Success Stories

The best way for us to share with you the challenge, excitement and rewards of being a Kara Vita Clinical Skincare Consultant is to introduce you to some of our top sales leaders.  Each has a personal story of success to inspire you.

Alice Schmitt

Alice joined Kara Vita in February 2006 and says, "This is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I am so proud of my ability to have my own business. I am able to work my business around my family and I have the freedom to decide how I will spend my time."

Alice quickly became a Team Leader for Kara Vita and enjoys coaching and influencing others to join her team!  One of Alice's proudest moments was when the Chairman of Kara Vita, Karalyn Schuchert, wrote an article about her in the Heart to Heart Newsletter.

Alice was chosen to be a member of the Kara Vita Executive Board for 2007-2008.

"Kara Vita has made my world a bigger place. I am more confident and excited about reaching my goals. Meeting so many wonderful women from across the country has been amazing. My skin has never looked better and I am thrilled to be a part of Kara Vita, the Number One Skin Care in the World. I am proud to lead other women to Kara Vita's ground floor business opportunity and a product that really works!”

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Allison Bell 

Allison Bell joined the Kara Vita family after listening to her sister, Janeen Aldrich, share about an incentive trip to Puerto Vallarta. Relaxing on a warm sunny beach sounded exactly what this young spunky mom needed!! She quickly earned the trip...and then continued on to become a top leader in the company.

Allison Bell's background was in teaching high-school science, and she has put her creativity and organization to work in formulating and executing a strong customer follow-up program. As a result of her innovation, and consistency with customer follow-up, she was the top-selling leader in personal sales for 2006, and continues amongst the top-sellers in sales for 2007. Wife, mom, sister, and part-time teacher to 11 pre-schoolers, Allison Bell still organizes her time to lead a successful Kara Vita business...and never miss a Kara Vita incentive!

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Andrea Stimson

Andrea Stimson joined the Kara Vita sales force in August 2004 to compliment her manicure and pedicure salon business. After finding that her clients were falling in love with Kara Vita's products, she quickly realized that she was on to something BIG. She was right! In the second half of 2005 Andrea's personal business skyrocketed, making her one of our highest personal income earners at year's end. One can only imagine what she can accomplish now that she's made Kara Vita her job #1! She now looks forward to an exceptional New Year brimming with promise as she expands her team beyond her home town market of Sheridan, Wyoming, into neighboring Montana.

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Barb May

Never in a million years did I think I would join a direct sales company, but when I first found out about Kara Vita in January 2005, I knew I had hit the “jackpot.” I still joke today, saying, “I was intrigued by green.” I had heard about the big dollars direct sellers make, but wanted to get involved in a company that was young enough for me to build a team quickly and be successful. When I found out that I would be the first consultant in Indianapolis (then later found out that the first in Indiana), I signed up “sight unseen” without really trying the products. I wanted to grow a huge team fast with this young, hip company, earn fabulous incentive trips, and make big bucks all while working full time. That is why I joined Kara Vita. Little did I know back then, it would be so much more for me than building my bank account. I stay with Kara Vita for what it has given me personally. (Don’t get me wrong, the money is great.) What I found when I became a consultant, was a group of women who immediately embraced me as a friend and colleague…wonderful women I never would have met if I hadn’t joined Kara Vita…women I can honestly say are some of my best friends.

I continue to work full time and make incredible money with Kara Vita. It is only going to get bigger and better. Kara Vita is a young company on the verge of exploding, and I will be right there with it when it does.

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Dr. Billye Peterson

"My own Business!" When you take the time to reflect on that statement, you realize just how powerful it is! That single declaration, those three words, opens up a whole new world of possibilities, emotions, and feelings. It is really our DUTY to introduce this feeling to other women. Most women don't realize the freedom and tax breaks a business like Kara Vita can give them. We must educate them!

As a business professor for 31 years, I taught my students the power of a home-based business. Can you imagine being able to start your own business for such a nominal fee as ours AND being able to offer the top anti-aging products in the marketplace? Everyone should render a sincere invitation to the women they meet to invest in themselves and their future. I'm thrilled I was given that invitation!

