You’re chatting with the cashier as he rings up your items and you realize he could really benefit from Synergy’s products and business opportunities. You have about 30 seconds to tell him about Synergy WorldWide because a line of anxious shoppers are standing behind you. You must decide what to say to pique his interest without telling him everything. What do you say before you leave him with your business card?

We want you to give us your best Synergy business pitch! The Top 5 best pitches will be published in the Spring 2016 Legacy eMagazine!

CONTEST RULES:

1. Write your Synergy business pitch down in 100 words or less. Pitches that exceed 100 words will be disqualified.

Tips: Explore the Synergy WorldWide corporate website and blog for inspiration. Consider Synergy’s mission, products, and business opportunity. You decide whether you want to focus on one or multiple topics during your pitch. 

2. Write your pitch as if you’re speaking to someone else.
3. Keep it compliant. This means avoid making unapproved health claims.
4. Send your final pitch to marketing@synergyworldwide.com before midnight on Friday, April 8. Include your name and Synergy ID# in your submission. You may submit your pitch in a Word document or in the body of your email.

We know there are plenty of Synergy pitch experts out there and we want you to amaze us with your salesmanship. If you haven’t established your Synergy pitch, this is the perfect opportunity to start brainstorming! Can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with!

Beginning April 1, early bird registration will begin at €99.

Before your shipment of Synergy products arrives at your doorstep, before the products are manufactured and packaged, and before the individual ingredients and final products are tested, Lynda Hammons, Vice President of Quality Assurance, investigates and scrutinizes the source that produced the product ingredients.

Several times per year, Lynda travels to destinations around the globe to visit Synergy WorldWide and Nature’s Sunshine Products vendors for routine audits. This is, of course, after the vendor has gone through a meticulous selection process, which evaluates their processes. About 90 percent of Synergy’s vendors pass Lynda’s audits, and the 10 percent that don’t have to prove they’ve corrected the issues found during the audit before doing business with Synergy again.

Thousands of steps are taken before a Synergy product reaches a consumer’s lips, but each step holds great importance considering the end goal: enhancing global health. There isn’t a measure Synergy would not take to ensure the safety and potency of its products. The fact that Synergy’s Quality Assurance team actually conducts regular vendor audits sets it apart. Countless companies rarely or never visit the sites where their product ingredients are harvested or manufactured.

“I’ve visited a number of vendors who are prepared to take me out to lunch and give me a tour of their facility,” Lynda said, “and they are amazed when they realize I am serious about doing the audit. There are a lot of companies out there that just aren’t taking the time to do these critical inspections.”

The vendor selection process begins in Purchasing. If a new product calls for never-before-used ingredients, Purchasing searches for vendors from China to Germany to California. The Quality Assurance team works with Research and Development as well as Purchasing to perform an onsite audit once a vendor passes the initial round of screening. Today, many of the company’s preferred vendors have been supplying raw materials to Nature’s Sunshine since its conception in the 70s.

“We don’t go for the cheapest, and we don’t switch vendors to get a better deal,” Lynda said. “We enter into our vendor relationships with the intent to have a long-term partnership with them, however, that doesn’t mean we stop testing the materials they give us. If we’ve been getting pure raw materials from a vendor for 40 years, it doesn’t matter. We still take the time to test every batch of product that comes into the manufacturing facility.”

New vendors must be audited before Synergy uses any of their materials, while existing vendors are audited every 2-3 years. Risk assessments based on country, material, and supplier, are conducted each year and play a part in deciding which existing vendors are due to be audited. China’s botanical vendors are deemed “high risk” when considering Synergy’s quality standards, which is why the Quality Assurance team visits often and will spend three weeks in 2016 auditing all of its China vendors.

Lynda and her team make their expectations clear before beginning an audit, and though Lynda is a stickler for quality, she wants the vendor to pass the audit and works with them to see how she can help them meet Synergy standards. Helping a vendor often includes giving them a product forecast, testing method expectations, and other specifications. This is why Purchasing and Quality Assurance request audit meetings before the actual audit begins. This is where vendor relationships are formed.

