We have previously written about Robert Dean Jr and his talent for getting a hefty transfer bonus every time he moves to a new company. Well, now it looks like Robert  and his T.O.P.G.U.N team is on the move again. The Limu Company and founder  Gary Raser has confirmed that Robert Dean and about 30 other TOPGUN members had been suspended on the rumors that have joined Momentis Energy.

Momentis is owned by a publicly traded utility company known as Just Energy.  Just Energy was founded by Rebecca McDonald, who started the company with an additional phone line and a small office in her home.

The reason why Just Energy set up Momentis to market for them using network marketing is that they realized that word of mouth marketing is more effective than traditional marketing. Just Energy already has approximately 1.6 million customers in North America and anticipates tripling that within the next three years through the growth Momentis.

Glen Jensen, former Agel CEO founder, is back on the scene after he was forced to resign from the company he helped start back in 2005. The name of Jensen’s new ventures is Uprize, and the product is something as untraditional (in network marketing) as FOREX trading.

To help launch the company, Glen Jensen has assembled a great team of experienced professionals including:

• Dan Taggart, Co-Founder
• Troy Kearl, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing
• Gary Hasson, GM North America
• Jeff Wilson, Corporate Trainer
• Darrell Anderson, Corporate Trainer
• Lorie Harrell, Corporate Trainer
• Gloria Jensen, Global Recognition

According to Glen Jensen the company is doing something that has never been done in Network Marketing:

“We’ve turned the direct marketing value proposition on its head. While most direct marketing companies inate their prices to cover their multi-tiered commission plan, Uprize has done just the opposite. Our exclusive arrangements with key vendors allow us to offer a full institutional data feed, the Uprize Intellitrader System, and professional training at a fraction of the cost of comparable products, creating an irrisistable value for our members.

To get more information about Uprize, you may visit their web site at www.uprize.com

2011 was a very good year for Xango and 2012 promises to be even better with a lot of new initatives. The company just launched FAVAO, a new weight loss line, new bonus pools for upcoming leaders and several new market openings are underway with Colombia being the first to open.

Recently the company also held its annual leaders retreat called Elite Summit at The Resort at Pelican Hill, a top-rated resort located in Newport Beach, California.

Elite Summits are events that provide unique opportunities for 100K, 200K and 500K Selects from around the world to gather for a couple of nights to brainstorm and decide on the company`s direction over the next 12 months.  Participants this year included  500K Select Anton Garrity, 200K Selects Lilia del Ray and Alfredo Lopez, Barbara King-Schmidt, Carolyn Johnson and Eric Welch and 100K Janelle Crane.

Not surpringly the launch of FAVAO revealed that there is a weight loss challenge as part of the marketing campaign. After Visualus had great success with their challenge, the other “competitors” are following suit and launching similar programs.

Just found this article that is couple of years old. It’s written by Network Marketing Superstar Eric Worre, and was posted in the facebook group Network Marketing Professional. Please read it below and I’ll think you’ll agree we’re IN the Golden Age of Network Marketing!

The Ultimate Opportunity
By Eric Worre

The Network Marketing industry is better positioned than ever!

Ladies and gentlemen, people simply MUST come up with a plan and, if they don’t choose Network Marketing where do they go?

- Professional sales in this economy?
- Service oriented professions in this economy?
- Traditional small business ownership in this economy?
- Corporate work in this economy?

October U.S. home sales… the lowest in 50 years, and 45% of all sales during the month were foreclosures!

U.S. foreclosures… 5 million homes in June. Today 11.5 million!

Record unemployment month after month after month

Sales professionals are suffering like never before

Retail? The following stores informed the Security Exchange of closing plans between October 2008 and January 2009.

- Circuit City stores… most recent (? how many)
- Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide are to be shuttered
- Lane Bryant,, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine’s to close 150 store nationwide
- Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January
- Cache will close all stores
- Talbots closing down all stores
- J. Jill closing all stores
- GAP closing 85 stores
- Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January
- Wickes Furniture closing down
- Levitz closing down remaining stores
- Bombay closing remaining stores
- Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January.
- Whitehall closing all stores
- Piercing Pagoda closing all stores
- Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.
- Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ (New Brunswick)
- Macys to close 9 stores after January
- Linens and Things closing all stores
- Movie Galley Closing all stores
- Pacific Sunware closing stores
- Pep Boys Closing 33 stores
- Sprint/ Nextel closing 133 stores
- JC Penney closing a number of stores after January
- Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.
- Wilson Leather closing down all stores
- Sharper Image closing down all stores
- KB Toys closing 356 stores
- Lowe’s to close down some stores
- Dillard’s to close some stores.

Add all that to the U.S. automakers, the financial institutions and the airlines all in crisis.

