Business Success Strategist and Direct Selling Expert Sarah Robinson is the president and founder of Direct Selling Leaders. We are committed to providing cutting edge business and life success strategies that allow clients to experience and extraordinary business AND and extraordinary life.

Sarah is a regular contributor to The Network Marketing Magazine and has spoken at events with Jack Canfield, Les Brown, T. Harv Eker, and Marcia Wieder just to name a few.

This is Sarah's Story:

In 2001, I did something that shocked even me. I quit my dream job-twice . I was hired to turn an organization around. That’s what I was known for – creating positive change. In college I started organizations that created significant, positive change. In my personal and professional life, I started programs, organizations and non profits that created significant, positive change. And now here I was at the pinnacle of my career – increasing organizational revenues 200% and creating a luminous community reputation out of one that was riddled with negativity. We became one of the top organizations people chose to support. I was so proud.

BUT, I had a boss I simply could not please. Not matter what success I brought to the table, she told me about what I wasn’t doing. No support, no recognition-just negativity. I became over-whelmed and exhausted. Oh-and my personal life began to suffer as well. No one wanted to be around me and honestly I had nothing positive to offer. Finally I decided that the heart and energy I was pouring into my “dream job” wasn’t worth the price I was paying. So, I quit. Then I was promised that it would be different-I would get what I needed. Well that lasted about 2 days, so I quit again, this time for good.

I was instantly griped by uncertainty. How had I gotten here? What was I supposed to do now that I no longer had my dream job? When the perfect job wound up making me miserable, where did that leave me? Then it dawned on me – I needed to apply all of my entrepreneurial “agent of change” skills to my very own life. So, I took that extraordinary journey and developed a way of working and living that gives me both the income I need and the lasting fulfillment I crave.

My fellow entrepreneurs noticed what I had and asked me to coach them to do the same. So, I systematized the choices, steps and actions I had taken and began to teach this system to others.

Then something unexpected happened. Leaders in direct sales and network marketing began to seek me out. Not because I was an “on-fire” motivational speaker – there are plenty of those. But because I could teach them practical business and life management strategies that gave them not only more money, but more time and more freedom to enjoy their lives – lives they passionately loved.

One top leaders was so enthusiastic about my approach that she named my first company for me! Not long after that, Direct Selling Leaders was born! Using my eight-step process as the cornerstone, I've designed Direct Selling Leaders to give YOU the knowledge, skills and tools to be strong authentic leaders, to build a powerful personal business, to develop optimum business operations that practically run on their own and the power to live their heartfelt dreams.

It is my honor and my privilege to serve you:)

Please take a moment to meet the rest of the Direct Selling Leaders team

And now it is my pleasure to introduce the Resident Experts here at Direct Selling Leaders!

Meet the DSL Experts (in alphebetical order)

Vicky Collins is a Certified Public Accountant and business tax strategist. It is her mission and passion to help home-based business owners understand legal tax deductions and implement strategies that can help save potentially thousands of dollars in taxes EVERY year.

Prior to becoming the Deduction Diva, Vicky was a founding partner of a Dallas-Fort Worth Top 25 CPA firm. After starting her family, she decided to form a different kind of CPA firm, one that is devoted exclusively to home-based entrepreneurs. As a home-based business owner herself, her mission and passion are to help this unique group save money through legal tax deductions, business planning and financial education programs.

And, she succeeded. Vicky is a highly sought-after speaker and trainer and is making the difference she envisioned with her unique Deduction Diva systems and tools.

Stephanie Frank, an expert communicator, Stephanie makes personal success SIMPLE!

For over 22 years, Stephanie Frank, best-selling author of The Accidental Millionaire and President of the Success IQ University has been helping people become peak performers to help them get more of what they want most at work and at home.

An internationally recognized expertise in the psychology of human behavior and rapid-change brain technology, coupled with her 15+ computer engineering systems training and certifications from Novell, Microsoft and Cisco makes Stephanie a modern day transformational guru like no other. After all, how many people do you know that have been in a Swiss bank with hacker tools—and got paid for it?

Stephanie is best known for (and passionate about) being able to reduce complex success-blocking challenges to step-by-step systems while teaching people immediate tactics to put to use now. She works tirelessly to dissect peak performance and success principles to persuade people to achieve the highest-impact change, in the shortest amount of time, with the fewest number of steps and the least amount of effort. She is well known for saying:

“We’ve got a system for that!”

Stephanie’s presentations are dynamic, educational, inspirational, and devoid of useless theory. She captivates audiences with her own brand of humor and first-hand experiences, (like the security job she wouldn’t take on for fear of being arrested . . .) and opens their eyes to the daily mistakes they are making that sabotage the success they deserve.