When Lynda begins inspecting a supplier’s facility, she makes sure that they follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), which is a system that was created to minimize the risk of any pharmaceutical production that cannot be eliminated through testing the final product. Synergy products are also tested and manufactured following GMP requirements. An audit lasts a minimum of eight hours, and the length of the audit largely depends on how difficult it is to extract or produce the needed material.

The process begins by overseeing every step a particular product goes through, starting with receipt of the material to warehousing. During this process, the facilities are evaluated, including the bathrooms where the availability of soap and hot water is confirmed. Vendors without access to hot water for proper employee hygiene fail immediately. Of course, the facilities need to be clean and well maintained. Then, the vendor’s quality control labs are evaluated to make sure that the vendor’s quality processes match Synergy’s. Before raw ingredients even reach the Nature’s Sunshine Products manufacturing facility, they’ve already been tested many times to confirm their purity and potency.

Perhaps the most time consuming part of vendor audits is assessing the vendor’s documents. Lynda asks for random sanitation, quality control, specification, stability, pest control, GMP training, employee training, calibration, validation, environmental micromonitoring, change control, and recall procedure documents, to ensure the vendor maintains consistent, clean, and safe manufacturing processes.

Lastly, Lynda speaks to the vendor about their green initiatives. What are they doing to be eco-friendly? What do they do with hazardous waste? How do they maximize their energy efficiency? How do they recycle? Are they involved in any sustainability projects? Synergy wants to partner with and support suppliers who are passionate about doing their part in preserving the Earth. Synergy’s Quality Assurance team doesn’t let vendors get away with anything. When vendors travel to the Nature’s Sunshine Products/Synergy WorldWide manufacturing facility, they are amazed, and they often tell Lynda that they wish they had seen the facility before their audit to fully understand what kind of a company they were up against.

“It’s wonderful to work for a company that supports every step in the quality process,” Lynda said. “We want to help as many people as we can with our products and opportunity, and in order to do this we cannot have anything but the best.”

Professional boxer Malin Hermansson has been putting every ounce of focus into her training since her parents gave her a punching bag at 14 years old. 

“Boxing is an incredibly intense sport and it suited me perfectly,” she said. “I needed an outlet for all of my energy, and that is what boxing did for me.”

 She hung the bag on her front porch where she would jump around and hit it. It didn’t take long for her to fall in love with the sport. Her love of boxing strengthened from then on. Raised in Fagersta, Sweden, Malin didn’t waste any time in beginning her training.

“There are two important pieces to the puzzle for training,” she said. “Having the right people with you, and taking proper care of your body.”

Since making Synergy products a staple in her training regimen, Malin has even higher hopes for her athletic future and looks forward to what she will achieve using these products. Malin believes in Synergy products because they give her the “necessary push to take [her] martial arts boxing career to the next level.”

“Early on, I started going to an old abandoned school near my hometown for training,” she says. “The facility had a real underground feeling to it, the room was cold very old, but the team I worked with were fantastic… we spent a lot of time in that place.”

After continuing her trainings for some time, Malin had her first string of matches, and a few years later ended up in Karlstad where she joined the boxing club BK 1925. There she won three silvers and a gold, all in different weight classes. And her impressive qualifications don’t stop there. She has this impressive list of accolades to prove her talent:

1. Falken Cup, Silver, 2009
2. Mellansvenska mästerskapen, Silver, 2011
3. Falken Cup, Gold, 2011
4. Swedish Championship, Silver, 64 kg, 2012
5. Swedish Championship, Silver, 54 kg, 2013
6. Falken Cup, Gold, 2013
7. Mellansvenska mästerskapen, Silver, 2013
8. Golden Girl, Silver, 2014
9. Swedish Championship, Silver, 60 kg, 2014
10. Swedish Championship, Gold, 57 kg, 2015
11. Nordic Championship, Bronze, 2015

Malin recently started training in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) after she moved to Örebro and it is quickly becoming a new love for her. She currently represents Örebro Boxing Club and is involved in comprehensive training both in and out of the ring. Malin has big plans for herself and we look forward to supporting her to greatness!

