creating things, building something that will be productive and
solve a problem. I also like building income over the long term.
Creativity, contribution, and constant steady year-over-year
growth…that’s how I approach what I do.

Beachbody exceeded $300 million in sales last year, largely due to the success of infomercials like Turbo Jam, P90X, Ten Minute Trainer, Slim in 6 and Hip Hop Abs. We have the most compelling pipeline of new products and infomercial since we launched the company. So, why network marketing?

I believe the real opportunity in fitness is not in building a huge monolithic
company that simply sells product to people. Companies have been trying
to leverage fitness to build huge businesses for decades. Yet the
obesity trend grows, and no fitness company has really succeeded in
getting people to REALLY embrace what it takes to get healthy and fit.
Not the equipment makers. Not the gym chains. Not the weight loss
centers. Not even Beachbody. Yes, we continue to grow, infomercial by
infomercial, selling great product to people, and we’ve had some
amazing success stories. But many people still will start-then-quit
just like everything else they’ve tried unless there is another dynamic
at work.

That’s what the Beachbody Coach Network is about — adding the powerful dynamic of peer-support, the “Share” of “Play, Shake and Share“, to help people stay accountable to their desire to get healthy and fit.

Our network marketing business is 16,000 coach-distributors strong and
growing fast. We assign customer leads to qualified coaches (for free)
when one of our TV customers says they want support to succeed with
their program. The coach helps that customer set their start date, and
stay accountable to consistency. Our coaches are not fitness experts or
nutritionists — but friends who care about revolutionizing how people
approach their own health and fitness.

In exchange, in the future when those customer leads purchase another product from Beachbody, the coach gets the commission.

And it works. Anne Dovel sent me this email string… Amazing stuff:
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From: Anne Dovel
To: Carl Daikeler
Subject: new customer lead

Hey
Carl. Been a while since I’ve sent you a thumb’s up for everything you
do. I thought you’d like to see a customer who is grateful for the
coaching program. Thanks for everything. I hope you had a wonderful
holiday and wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year. Anne

Hi
Anne! I am proud of the difference that I see. I know I can do this. It just takes time and effort. I honestly can’t thank you enough for all
your help. I am really grateful that Beachbody started the coaching
program because I don’t know that I would have been able to do all this
without your help. I know my husband was trying to help me but he
couldn’t really come up with a menu for me and he really doesn’t
understand where I am coming from about hating the way I look. You do
because you are a mom too and I think that is so cool to talk to you.
You understand so much more than anyone else I’ve talked too. But
anyways I will talk to you later. I hope you get your knitting fixed.

Thanks,
Susan
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Anne
gets it, and now another customer has had success. As Anne said to
Susan in a reply: “The reason Beachbody started the coaching was
because they found out that someone had a greater chance of succeeding
even if they just had someone to talk to who had been through the
challenges they are going through!”

And it’s a win-win
that will continue to grow. I know that because I get so many emails
like this one from part-time coach Joey P. While many coaches are still
working their way to their first check and income is always a factor of
skill and effort, here’s a young coach who is one of the many people
who are turning this opportunity into a dream job:
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I just wanted to share this with you guys because I’m super excited.

I added up all my commission checks from 2008 and I earned $13,394.98!!!
This is amazing to me and I know that 2009 will be an ever bigger and
better year. This money allowed me to go to school full time and pursue
a 2nd degree in Phys Ed, this allowed me to live in my place and not
move home, this paid my bills and my gas. (Disclaimer I also had some
help from my savings as a pharma rep.) This is going to make 2009 an
amazing and exciting year. Thanks again for all of your support!!

Joey

P.S.
Traci,
I still remember our 5 minute conversation at Tony’s Camp in NY and I
told you about how I was considering going back to school for my phys
ed degree. You said Beachbody would allow me the freedom to do what I
want to do and I’m so thrilled and excited to continue to make that
conversation, that dream, a reality.
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So when people ask me “Why Network Marketing”, I respond that it is an
imperative. Growth is one thing, contribution is another. This business
model has both, and instead of one giant company, we’re going to be a
company of a million coaches, each their own independent company, helping 100 million people get healthy and fit. That’s what we will achieve, and that’s why network marketing is a priority!

~Carl Daikeler

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What do you think about that? Carl Daikeler wears his heart on his sleeve and his heart beats BIG TIME to impact the lives of 100 million people get healthy and experience a level of fitness they may not have ever
had before Beachbody. It is why I’m a part of this company and why I live the Beachbody Network Marketing Lifestyle!

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