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Cathy Tannenholz

I became a consultant with Kara Vita because I loved the product. I also knew that Kara Vita offered a unique ground floor business opportunity. Two years later my Kara Vita business has evolved into so much more than I ever dreamed of. I would like to share how Kara Vita has changed my life.

First of all, as a customer, I noticed a quick and dramatic improvement in the appearance of my own skin. As a consultant my life has changed by the heartwarming testimonials from satisfied customers. I am also rewarded with relationships consisting of the wonderful women I am honored to work with every day. These women share the same passion for changing people’s lives as I do. I never expected so much from any business venture. I quickly became a leader with Kara Vita in the Pittsburgh area. It has been truly fulfilling to open up the Kara Vita market in Pittsburgh and watch it grow.

I never knew any job could provide such gratification from helping others until I received the appreciation, not only from the customers I help every day, but also from the company itself. It is such an exciting opportunity to grow my own business, with customers who have become my friends and with all my Kara Vita sisters who have truly become like family!

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 Charlene Pierson

 Vision, Inspiration and Achievement. These words reflect the sentiment of my heart. Kara Vita’s own words of “Share the Purpose, Inspire Others” also reflect the sentiment of my heart. I have always been a people person. I believe that we at Kara Vita have a gift to give women. That gift being the ability to have the time for their families and themselves, have fun and make an incredible income all in one package. I love sharing this gift with women! I have been an obstetric R.N. for over 25 years, and I have always loved it. I have also supported and worked alongside my husband in his ministries while raising our five children. In December of 2004, I discovered Kara Vita. Not only was I thrilled to find a skin care that actually transformed my skin, but also the opportunity made me ecstatic just thinking about it. I did not actually get started as a consultant until February of 2005. Three months later, I promoted to leader, and I have been unstoppable since then. I felt as if after all these years, I had found it. My husband and I would be able to retire. Between now and then we can help our kids with college and eventually have the boy's ranch that we have dreamed about. Great skin and the opportunity of a lifetime... all in one!

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Chris Helt

I was born a teacher! The ability to teach young children is a gift that God has given to me. I love teaching and it is so rewarding when my students have that special look of... "I got it! I understand! I can do this!" I postponed my teaching career to be a stay at home mom for my two boys. I remember packing up my things from my third grade classroom. There were lots of tears as I carried the boxes out to my van. I still remember shutting my classroom door for the last time and peeking into the window at my empty classroom. I was making a change, a change that wasn’t easy. I was leaving a part of my life that I cherished to be a better teacher and mother to my two young boys at home. I look back and I am so happy I made that change. I will always treasure the time I have had with my boys.

My boys are now both in school all day. It was the strangest feeling as I watched them both climb up on the bus together on the first day of school. They pulled off and there I stood at the bus stop asking myself, “Now what?”

Thank God Kara Vita had found me. I say that Kara Vita found me because I wasn’t looking for anything. I wasn’t looking for new skin care products. I wasn’t looking for a new career. I wasn’t looking for anything. I didn’t know I needed anything. I didn’t know I needed anything until I said, “YES” to Kara Vita. I was so shocked I said yes because I had never sold a thing in my life! Now I realize I am not selling anything. I am teaching again! I am teaching others about the best skin care in the world. I get to see that special look on my student’s faces again. That special look of... ”Wow, my skin feels good! This smells great! I can do this!” Being a Kara Vita Consultant and Team Leader is rewarding and it feels good to be teaching again.

I love Kara Vita. I love the friendships I have made, and the ones that are out there waiting to be made. I love the way I feel about myself. It feels great to be successful. It feels exciting to watch my customers love their skin. It feels rewarding to be making a difference in people’s lives!

The only direction to go in Kara Vita is up! I can’t believe I ever had doubt. I have gone from doubting change to becoming a consultant, from a consultant to becoming a consultant with high monthly retail sales, from a great consultant to becoming a Team Leader. My team is growing, and I can call myself a teacher again. I am teaching people how to care for their skin. I am teaching other women how they can be successful consultants in Kara Vita. I am teaching my team members how to grow their business. There is so much to teach. Most importantly, I am teaching my boys and my wonderful, supportive husband that you can do anything you want to do if you are willing to make a change! I believe change is good.