At about this time every year, sunshine leaks through windows revealing the dust that accumulated during the winter months on shelves, windowsills, and baseboards. Much like the interiors of our homes, our bodies deserve just as much attention.

Now is the perfect time to do a little biological spring cleaning! Body Prime’s clinically tested formula of magnesium, apple pectin, and prune powder, will prime your body to absorb optimal nutrition from the healthy selection of foods you incorporate into your diet.

In addition to this powerful formula, here are a few in-season, high-fiber vegetables that will enhance your internal spring cleaning and get you on track to better health:

ARTICHOKES
Eating one artichoke fulfills an entire day’s fiber requirements. Because artichokes are high in fiber that help control constipation as well as preventing the risks associated with absorbing the toxic compounds in some foods.

ASPARAGUS
Rich in glutathione, asparagus has the ability to break down harmful compounds, such as free radicals. The spear-shaped vegetable also ranks high in antioxidants, which are known to neutralize free radicals and save cells from the damage these intruders may cause.

FENNELL
This crunchy, sweet veggie is a fantastic source of fiber and can potentially remove toxins from the colon. Its high folate content give it the properties to convert homocysteine—a dangerous molecule that damages blood vessels—into more gentle molecules.

ONIONS
For centuries, people have been using onions to reduce inflammation. Like asparagus, onions are free radical scavengers and are beneficial to gastric function. The quercetin found in raw onions is more potent than quercetin acquired through tablets and is said to protect against oxidative stress.

SPINACH
This vibrant, fresh green brightens up anything from a smoothie to an omelet. It’s rich in glycoglycerolipids, which can help protect the lining of the digestive tract. It contains an astounding amount of Vitamin K and has anti-inflammatory properties.

WATERCRESS
Quit using watercress as a garnish and start eating it by the forkful. Containing 200% of the daily recommended Vitamin K in just one cup, watercress improves bone health and calcium absorption. Try adding watercress to pesto or pasta sauces for nutritious dishes.

Wishing all of you a beautiful Easter holiday with your family friends!

Please remember that due to the Easter holiday, some warehouses will be temporarily closed, which may slightly delay product shipments.

Happy Easter!

An elite group of  Synergy Team Members went beyond the call of duty in February by not only becoming Elite Honors Qualified, but training those they sponsor to become Elite Honors Qualified. By fulfilling the Elite Honors requirements and sponsoring requirements, these Team Members earned Go Elite bonuses based on the number of Elite Honors Qualifiers they sponsored. Click here to learn more about the Go Elite Promotion.

Synergy WorldWide paid out €19000 in Go Elite bonuses in February. Amazing! We hope that this payout will continue to increase until the Go Elite promotion ends on August 31, 2015.

Challenge yourself to Go Elite this month!

Beginning April 1, early bird registration will begin at €99.

Scientists at the Hughes Center for Research and Innovation announced two groundbreaking ProArgi-9+ discoveries in 2015 that Synergy Team Members all over the world have been talking about.

CLICK HERE to read the full descriptions of these discoveries.

One of these studies addresses the effects that ProArgi-9+ has on reducing the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. And the cause for oxidation? Myeloperoxidase (MPO).

The last sentence of the second study conducted states, “The Hughes Center’s preliminary study discovered that the unique combination of ingredients found in Synergy’s ProArgi-9+ potently inhibited myeloperoxidase and helps to reduce the oxidation of LDL cholesterol.”

So far, we know myeloperoxidase negatively effects nitric oxide production, but what is it exactly? And how exactly does it operate? With answers to these questions, we can gain a better understanding of why it’s important to keep myeloperoxidase from running its course.

MYELOPEROXIDASE: BOTH FRIEND AND FOE

MPO is an enzyme produced by white blood cells and is used to fight infection. MPO produces oxidizing compounds similar to bleach to kill infecting bacteria. The problem arises because the antimicrobial hypochlorous acid—an infection-fighting substance—kills both foe (bacteria) and friend (healthy tissue). This causes the oxidization of tissues.

