Age: 25
 
Highest Education: Bachelor's of marketing from Hillsdale College
 
Year Started Business: 1997
 
Type Of Business: Network marketing; health and wellness products
 
Market: Anyone who wants to be healthier, lose weight, gain weight, or have more energy. Also, serious, motivated individuals who are committed to improving their financial future and helping others do the same.
 
Number Of Employees: None
 
Best Month (Gross Revenues): $13,000
 
Hours Worked Per Week During Start Up: 15 to 20 hours the first three years. I was a full time student!
 
Hours Worked Per Week Now: "It varies. I travel quite extensively. When I’m home for a full week, I work 40 to 50 hours."
 
Favorite Business Books Or Authors: Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill–"This is an all-time classic and my first inspirational book. It changed the course of my life!"; The Science of Success, by James Ray–"A mind-expanding wonder of a book."; Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki–great for teaching financial literacy.
 
Relaxes By: Playing basketball, golfing, or playing poker; also, spending time with his girlfriend
 
Keeps In Shape By: Lifting weights at least three times a week, taking several supplements daily, and playing sports.
 
Favorite Part Of The Job: I love working with focused, committed people who know how to have fun and enjoy the process of building a business.
 
Least Favorite Part Of The Job: The flip side of the coin is working with half-committed people, watching people give up at the first sign of adversity, and bookkeeping!

Companies He Admires: Walmart, Amway, and Herbalife
 
Favorite Quote: Every adversity carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. –Napoleon Hill

The Person Who Most Influenced His Life: His mother–"In every single way someone could have a positive effect on a person, she did."
 
Heroes: Michael Dell, for starting from his dorm room and building a billion-dollar business, and Mark Hughes, for starting with nothing and changing the health of the world.
 
Special Accomplishments: "I became a member of the million-dollar team by my 24th month in business, working part time from my dorm room. That’s not bad. I look back at all the challenges I faced and find inspiration for the future from that achievement."
 
Months Before Achieving A Profit: "I made a profit by my second month, but instead of spending it on beer as my college friends suggested, I constantly reinvested back into my business; I attribute that to the fast growth."
 
Contact Jack At: (269) 556-0847 or jackrgibson@yahoo.com.