Today we are going to highlight some of the most notable network marketing success stories ever created. Many of these people you will likely know about, and some you may not.
Learning about other people who came from nothing and built the life of their dreams can be a great inspiration to you as an aspiring success story in MLM.
The truth is, building a network marketing business can be a lonely enterprise…
Especially in the beginning when you’re first getting started.
Your friends and family don’t understand your business model and some of them may outright ridicule what you’re doing.
It can be extremely frustrating. It certainly was for me.
So learning about other folks who came from nothing and created miraculous success can be a source of inspiration for you to keep going when things start to become difficult.
1. Randy Gage
Randy Gage is a network marketing success story in the truest sense of the phrase. A real rags to riches story.
In the video below, Randy makes the case for network marketing and why it’s a perfect business model for anyone, especially during these turbulent times.
He also tells a bit of his story.
Randy was kicked out of high school in the 9th grade. Not exactly what you might expect from somebody who’s now known all over the world for helping folks create wealth.
Before Randy learned about network marketing, he tried several different ways to become wealthy and build something for himself.
This included running a restaurant with one of his old friends, who ended up introducing Randy to network marketing in the first place.
After struggling for years and trying to build multiple different MLM businesses, he was finally able to figure out what it really takes.
He has now authored 14 books translated into 25 languages, built huge income streams with several network marketing companies, and speaks to huge crowds all over the world about building and maintaining wealth and prosperity.
Visit Randy Gage’s website here.
2. Eric Worre
Eric Worre is likely one of the most famous network marketers at this point. He’s the founder of Network Marketing Pro and has made it his mission to bring a higher level of professionalism to the network marketing space.
In the webinar recording below, Eric touches on his backstory and how he got to where he is today.
The video is called “My Network Marketing Story” though 95% of it does not directly cover Eric’s backstory. He talks a lot about mindset and what it takes to make it in the business… and at the end there’s a bit of a sales pitch for one of his events, which took place back in 2021.
Eric is a true network marketing veteran. As he shares in the video above, network marketing is the only thing he has ever done on a professional level.
He got his start in network marketing at the age of 23 and by his own admission, was quite an unimpressive character. He got poor grades in school and before finding success in network marketing, didn’t have any real skills.
Despite his personal shortcomings and lack of confidence, he was able to figure it out. Eric went on to build a massive network marketing team of over 500,000 distributors spanning over 60 countries.
This should give you some hope as to what you can personally achieve despite any shortcomings that you may think you have.
In 2009, Eric founded the organization known as Network Marketing Pro which focuses solely on training aspiring network marketers and teaching them to be true professionals in MLM.
He is no longer actively building any network marketing business and focuses exclusively on Network Marketing Pro.
Visit Eric Worre’s website here.
3. Mike Dillard
Mike Dillard is the “Godfather” of attraction marketing, a process used to attract network marketing prospects to you using the internet rather than following traditional MLM strategies.
Mike originally wrote his book Magnetic Sponsoring in 2005 as a training manual for his own sales organization but after releasing it to the public, he’s sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
Over 15 years later, the book is still highly relevant to using the internet to build your network marketing business.
This video below is a conversation between Mike and Eric Worre where they talk about Mike’s journey to making it in this business.
Mike got his start in network marketing in his early 20s after growing sick and tired of his job as a waiter.
Just like so many of us, Mike did not have an easy start in network marketing. He was very shy and timid and simply lacked the social skills to be an effective recruiter or leader in his business.
With the goal of getting over his fear of calling prospects, he got a job as a recruiter. This job forced him to make over 200 cold calls to doctors offices with the goal of recruiting surgeons.
While Mike didn’t enjoy this job, it allowed him to overcome his fear of calling prospects and quickly become a skilled cold caller.
The next fear that Mike had was talking to prospects one-on-one. So he got a job selling Telecom services, which allowed him to quickly overcome his fear of selling.
After mastering the major fears that were holding Mike back, he got to work on learning direct response marketing. This allowed him to generate thousands of leads using internet marketing.
The leads he generated were folks who were targeted, and already interested in network marketing. This made the recruiting process very straightforward after generating the leads and it’s really where Mike’s network marketing career took off.
Mike went on to grow his network marketing organization to hundreds of thousands of distributors spanning the globe. He also sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his book Magnetic Sponsoring, bringing in millions of dollars in revenue.