Scientists at Synergy WorldWide have been evaluating natural inhibitors of myeloperoxidase as a nutritionally therapeutic approach to support cardiovascular health.

Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Matthew Tripp said, “We discovered that certain ingredients in Synergy’s ProArgi-9+ are indeed natural MPO inhibitors and work together synergistically. This unexpected discovery led to the filing of a provisional patent application on ProArgi-9+.”

It’s your lucky day! Synergy will have a limited time promotional offer in the online store, details for the promotion can be found below.

On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17 – March 31, when you buy a Synergy Padfolio, you will also get a free Synergy 8G USB. This promotional offer extends through the end of the month so take advantage of this offer while supplies last!

To order your Padfolio and complimentary USB, visit Synergy’s online store by clicking here.

You’re busy. So busy, in fact, that you hardly have time to grab lunch between errands, meetings, and other obligations. Restaurants and grocery stores are bursting at the seams with unhealthy food. And when you’re in a bind, grabbing the overly processed on-the-go lunch seems to be the only option that fits your schedule.

Thanks to meal replacements like Synergy’s SLMsmart Health Shake, people are finding a way around this debacle. Meal Replacements aren’t consumed solely for weight management anymore, they are viewed as a no-hassle meal that supplies complete nutrition. In addition, adding protein and meal replacement powders to other foods is growing in popularity.

For these reasons, meal replacement sales continue to grow as lives become increasingly busy. In fact, by the year 2020, this segment of the industry is expected to rake in a whopping $9 billion in sales. Take a look at these encouraging stats from 2015:

1. $7 billion – Amount spent on meal replacements
2. $3 billion – Meal replacement sales in North America
3. $2 billion – Meal replacement sales in Asia
4. $1 billion – Meal replacement sales in Europe

The most growth for these products has occurred in newly emerged Asia and Europe markets and the outlook for future growth shows promise. With sales for these markets continuing to climb, it shows that consumers are yearning for products that will optimize their nutritional needs and help achieve their health goals while simultaneously freeing up time for their busy schedules.

Today, consumers are more concerned about the types of supplements and products they are consuming than they ever have been before. For this reason, SLMsmart Meal Replacement is the perfect solution for the health conscious, the protein-seekers, the busy bodies, the dieters, and more.

The Elite Honors program is streamlining the way organizations do business with Synergy WordWide while maximizing each Team Member’s earning potential. Team Members following the program are seeing the extra rewards that are made possible through the Go Elite promotion as they continue doing what they’ve been doing all along—building their Synergy businesses.

Nestled into the striking yet peaceful Austrian Alps there lies a Synergy getaway destination that many Team Members work hard to travel to every summer. In Telfs, Austria, the luxurious Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol houses high-achieving Synergy Team Members for a few beautiful summer days during Team Manager Academy, where they learn, connect, relax, and enjoy the fresh mountain air.

Will you be invited to this year’s intimate retreat JUNE 16-19? There are only three months left to qualify!

HOW TO QUALIFY

1. Rank advance to Team Manager (14,000 CV) for the first time between June 2015 and May 2016
– OR –
2. As a sponsor, maintain the Team Manager title at least once between June 2015 and May 2016 and have a personally sponsored Team Member qualify for TMA
– OR –
3. Rank advance past your previous highest rank if you attended TMA 2015.

Synergy will pay for meals, accommodations, and activities for one attendee per qualified account. Travel to Team Manager Academy is paid by the qualifier. Qualifiers may bring one guest, but will be responsible to pay for their guest’s attendance. Full details will be disclosed in the Team Manager Academy invitations.

TOP 3 REASONS TO QUALIFY

1. TRAINING MEETINGS
Team Manager Academy features presentations and trainings from members of Synergy’s corporate team, including executives and general managers. Additionally, motivational speakers are invited to share their powerful messages. During this year’s meetings, attendees will be let in on more details for Synergy’s future plans. This exciting knowledge will help distributors prepare themselves and their businesses for what’s to come. These are intimate meetings packed with valuable information that cannot be found anywhere else.