PEOPLE NEED A PLAN! And there is no question that Network Marketing remains the finest “personal bail out plan” for the average person today. Nowhere else can a person start a business with so little risk and have so much upside within their reach. Will it take work? Sure, but what doesn’t? Will it be uncomfortable? Yep, but not as uncomfortable as putting your head in the sand and hoping for things to change. Will it take the discipline of learning new skills? Absolutely, but you’re probably facing that anyway (whether you recognize it or not).

I’ll say it again, if not Network Marketing, then what?

Ladies & gentlemen, we are moving into our industry’s Golden Age, but only for those with the Vision to recognize it.

Tell your story, paint the vision, and work to make it a reality.

You deserve it!

Your friend & partner,

Eric Worre – Network Marketing Professional

Robert Dean is on the move again.

After leaving TNI he went to Monavie, then to Evolv Health, then to Visalus and now he’s reportedly with Limu International.

That in itself if not so newsworthy, but it seems the good Dean has become a professional “deal marker” and earning heafty bonuses each time he makes a move.

According to Nick Sarnicola, Co-Founder of Visalus, it’s about time that people wake up and take notice of what’s going on. He certainly has and is now warning other company owners about the dangers of dealing with Mr. Robert Dean.

Here’s a copy on an email he sent out recently:

Team,

As many you of you on this email head to Orlando (at least that’s what the grapevine states) I wanted to wish all of you well should you choose to leave us. You are all good people who only want the the best for your families – and I hope you find it where you are at. There’s only so many times you can move before everyone you know stops listening, so my wish for you is that this is the “last move” for you…again.

Its been stated to several people that the “deal to go to Limu was just too good to pass up” by Mr. Dean. As in the his personal deal. In September 2010 Mr. Dean shared with me that in order for his team to transition (15 people he said) to Visalus and stay full-time and be able to travel and build and not skip a beat he would need a large chunk of money upfront. Me mentioned that he had a couple million dollar offers on the table, but he really wanted to be with Visalus. I mentioned to him that Visalus doesn’t do deals, but I could probably put together a group of investors who wanted to help Mr. Deans TEAM build and not go backwards. I mentioned that if he was 100% sold on Visalus and wasn’t going to jump again for the next “deal” waved at him that I would put my word on the line for him. So I did.

The investors proceeded to fund Mr Dean (on my word) $175,000 signing bonus to be used to fund his TEAM and their needs and costs of doing business, etc. They also went on to give Mr. Dean an additional $175,000 for hitting production numbers over a course of time to keep his TEAM going. This totaling $350,000 given to Mr Dean (plus his commissions) over a 90 day period. Obviously the inverstors intentions were to give the money to his TEAM upfront so they could get off the ground and they would maybe the investors would begin to break even a year or so later. All of this based on my trust with them and Mr. Dean’s word.

A few weeks ago I learned Mr. Dean was looking at companies so I sat down with him and asked. He vehemently denied looking at companies and I quote “I would never do that to you. If I was going somewhere, I would tell you as a friend.” Interesting.

Within days I knew more than I cared to, but the most horrifying thing I learned was that the $350,000 that he asked for for his TEAM and their needs and their expenses and their building of a business and travel and fly-ins, etc etc – never quite made it to them. There were a few people that got a few crumbs, but thats about it. I received a very sad call from one of his leaders asking me, “Nick how could stop funding us in december? We had the worse Christmas in our entire lives and Rob said it was because you stopped funding us.”

Baffled I pulled the wire transfer up to confirm that Mr. Dean received a $75,000 payment during the first week of December – but told his leaders that we didn’t give him anything. The team was mortified when they learned how much Mr. Dean received and how little he had shared. So I guess the big question is….where did all of the money go? Attached is a copy of the contract Mr. Dean signed so you are up to speed.

The big question I know everyone wants to know is this: WHY AM I DOING THIS? Simple – my value system. Someone at some point has to stand up for what is right. And this was WRONG. I want to make sure companies, people, investors, and teams don’t keep getting hurt.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALL:
Ask questions – if your leader is getting something for going somewhere, find out what, how much, get yourself a piece – you are the one doing the production numbers. And as you have learned today, the number is probably bigger than you think. Its been said by Mr. Dean to me directly that he received $3 Million from Monavie (may or may not be true – who knows). Its also been shared by his leaders to me that they didn’t see but crumbs of it. Get your fair share.
If you are promised money, I recommend you get a contract directly with the company – protect yourself
For Limu Corporate – I recommend that you also do contracts with people directly and not one person who will “take care of the team” – learn from the mistakes of us and Monavie and probably others.
Again, this is a crusade for whats right. Their are people ruining this industry because of horror stories like this, and maybe if someone stands up and blows the whistle – it will slow down or maybe stop.

Best wishes on journey,

Nick

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Editors note: what do you feel? Is a Robert Dean a networking legend that deserves all the signup bonuses he can get? Or simply the industry’s biggest (litterally), best paid prostitute?