Mike is now retired from the network marketing profession but continues to be a serial entrepreneur.
Visit Mike Dillard’s website here.
4. Ray Higdon
Ray Higdon is one of the most well known network marketing trainers in the world. He built his network marketing career using a combination of internet marketing and offline old-school tactics.
The video below features Eric Worre interviewing Ray about his backstory.
After growing tired of Corporate America, Ray got started as a real estate investor in Florida. He did well and accumulated a net worth of over a million dollars.
But it all came crashing down during the financial crisis of 2008 during which Ray even faced a personal foreclosure.
Ray had originally been introduced to network marketing in 2006 while he was focusing heavily on real estate. He figured he would do network marketing on the side and over the course of 4 years, he failed in 11 different network marketing companies.
After he lost everything during the financial crisis, he decided to go all in on network marketing and became the top earner in his company in 7 months flat.
Today, he is no longer focusing on building any network marketing business and focusing solely on his MLM training business, The Higdon Group.
Visit Ray Higdon’s blog here.
5. Tim Sales
Tim Sales is a 7 figure earner in several different network marketing companies. He’s been in the industry for over 30 years and now spends a lot of his energy educating the public about network marketing.
In the video below Tim shares some of his backstory.
Tim got an early appreciation for entrepreneurship when he built a small lawn mowing business as a young boy.
After high school, Tim joined the US Navy. The thing that Tim really learned from his experience in the Navy was that the only way for him to advance his career was for someone else to quit.
He was not in control of his career or his income.
In his pursuit of residual income streams, he bought his first rental property as a young man. But scaling his real estate portfolio seemed to be an impossibility because banks were extremely hesitant to lend to him due to his mediocre US Navy salary.
One day, he responded to a business opportunity ad in his local newspaper. It turned out to be a network marketing opportunity. Tim ran with it and built a 7 figure business in only 5 years.
Fast forward to today, he’s built multiple 7 figure network marketing teams and teaches folks all over the world how to do the same.
Visit Tim Sale’s website here.
6. Tom “Big Al” Shreiter
Tom has over 48 years of experience in network marketing and is another well known MLM trainer all over the world. He’s written 35 books on the subject and has created countless success stories all over the globe.
In the interview below, Tom shares a bit of his story.
Tom Shreiter has an engineering background which, according to him, does not translate well to network marketing.
He didn’t really have any people skills and as he shares in the video above, he had a pretty rough start in network marketing. Just like the rest of us, including me.
And probably you, too.
But he did eventually figure it out and has gone on to make millions in network marketing.
He now travels the world and teaches network marketers all over the world, from Indonesia to Siberia, about the latest brain science techniques on prospecting and recruiting.
Learn about Tom and his books on his website here.
7. Lisa Grossman
Lisa Grossman is a multiple 7-figure earner in network marketing. She is a sought after speaker and network marketing consultant and her more than 25 years experience has turned her into an extremely effective MLM trainer.
The interview below with Eric Worre explores Lisa’s background and where she came from.
Lisa grew up in a dysfunctional family and finished high school with a GED. She went on to study economics in college and then went into the family business.
She was introduced to network marketing in 1988 and was immediately intrigued by the business model. She went on to work her way up through the compensation plan along with some of today’s top earners in network marketing.
She has now built huge organizations in 3 separate network marketing companies and trains other network marketers all over the world.
She is also a consultant for several network marketing companies.
8. Sarah Robbins
Sarah Robbins is a 7 figure earner in her network marketing company Rodan & Fields.
Not only is she extraordinarily successful in her own company, but she is also a consultant for other MLM companies and teaches folks around the world how to make the business for them.
The video below is from Sarah’s YouTube channel where she talks about her company and her life.
Sarah started her professional career as a teacher. When the economy took a downturn, she was facing the prospect of losing her job and her income.
She decided to go all in on network marketing and by the age of 29, she had built a 6 figure monthly income.
Her husband Phil retired from his construction job at 35 to join her in the business and today, Sarah and Phil give to children’s charity organizations all over the world and teach folks around the world how to be successful in network marketing.
Visit Sarah’s website here.
9. Bri Richardson
Bri Richardson has made millions in network marketing and now spends a lot of her time teaching others to succeed and create their own network marketing success stories.
She is well known for her no-nonsense give-it-to-you-straight style of teaching.
The video interview below with Eric Worre talks about where she came from and how she got to be where she is today.