2. LUXURY
The Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol is a full service hotel complete with delicious food, a beautiful spa, spacious rooms overlooking the mountain vistas, and a gorgeous outdoor swimming pool. The hotel’s wood detailing gives it an elegant rustic feel that perfectly matches the surrounding mountains.

3. FUN
Every year, Team Manager Academy hosts interactive events where attendees can connect, laugh, and show off their skills. This year’s activities have never been done before at a Team Manager Academy! Team Manager Academy also boasts delicious lunches and dinners, which are the perfect setting to create lasting friendships with Europe’s top leaders.

We hope to see many first-time and returning qualifiers at Team Manager Academy 2016! CLICK HERE to learn more about Team Manager Academy.

Listed below are the names of everyone in Europe who rank advanced in February! Congratulations to our hardworking Team Members who continue to dedicate tremendous time and effort to their Synergy business.

Join us Wednesday March 16th for a special webinar discussing details behind Synergy WorldWide's flagship product, ProArgi-9+. This webinar will focus on the benefits and purpose of "the world's highest quality l-arginine supplement." The webinar will be hosted by Synergy GM Rob Lord and presented by Jake Rothfels, Global Marketing Programs Manager.

Date: Wednesday, March 16
Time: 7.30 p.m. GMT
Webinar ID: 112-785-483

Synergy WorldWide’s global impact is ever increasing, and new people from all walks of life are starting Synergy businesses every day. To expand their businesses, Team Members are sharing Synergy’s opportunities with people in multiple countries, even continents, and for that reason we believe it’s time to make Synergy tools and resources available to you in all languages, all in one place.

Synergy Downloads is a brand new page on the Synergy corporate site found under the “Opportunity” tab. Click on the “Synergy Downloads” link in the dropdown selection and you’ll find an array of informational and business building resources separated by country that will aid you on you journey to financial freedom.

Here’s what you’ll find:

1. Forms & price lists
2. Marketing materials (fact sheets, brochures, flyers, PowerPoints)
3. Videos

You can also go to the “Global Downloads” downloads folder and find Synergy logos, business cards, and additional images that will be useful in your daily business dealings and presentations.

If you have any questions about how to use Synergy Downloads, please contact Customer Service.

Make Synergy Downloads your one stop shop for Synergy resources!

With the Elite Honours program in full swing, Team Members have been building stronger businesses through defined monthly goals.

In January, 312 Team Members in Europe became Elite Honours Qualified. That means at least 312 new distributors were enrolled and more than 1,000 customers latched onto Synergy products. Team Members who are becoming Elite Honours Qualified have found that the Elite Honours earnings model is exactly what their businesses were missing.

Congratulations to the many who are finding success through Elite Honours thus far! Here are a few insights from our newest Elite Honours Qualifiers regarding their success with the system:

Björn Schirlbauer
Björn is a firm believer in the Elite Honours program because it produces a lot of drive and quick results. His experience with Elite Honours has shown that those who want to see results use the earnings model because it is effective in gaining momentum and increasing customer volume.

“You see the business grow faster,” Björn said. “Plus, getting a Go Elite bonus through this system is great.”

For Björn, Elite Honours doesn’t make him feel pressured to chase after customers. Since finding a good group of Team Members, Björn is finding that everything else is falling into place because each individual is putting in the same effort and hard work that he is to become Elite Honours qualified.

Siv-Britt Häggqvist
Siv-Britt has reached Elite Honours multiple times and attributes her success to a mix of education about the company and a sincere work ethic.

“Give your friends an opportunity to learn about the company and the products,” she said. “Do the work and then bask in the glow when your customers and distributors tell their own sunshine stories.”

She has made a point to set appropriate goals in order to succeed, and believes that her accomplishments hinge on putting in the right amount of effort in order to achieve those goals.

