Arend & Mariana Brink

Director of an International Consulting
Company and Training and Development
Manager

Pretoria

Three years ago, Arend and Mariana were absolutely time bankrupt. Arend was the Managing Director of an international consulting firm which was expanding internationally and this demanded extensive overseas travel. Mariana, on the other hand, was a Training and Development Manager for a region within a large corporate company. Due to their hectic lifestyles, their children unfortunately had very little quality time with their parents. It was only after Arend and Mariana saw how people were changing their lives through Amway that they realised that they could adopt a new lifestyle and have more time for their family through this opportunity.

Thanks to their Amway Business, Mariana was able to replace her income and resigned from her full-time job at the end of 2006 to be with their children on a full-time basis.

While their Sapphire qualifi cation is very exciting for Arend and Mariana, it marks the beginning of a journey towards Emerald and Diamond. They believe that people deserve freedom and they would like to help as many other people as possible achieve it.

Amway has become Arend and Mariana’s future. With such a sound foundation, coupled with an incredible track record, Amway continues to inspire Arend and Mariana to take their business from strength to strength.
Elizabeth & Michael Chamberlain

Part time GP and Marketing Director

When Liz and Michael saw the Amway Business Opportunity in October 2001, they had two sons and another one on the way and realised that time was going to be their scarcest commodity. They saw the Amway business plan as the best way to create the time options their professions were never going to offer them. They were also frustrated with the lack of control over their fi nances and were looking for better options for their family.

Within two and a half years since starting the business, Liz was able to sell her practice and work part-time as a GP. She now spends lots of time with her boys in the afternoons, who are getting busier as they get older. Whilst working in hospital medicine and her own GP practice for seven years, her focus was on treating sickness, and not promoting wellness. For Liz, one of the appealing aspects about the Amway business is the focus on wellness coupled with access to the best wellness products in the world.

For Liz and Michael, the best thing about the business has undoubtedly been the extraordinary friendships they have made. They have also developed enormously on a personal level and have had to grow into people who deserve to lead people!

Reaching Ruby will bring about a great bonus and an amazing trip to Hawaii, but most of all, it is a stepping stone to Emerald, Liz and Mike believe.
Pawel Gregorz Jurkiewicz

Estate Agent

Johannesburg

The attraction of saving money and financial freedom was Pawel's motivation to joining the Amway Business four years ago. Prior to that, he was living at home with his parents whilst studying law. He felt trapped and stagnated. However, since becoming part of the business, Pawel has become fi nancially independent and has also found the love of his life!

Perhaps the biggest hurdle he has had to overcome whilst building his business is accepting rejection from others. He has also had to move out of his comfort zone and learn how to dream.

Pawel believes that his Platinum qualification is merely a stepping stone to a life in which he is able to fulfil his dreams. He looks forward to the time when he is able to watch each and every Grand Prix live in one season! Within the next twelve to fourteen months, he hopes to become South Africa's youngest leader and take as many people as possible with him on his journey to fi nancial freedom.

Amway has undoubtedly given Pawel direction in his life. He is appreciative of the support and mentorship he has received through the Amway family, as well as the wisdom and guidance from his parents.


Lea le Roux & Ronelle Kemp

Business Consultant and Ecologist

Mpumalanga

Lea and Ronelle, both nature lovers, wanted the fi nancial freedom to own a 'Big 5' nature reserve, to live on and enjoy, without having to rely on tourists to provide income.

Lea was a business consultant for one of South Africa's leading investment companies, with a good income. However, she had little time to enjoy it and longed to live in the bush. Ronelle had ecological consulting, landscaping and irrigation businesses, and enjoyed working in beautiful surroundings, but realised that her income was wholly dependent on staying healthy to work.

Since joining the Amway business three and a half years ago, Lea was able to move to the Lowveld. In between building this business, she can now hop into the Kruger National Park for some bird watching.

Ronelle is now able to choose to do only projects that she really enjoys. They want to provide street children with love, shelter, education and dignity, through their future income from this business.

Living in Marloth Park means no land lines, bad roads, poor cellphone signal and very few prospects, since only a few, mainly retired people, live there permanently. This meant very high costs in building the business, since Lea and Ronelle had to travel extensively to show plans and have meetings. Their Platinum qualification has proved that such hurdles can be overcome and further motivates them to achieve Emerald within the next year.