Bri had a pleasant childhood and enjoyed a pretty typical middle class upbringing. After studying communications in college, she went into marketing
After she became pregnant with her first child and her marketing contract ended, she decided not to continue her career in corporate marketing.
When her first child was one year old, she joined network marketing and went on to build a 7 figure income in roughly 2 years using primarily social media.
She is now well known for her training and spends a lot of time helping network marketers to succeed using social media.
10. Jeff Roberti
Jeff Roberti is one of the highest earners in the network marketing profession, earning a massive 8 figure annual income.
He now spends a lot of his time passionately mentoring aspiring network marketing entrepreneurs.
The video below features Eric Worre interviewing Jeff about his backstory.
Jeff did not come from a wealthy family and lost his father at a young age. He grew up in a middle class, hard working household which instilled in him a strong work ethic.
Despite not having any higher education, he was able to become radically successful in network marketing because of his work ethic and desire to create a better life.
Jeff went from waiting tables to becoming an iconic legend in the direct selling space and now inspires network marketers all over the world.
Visit Jeff Roberti’s website here.
11. Donna Johnson
Donna Johnson is a veteran in network marketing, originally joining the business well over 30 years ago.
She travels the world promoting network marketing and teaches folks how to succeed.
Learn more about her in the interview clip with Eric Worre below.
Donna discovered network marketing at the young age of 19. She was a swimming coach at the time, but wasn’t making a lot of money.
After she discovered network marketing, she became successful quite quickly and became the youngest top leader in her company.
Today she is a mother of 3 and has built one of the largest dynamic network marketing organizations in the world in the well known company, Arbonne.
12. Todd Falcone
Todd Falcone is one of the most sought after network marketing trainers in the world and is well known for his well crafted, field tested recruiting scripts.
Todd discusses his background in the interview clip below.
Todd joined the network marketing industry over 25 years ago after finishing college. As he discusses in the video above, he thought he was going to be interviewing for a job when he went to that first opportunity meeting.
The business model made sense to him immediately, so he got started. While he didn’t make much money for the first few years in network marketing, he stayed persistent and eventually went on to becoming one of the top earners in the profession.
He now spends most of his running training seminars, teaching folks how to prospect and recruit effectively for network marketing.
Visit Todd Falcone’s website here.
13. Michael S. Clouse
Michael Clouse is an internationally recognized expert in the field of network marketing and has authored several books on the subject.
His weekly newsletter is read by thousands of network marketing professionals around the world and has directly and indirectly helped to create thousands of network marketing success stories.
Micheal left Corporate America over 25 years ago to get started in network marketing.
It took several years for him to get his wife on board, but she came around when they found a company that they both had a passion for.
Michael has since done very well in network marketing and authored the very first mainstream network marketing book ever written.
Visit Michael’s website here.
14. Dan McCormick
Dan McCormick and his wife are 7 figure earners in network marketing. Living in southern California, they made their first million dollars in their early twenties.
The interview with Eric Worre below explores Dan’s story and how he got to where he is today.
Dan got started in network marketing at the young age of 19 after responding to an ad in his local newspaper.
Not only did he do extraordinarily well in that opportunity, but he also met his wife in the company.
They have now been married for nearly 30 years and have 4 children together.
Their network marketing income continues to grow year after year, in spite of turbulent economies and societal upheaval.
15. Jordan Adler
Jordan Adler is the author of the best selling book Beach Money and has earned well over $20 million in network marketing commissions.
Watch the interview below where Eric Worre digs into Jordan’s back story and where he came from.
Jordan got involved in network marketing in 1981. He was living in an enclosed garage with 2 roommates paying $200 per month in rent. He had $36,000 in credit card debt and earned an annual salary of $14,000 from his job.
He learned about network marketing from a random book he bought at a garage sale for 25 cents, and he immediately was enamored with the business model.
So he began searching for a network marketing company to join. Unlike most folks involved in network marketing, Jordan was not recruited into the industry; he was actively seeking a business opportunity.
For the first 10 years of Jordan’s network marketing career, he was in 11 different network marketing companies but never recruited a single person. So he did not have an easy start in the business.
In Jordan’s 12th company, he was finally able to figure out how to recruit people consistently and brought in roughly 1 person per month by promoting the step by step system that the company taught.
Over the last 30 years, Jordan has become one of the top network marketers in the world and has made over $20 million in commissions.