“It is easier to put in the work when the goal is visible,” she said. “It shouldn’t be difficult for anyone to put in a few hours a week … especially when you see the results and recognition that come from working hard.”

Sigga Dóra Matthiasdottir (Iceland)
Sigga Dóra’s goal is to reach the top, and she believes Elite Honours is the way to accomplish that goal.

“Elite Honours makes it possible for people to stay simple, keep their focus and both make and attain their goals,” she said.

She knows how important Synergy’s products are, and as a leader, she strives to send the right message to people so they can know how exciting a future with Synergy can be.

“I always tell my people to have the products in their hearts…” she said. “For new Team Members, Elite Honours is a simple tool that anyone can use to build trust and a healthy business.”

She firmly believes that hard work, a clear focus on Synergy’s products, and being personable with potential customers and distributors can play a part in anyone’s future success.

Presenting the Synergy business through the Elite Honors model simplifies the shared message into three easy-to-follow steps, and Slovenia Team Directors Bostjan Pilej and Irena Kladivar have maximized this model’s possibilities with the Go Elite bonus. Recently, the Go Elite bonus was extended through August 31, giving Bostjan and Irena time to earn a fourth, fifth, and sixth bonus.

So far, they’ve earned three Go Elite 10 bonuses in November, December and January, totaling €3,600, which means that they not only became Elite Honors qualified each of the three months, they sponsored ten individuals who were Elite Honors qualified during those same months. This feat requires consistency along with incredible leadership and organization skills. Naturally, we want to know how Bostjan and Irena did it! Here’s what they focus on to succeed:

Energy

Vibrant, fresh, healthy, and full of life, is how Bostjan and Irena want to portray Synergy to the world. They do not want to come across as the company that aids poor health. Instead, they market Synergy as the company that can help any individual maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Bostjan and Irena create this image through fun, upbeat events, positive stories, and always exuding passion for the business. With Synergy’s pure and potent products, Bostjan and Irena are looking to help the people who want the best for their bodies, but are overworked, stressed or too distracted to address their health. This messaging attracts the proactive distributor they want to join their team. These engaged individuals are the ones that are ready to work and duplicate the Elite Honors model.

Presentation


Elite Honors is a simple earnings model, therefore, it makes for a straightforward presentation. When a new distributor joins Bostjan and Irena’s team, the Elite Honors model is one of the first things taught. It is Synergy’s business building system, and is the best way to maximize earning potential. Bostjan and Irena preface explaining Elite Honors qualifications by talking about why the model works. Achieving attainable CV goals every month will produce steady growth. If these same CV goals are duplicated by those the distributor sponsors, the earning potential increases. The more distributors duplicate Elite Honors requirements, the higher the rewards.

By doing a few simple calculations, Bostjan and Irena have discovered how to use Elite Honors to help Team Members achieve the dollar amount in supplemental income they want to achieve. If a Team Member wants an extra $500 in supplemental income through Synergy, there are a number of avenues one can take to earn that amount. However, Bostjan and Irena explain earning potential through Elite Honors monthly CV requirements. They also explain that because Elite Honors requires monthly customer volume, there becomes an increasingly larger pool of potential distributors from that group.

Consistency
Bostjan and Irena’s team expects to join a Monday evening call and Wednesday evening webinar every week without fail. When the couple is traveling, they will set up a laptop wherever they are to host the call because the reliability of the call is critical to the culture and community of their team. They also host a training meeting every month without fail and stress to their partners the importance of attending trainings from the moment they enroll as a distributor. Establishing structure, and sticking to that structure no matter what, has made a difference in their team’s overall level of commitment. Elite Honors is a main training and talking point in almost every call, webinar, and training. The couple said they are creating an “Elite Honors culture.” In fact, Bostjan began teaching his team to achieve small goals in a pattern similar to Elite Honors before the model was even launched. The repetition of concepts taught in all of Bostjan and Irena’s trainings have made each distributor on their team a Synergy expert, improving their ability to present the company confidently and professionally.