By Dan Mitchell, MLM Blog Correspondent

Our newest Russian Diamond, Vera Menshikova’s story is a living
testament to the fact that with Agel, belief, hard work, and dedication
really are all it takes to be successful. Ms. Menshikova is a
45-year-old mother of two with some previous direct selling experience
and a whole lot of heart.

“I was a network marketer at birth!” she exclaims. She goes on to
explain, “I have a profound conviction that network marketing isn’t
just a profession, it’s a way of life—the way of life for a free man!
Agel is the kind of company you could only dream of.”

After years of trying her hand at network marketing, Vera was
looking for something new, something big. She had heard of Mr. Mamedov
by reputation in Russian network marketing circles, and when he began
to tell her about his commitment to Agel, she knew she would be Agel,
too. “It would take something really unique to attract an already
successful leader like Ata,” she explains.

It was the beginning of summer, 2006. They began holding PBRs in the
café. There was a terrible heat wave in Moscow at the time and people
were crowding the cafés. “We made meetings…first at one table, then
two, then three. By the end of June, we had over 80 people.” That’s
when Triple Diamond Director Randy Gage made a trip to Moscow to
investigate the sudden growth. Meeting with Randy had a dramatic impact
on Vera and her team. “Randy Gage is the real sponsor for the growth of
the business in Russia!” Vera exclaims!

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