Get out there and make a change!

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Dawn Cawley

When Dawn Cawley joined the Kara Vita sales team in June of 2003, she held a very lucrative position with a well known company in the Chicago area. At that time, she faced difficulties faced by so many women: juggling the demands of her successful career with her life as a wife and Mom. It did not take her long to realize that her Kara Vita business could become an incredible earning opportunity for her and allow her the freedom she sought. She left her corporate position to focus on this new venture full time. Her Kara Vita career also allows her to be a full time mom to children Quinn and Gianna. As one of Kara Vita's Top 10 money earners for both personal and team sales, as well as our number one sponsoring Leader, she is on pace to earn over $100,000 this year, more than replacing the corporate income. In fact, her team sales for April 2005 set a record, totaling more than $29,000!

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Debbie Loughlin

Prior to joining Kara Vita, in June 2004, I was a stay at home mom with my two boys Connor and Kyle. I was just starting to think about doing something for myself outside of the home... and that is when the Kara Vita opportunity came to me. I tried the product, and was hooked instantly... I knew this was something special to share, and I knew I could sell it. I talked to my husband Marty about the Kara Vita opportunity, and being his own business owner, he gave me the support to start my new adventure.

After doing a few clinics, and meeting such amazing people in the company through meetings, and conferences, I wanted to take my business to the next level, and become a Kara Vita Leader. I set that goal for myself, and have been a consistent leader for two and a half years now. I attribute my success in this endeavor to the enjoyment I feel from working closely with everyone on my team and seeing them grow in their Kara Vita experience. I have grown an amazing team and helping them achieve their goals has been the most rewarding experience for me.

Kara Vita has given me the flexibility to work from home, set my own hours, and most importantly given me the self confidence needed to grow a successful business.

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Diana Berger

I had the opportunity to try Kara Vita one weekend while visiting my sister-in-law, Rosie Berger. Overnight I could tell a huge difference in the look and feel of my skin. The exceptional quality of Kara Vita made it easy to stand behind the product and become a consultant. Living in a very small rural Wyoming town (around 2,000 people) I came home inspired to share the new product that I found with other women in my community to help them look and feel younger. When Kara Vita found me I wasn’t really looking for anything else in my life. I help my husband on the family ranch, I am mom to two wonderful children Jace and Aubrey, as well as serving on numerous state and local boards. Kara Vita offers the flexibility to work at home, set my own hours, and schedule clinics around my family’s busy schedule. Thanks Kara Vita!!

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Doris Orr

Coming on board with Kara Vita in May 2004 was not a hard decision for me to make. Especially after the first time I tried the products. I saw the dramatic change in my skin – after just one application! Not only did I see a difference that night, but what really convinced me to become a consultant was how my face felt the following morning. It was still “baby soft” and full of hydration, which I had not felt in a long time. “Why would I ever use soap again?” I also saw an opportunity to build a business working only a few hours a week. With retirement quickly approaching from my demanding 8-5 job, my goal is to build my business bit by bit, step by step, so when the time comes, I can easily step into my FUN job without missing a beat! As a wife, mother, grandmother, Jr. High Sunday School teacher, and member of our Praise Team at church, I still have time to share Kara Vita on a daily basis with people I meet because Kara Vita is a perfect fit for anyone! It certainly has enriched my life in so many ways.

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Janeen Aldrich

Excitement and enthusiasm should be Janeen Aldrich's middle name, because she loves the integrity and quality of the Kara Vita products! Her background in massage therapy and holistic treatment products prompted a family friend to introduce her to the Kara Vita products. Though initially very cautious and skeptical, Janeen has become one of our most successful leaders. She ranks among our Top 10 for individual and team sales, and in November 2005 sold a record-setting $2,516 worth of Kara Vita products at a single clinic event! Partnering with her sister Allison—also a Kara Vita leader—she's taking California by storm.