Visit Jordan Adler’s website here.
16. Tanya Aliza
Tanya Aliza is a social media expert and has built a 7 figure network marketing income using internet marketing strategies.
Not only has she been radically successful, but she has also helped thousands of other people succeed on the internet using her strategies.
In the video below, Tanya shares a bit more about herself and how she changed her mindset in order to succeed in her business.
Tanya had a frugal middle-class upbringing and as she shares in her video, she did not have a healthy relationship with money.
After reading The Four Hour Workweek in 2009, she realized that a job was simply not going to take her where she truly wanted to go.
In 2010, she quit her corporate finance job and went full time into her business. By 2013, she was making nearly $60k per year… but that number would drastically increase the following year.
She learned about internet marketing and started rigorously implementing some online strategies in order to free up more of her time… and her income leaped to over $400,000 in 2014.
Today, Tanya is a multi-millionaire and spends a lot of her energy teaching other folks how to build their own network marketing businesses using blogging and social media strategies.
Visit Tanya Aliza’s website here.
17. Rob Fore
Rob Fore is well known for having built several large network marketing organizations using internet marketing, primarily search engine optimization.
He is a sought after trainer and wealth of technical knowledge in regards to getting a website to rank in Google and, in Rob’s words, “suck in leads and sales like an out of control vacuum cleaner”.
In the recorded interview below, Rob goes over what he does to build his businesses and how he got started.
Rob has one of the most inspiring network marketing success stories and has been a great inspiration for me personally.
He got his start selling information products to real estate agents through magazine ads. When he learned about the internet, he transitioned to selling his real estate products online and was able to dramatically cut his marketing costs.
In the late 1990s, Rob was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was given only 2 years to live. This caused him to think about how he could build up a residual income stream that would take care of his family after he was gone.
In less than 2 years, Rob had built a 6 figure residual income using the internet and network marketing.
Thankfully, Rob beat off the cancer and now spends his time ranking websites, making money online, and teaching network marketers to take their business to the internet.
Visit Rob Fore’s website here.
18. Brian Carruthers
Brian Carruthers is a well known “success coach” in the network marketing space. His network marketing business has produced over 7 figures annually for over 10 years now.
In the video below, Brian talks about his network marketing success story with Eric Worre.
Before Brian got involved in network marketing, he was a relatively successful real estate agent. While he made good money, he was very unhappy with the lack of time freedom that his career gave him.
When Brian first saw the network marketing business model, he immediately recognized that this could be an opportunity to earn good money while also getting his time freedom back.
Within 3 years, Brian had made his first million dollars in network marketing.
To date, Brian has built an organization of over 400,000 distributors, 2 million customers, and has made well over $20 million in network marketing.
19. Richard Bliss Brooke
Richard Brooke is a true veteran in network marketing and has been working full time in the business in some capacity for over 45 years.
In the video below, Richard discusses his background and the decisions that led him to get started in network marketing.
Richard first learned about network marketing in 1977, at the young age of 22. While he didn’t really have any desire to leave his job at the time, financial and educational rettraints led him to take a serious look at the business model.
Within 3 years, he had built a massive network marketing organization that was producing an income of $40,000 per month.
During his 45+ year career, Richard has been the owner of several network marketing companies. He also served on the Ethics Committee Board for the Direct Selling Association in the pursuit of maintaining ethical practices in the network marketing industry.
In 1992, he was featured on the cover of Success Magazine, the only network marketer to ever receive that honor. That issue sold more copies than any other issue of the magazine in it’s over 100 year history.
Visit Richard’s website here.
In Conclusion…
If you ever need a little bit of inspiuration to give you the “kick in the pants” that you need to get to work, listening to other network marketing success stories can be a great way to lift you up.
Remember, the network marketing millionaires are human beings just like you.
They were not born successful.
They did not start out with huge downlines.
No, they had to go out and get it themselves.
And if they are capable of doing it, then so are you.
The only difference between you and these ultra successful network marketers is that they are a few years ahead of you.
They worked hard and did not give up.
So if you ever need some inspiration or motivation, come back to this page and learn from the best.
You may want to bookmark it for future reference.
So, do you have a story to tell?
Feel free to tell it in the comments down below.
Written By:
Johnny Friesen
Just a blue collar guy passionate about finance, network marketing, and writing. When I'm not working on a car, you'll find me working on various side hustles and sharing my musings with the world.
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