June's STAR DIVA OF THE MONTH is
MICHELLE VELASQUEZ!
Pico Rivera, California
1. Tell us about yourself! Married? Single? Kids? Hobbies? Interests? I'm a single mother of 4, Karissa 17, Kristian 11, Kayla & Andy 7. I love to read and spend my free time with my Kids. I work a lot. I am a F/T Pricing Analyst, P/T Esthetician and BBP Consultant. I enjoy life and life lessons.
2. Who is your BBP sponsor? The BBP Rising Star, Keyna Carson. Keyna is so great she does a lot of the work for me with all the pamphlets, information and forms she has put together.
3. Why did you choose to join BBP? I called a lady who had done a party my cousin attended and she never got back to me. I was lucky enough to look online and find Keyna's website. I researched several different companies and BBP was better than all the rest. Keyna was soo forthcoming with all the information and answered all my questions. And I asked a lot of questions.You know that other Rep finally sent me the information 2 weeks ago, I contacted her in mid February.
4. What is your favorite TV show? I really don't watch a lot of TV, but I have to say that I love the Sopranos. I have all the seasons on DVD an just pop them in when I have time to watch tv..
5. Which of our products do you feel most passionate about? Any tips, tricks, or one-liners you use when you demo it. I love the Venus Butterfly. I let everyone know that it great for clitoral stimulation if there man is behind them, or if they are giving him a BJ, they can let their men control the control. I ask for a volunteer to try the Viva cream and strap the Venus Butterfly on a couple minutes later. I have her go around the room and let everyone feel the vibrations. My first party the girl had an orgasm (she was wearing pants)! My volunteers always buys one and recommend them to their friends!
6. What is your best booking tip? I just try to make my parties fun and informative. Every party I've had the guests tell me they have never had so much fun and they also tell me that they learned a lot. I let them know that they can have their own party so their friends can have as much fun as they did tonight.
7. Favorite singer or band? Hmmmm, 311, I love their song “Amber”
8. If you could have 3 people to your house for dinner (real or fictional, deceased or living), who would they be? And what would you serve? My Dad (gone 24yrs), My God, & my Grandmother. I would serve some apple smoked turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, home made gravy, cornbread stuffing with gizzards, and some cranberry sauce with granny smith apples & walnuts.
9. Tell us about your dream vacation! Where would you go? And who would you take with you? All expense paid trip for a year, by land, sea and air, I would go around the world. I would take my Kids, a Teacher to teach my kids, and my Ex Husband (he's a great sitter)
10. What qualities make someone a good leader? Organization, determination, and direction. They must know where they are going for people to follow.
11. Favorite food or restaurant? I love seafood. Shrimp & lobster in garlic butter. I love food period!
12. What is your favorite dessert? Pistachio ice cream, mmmm.
13. What motivates you? My Life & my kids. Every day is a gift. I'm really grateful for every life experience (good & bad) and the personal growth I get from those experiences. I am learning that I CAN DO ANYTHING I set my mind to.
14. You have ONE MILLION DOLLARS! How do you spend it? Pay off my home, Quit my day job and do what I love, Brown Bag Party business full time!!!
15. What advice would you give a new consultant just starting her business? Read a lot. Product information, the biz websites, your team websites, the files on the forums. Know the company, procedures and products. A lot of our “predecessors” have done a lot of the work, success' and failures for us we can learn from their experiences. Use some of those qtips and try some of the products yourself.
16. What is in your CD player or iPod playlist right now? Lynn Conway, Contact with Confidence, training CD.
17. Can you share one of your BBP goals with us? I am going to be Executive by Convention 2009. There's enough time for you all to join me!!!
18. Any last words of wisdom??? There's 3 kind of people in this world. People who make things happen. People who watch things happen. People who ask, “what just happened?”. Which do you want to be? You are in control of your destiny and the only person who can stop you is you. With a little work, you will succeed. Don't let anyone or anything discourage you. Always look at the positive, YOU CAN DO IT!!!