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Joanne Holbrook

Success with Kara Vita can be found in unexpected places! A dynamo in a quiet and conservative package, Joanne Holbrook joined the Kara Vita sales team at age 62 without previous direct selling experience. Though she lives in a small Wyoming mountain town with a population of only 15,000 people, Joanne quickly became one of Kara Vita's Top 10 selling consultants and team leaders. In her three years with us, she has developed a team stretching across the country, resulting in earnings far exceeding her wildest expectations. If you have the chance to meet Joanne, ask her for the secret to her success; she'll likely tell you, "Well honey, all you have to do is get it on their face..."

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Judy Slinker

When Team Leader Judy Slinker came to Kara Vita July 2006, she had sold her clothing manufacturing and retail business and had spent the last two years managing operations for her husband’s trucking business. One day after attending a Kara Vita party and sampling the entire 5 pc. Regimen, seven women commented on her skin. Judy decided she could not pass up the consultant opportunity to lead women to a product that truly works. From Riverton, Wyoming, a town of 3600 households, Judy was recognized as the #1 in the Nation for Personal Sales in first quarter 2007.

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Karen Woods

I knew immediately that Kara Vita’s line of skin care was different. The change in my skin was undeniable! I had been searching for a skin care line that would really work and Kara Vita delivered the desired results I was looking for. Because of this reason, in addition to the amazing ground floor business opportunity, I joined the Kara Vita team in August 2006.

Being a Kara Vita consultant and operating my own business has allowed me the freedom and flexibility needed to continue putting my family first. This opportunity fits into my life perfectly. I am able to be home when my children get home from school, which is extremely important to me. Prior to having my children, I worked for a large financial services corporation and had very little flexibility with my scheduled. Now, I have the flexibility, am my own boss, and I love it!

I am excited about where Kara Vita is headed and I am so happy that I am apart of this company.

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LeAnn Carreno

I first experienced Kara Vita products at a party that my self-proclaimed “skincare junkie” friend hosted.  She had insisted that Kara Vita products were incredible and I had to try them.  The products not only cleared up my new adult acne issue, but I could tell my skin was healthier and I was getting compliments about it soon after I began using the products.  I’ll be honest; I didn’t stay true to Kara Vita and continued to try several other products, from high priced department store brands (the ones I hadn’t already used over the years) to celebrity endorsed brands marketed on T.V.  I even tried to go back to the brand I had been using predominantly since I was 15 years old; none of them did what they promised, I noticed how they smelled of chemicals, and they weren’t even saving me any money.  I went back to Kara Vita and now almost four years later, my skin is better than it ever has been and I truly love these products!

Unfortunately, my family fell upon an unexpected situation and I found myself in a position of needing and wanting to help support my family financially.  Being a stay-at-home Mom for 15 years and not having completed college, I was limited in the types of jobs I could get and the money I could earn.  I also really hated the time demands of regular full-time jobs, which caused me to miss out on a lot of things with my family and activities I personally enjoy, but I had to do what I could and took a full time job.  Fortunately life settled down and I was able to quit my full-time job, but I had given up my fitness franchise of 12 years for the full time job and now found myself missing the interaction with other girls and the enjoyment of running my own business.  More importantly, I could not get out of my mind how financially helpless I had felt…even worthless and I knew that I never wanted to be in that situation again so I started looking at my options and I decided Kara Vita was the BEST option.  

I already knew how incredible the products were, but I was also impressed by the company’s background, vision and its strong integrity.  I loved that it is owned and operated by women and the opportunities that were available.  However, it was when I realized how very young the company was and that NO OTHER skincare company could ever come close to the products or the technology Kara Vita has that I decided I wanted to be a part of it all.  I saw that there were unlimited possibilities!I love my business!  I love the sense of accomplishment it brings me knowing that I am helping people with both incredible skincare and incredible business opportunities.  I love that I don’t have to be a “sales wiz” because the product sells itself.  I love the flexibility it allows me with balancing my family with my business.  I love that the harder I work, the more I get out of it.  I love that Kara Vita makes each and every consultant feel appreciated, cared about, and supported.  Most of all, I love the vision I have for my future; knowing that I really can have it all.