Sandy Grason is the author of the bestselling book, JOURNALUTION, she is inspiring people all over the world to transform their lives through the practice of journaling. She defines the word Journalution as the act of revealing your inner wisdom through writing.

Sandy has addressed audiences for the National Association of Women Writers, Motorola, State Farm on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

She is one of the newest members of The Omega Institute's esteemed faculty, teaching at the Rhinebeck & Costa Rica retreat centers.

Sandy has received glowing endorsements from celebrity-authors such as Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford, Mark Victor Hansen, John Gray - and Louise Hay. Sandy has been featured in The Chicago Tribune, The Palm Beach Post, Body + Soul Magazine, Woman's Day, Balance Magazine and Ocean Drive Magazine.

Sandy works to empower women, nurture and inspire young people and help others discover their passion and purpose so that they may be fulfilled, abundant, purposeful, spiritually conscious human beings who give their gifts and talents back to the world. Sandy is a supporter of GAP Girls (Girls Advocacy Project) at the Miami Detention Center and a portion of all profits that Sandy receives from speaking engagements is donated to this organization.

Amber Miller is a professional Virtual Assistant and Online Business Manager and is the CEO of Smart To Finish Office Solutions. She is also the Operations Manager for Direct Selling Leaders!

Amber and her team help other small business owners remain focused on building the core by taking on the tasks that keep business owners from building their businesses.

Ready, Set, Delegate!

Julie Anne Jones is a graduate of Erickson College and a professional Certified Coach, combines her training in leadership, her natural communication skills, her coaching training, her experience as a direct sales professional, and her dynamic, sometimes outrageous personality into a very direct, entertaining and fun training & coaching experience.

Julie Anne prides herself on her ability to incorporate solid training concepts around personal development, coaching skills, direct sales leadership, party presentation and host coaching into a very unique style.

As a former Direct Sales professional, Julie Anne worked a party plan business for several years, consistently holding three parties per week and winning national awards yearly. She also worked within a multi level marketing structure building a National team through internet networking. For the past 4 years, she has focused entirely on coaching and training other leaders within the direct sales profession. It was the contact with the women in her community that drew her to direct sales, and that connection between women that still keeps her excited about direct sales. Her passion in coaching and training lies in sharing tools and concepts that will support those who are willing to work in finding maximum success in their own direct sales businesses.

Mary McHenry and Susan Guiher, Thrive for Success, LLC are certified coaches, authors and speakers. They are passionate about supporting women in direct sales, especially leaders, to create thriving businesses where they make more money and work less hours. They are co-authors of Stop Spinning Plates: How to Lose Your Balance and Become a Thriving Mother, featured in Simply Home magazine in 2008.

After years in corporate America, both Mary and Sue decided they wanted more freedom while also supporting the financial goals of their families. They created very successful businesses in coaching as well as direct sales and network marketing. Both found, however, that they were having a hard time “balancing it all”. They looked around and noted that many other working mothers were having the same challenges.

So together they created tools and resources to help themselves step into their greatness as business owners, leaders, women and mothers. As a result, they have created lives that truly thrive. They have more freedom to play at the activities they love, spend more time with their families while also expanding their businesses.

Jillian Middleton spent 15 years as a Network Marketing professional. She worked two complimentary businesses and earned national awards in both for performance and leadership as she worked her way to the top of both leadership pay plans. Jillian’s success was highlighted in corporate sales and training tapes in both Network Marketing companies.

For the last seven years she has focused entirely on coaching and training business builders in the Network Marketing Industry.

Today Jillian is an international speaker, trainer, coach and the CEO of Savvy Sponsoring Strategies an organization she founded to share her business building insights with others so they can build profitable, sustainable and sane network marketing businesses.

Hundreds credit her six month “Savvy Sponsoring” flagship program as not only the foundation of their success but also for bringing joy back into building their business and balance into their lives.

LeAnne Ozaine-Smith's passion is to help the sales force SEE and BELIEVE that they can be profitable, have a full store, zero debt, and new choices (cash) because of their business. Together we are building stronger, more confident, business men and women!

Mark Semple is a Certified Comprehensive Coach, Founder of Successful Together Coaching and 2007 International Coach of the Year. As the spouse & dedicated supporter of a full-time Direct Sales leader, Mark brings unique perspective & insights to the Direct Sales profession and to the home business arena.

Mark’s purpose as a coach is reflected in his business name – to show you the way to being Successful Together. It is the essence of his interaction with his wife, Cheri, in their life and their businesses.

Mark regularly speaks on the topics of gaining support, providing support and being successful together. He frequently speaks at Direct Sales conventions and hosts several teleseminars each month. Additionally, Mark speaks on pertinent topics such as Keeping Your Eye On Your Prize, Inspired Leadership and Relationships.