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During her 30-year career in the banking industry, Terri Tysowski became first a consumer, then a fan of Sunrider International products. Following her retirement in 2001, when her job as a Visa Merchant Services rep for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northern Ontario, Including Thunder Bay, was deemed redundant, Terri moved seamlessly into becoming a Business Leader with the company that made her already-favourite products – Sunrider International.
“They treat us like family”, says Terri, “The owners, Drs. Tei-Fu and Oi-Lin Chen, have 5 children in business with them, so now Dr. Chen thinks of us Business Leaders as his family and he brings us to his Head Quarters in Los Angeles annually for a week, all expenses paid. A new manufacturing facility with 1 million square feet under one roof will have it’s grand opening in July 2008. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a long term Sunrider himself, will be the guest of honour”.
Terri grew up on a farm in Manitoba and, after graduating from high school, moved to Winnipeg, and began she her career in the banking industry, where she stayed for over 30 years. During this time, like so many other corporate Canada people, Terri became quite the coffee drinker.
“I went to a trade show and I tasted a hot herbal beverages that comes in teabag form and I was sold. I had been a coffee-holic! Sunrider Herbal Beverage helped me get rid of my caffeine craving – I haven’t had coffee in 4 years! The beverage gives you the feeling of well-being – without caffeine”.
“That’s what regeneration is – people listening to their own bodies and becoming healthier because of it”. Terri’s photo on her website is a glowing testimonial; she has a glowing face and a beaming smile.
A year after this discovery, Terri retired from the banking industry, Terri came home and told her husband “I’m going to start sharing Sunrider myself now”. She was already a member, so it was a quick step to become an independent business owner in a franchise-like setting.
“I don’t sell product; I’m not a storekeeper”, says Terri, “Members order on their own, but I highlight our products at trade shows. Last year I did over 30 trade shows! That’s how I meet people – and I bring Associate Business Leaders along to train them and help them on their own paths. I’ve grown my group to 90 Business Leaders – some from all over the world”.
“When I meet a new person at a trade show, I arrange to meet with her – we sit around her kitchen table and I listen for her needs and gear my presentation to those needs. We’re all at a different place in our lives, so Sunrider isn’t for everyone, in all of its aspects; some choose it for health, some for income, and for some it’s a lifestyle choice”.
“Sunrider products are all concentrated – without concentration, nothing works. The formulation has 7 steps of preparation compared to the usual 3 steps from other companies. And this formulation takes 7 to 10 pounds and concentrates it down to 1 pound of exclusive formulation of foods”.
“Although it’s a supplement, if you listen to your body, you will not want to consume unhealthy foods any more. My own mother, at 82, wouldn’t be without her Sunrider foods and my grandbaby has been drinking the beverage since she was 4 months old”.
A friend told Terri about Roaring Women and took Terri to the Inaugural meeting in Winnipeg in early 2008. Terri loved the meeting and thought founder Mandie Crawford was ‘a lovely lady’. After attending a second meeting, Terri joined up.
“I think it’s a great place to do networking with other professional women. My life is balanced now”.
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