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As a former model, I have been trained to use good quality skin-care products, but at age 45 the aging process had set in and I needed something more! I have found that “something more” in the Kara Vita five-piece Balancing Regimen combined with the Up-Tight product. After only one week, I saw noticeable firmness and tightening in my skin, and after one month of diligently using the PBH Mask followed by the Purifying Mask twice weekly, I have smaller pores and a truly balanced complexion! My husband, age 53, is also seeing wonderful results with the Up-Tight product, and our two teenagers are using the Clearly-It Regimen with great results as well! I am thrilled to have the opportunity to share the Kara Vita product with others and witness the transformation in their skin and the difference this makes in how they live their lives!

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 Pat Tobin

Choosing to leave the impending glass ceiling of Corporate America 13 years ago was a decision that I’ve never regretted. Gaining financial freedom, experiencing personal growth, traveling, recognition and rewards, and having fun! What a fabulous trade! I found it all in Direct Sales and, with the help of KARA VITA, I have been living my dream. To be able to offer all of this and a great deal more to others is more gratifying than words can describe. With our rich marketing plan, the integrity of KARA VITA, and our superior product, the life I want is mine to create.

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Rosie Berger

I’ve had the opportunity to use the Kara Vita line for several years. Finally, with more flexibility in selling the product, I decided it was time to get involved as a consultant. It really has been fun and I love it when my customers tell me, now we know your secret for looking so young! Recently one of my clients told me that almost instantly she could feel a difference when using Kara Vita. She is hooked. No more off brands! Thanks, Kara Vita!

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Sharon Coleman

Inspiring, passionate, honest, consistent... these are a few of the words that would describe Team Leader Sharon Coleman. Sharon came to Kara Vita by way of another direct selling company and joined in July 2005. Having 3 young children and a husband who would be starting his own business, Sharon knew that the flexibility she needed and strong income potential could be found in Kara Vita.

Sharon states that it’s the relationships, both with the women she’s met in Kara Vita as well as the ones she’s met sharing Kara Vita that inspire her to continue sharing Kara Vita with others. She is passionate about the products and earning opportunity and shares them with everyone she comes in contact with knowing that she can help improve the quality of their lives with the products, the earning opportunity or both. Most often, it’s both!

She describes herself as a visionary and Kara Vita is the vehicle in which she will accomplish her purpose. She has a love for training and developing people to their fullest potential. She sees the good in people; their best attributes and believes that anyone can accomplish what they set their mind to. She has helped numerous women both with the products and earning opportunity and many of them call Sharon “friend” not just “Kara Vita Sharon” as she is affectionately known as... as she feels Kara Vita is a direct extension of her as a person. Kara Vita means “pure life” and Sharon strives to have a pure life and in doing so, will continue to share the purpose and inspire others in Kara Vita and in themselves as human beings.

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Sharon Less

Sharon Less came to Kara Vita in the fall of 2003 with over 10 years of experience in another direct selling company. She made the decision to leave a successful business after seeing the incredible difference that Kara Vita’s anti-aging products made in her own skin. In addition, she saw an opportunity to build a long term enterprise from the ground up based on products she could believe in and feel passionate about sharing. Today, Sharon supports herself solely on her Kara Vita income and looks forward to the day when she can retire comfortably on the income she’s earned as a consultant. She’ll be there sooner than she thinks: Sharon ranked number one nationwide for personal sales in 2005 and is among our Top 10 in both team sales, and personal sponsoring. She’s adding to her team of consultants every day!

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Suzann Floyd

Prior to joining the Kara Vita team, Suzann Floyd sold for another direct selling company. As she'll tell you, she looked at this prior experience as a "hobby" to support her "basket habit." But, after discovering Kara Vita's superior anti-aging products, she chose to join our sales team and make Kara Vita her career. As a very busy Mom of four, it became Suzann's mission to turn this career into a business, which allows her to be home with her children. And she's done just that! As the leader of the fastest growing Kara Vita team and one of our Top 10 income earners, Suzann's on her way to bringing home a six-figure income.

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