Before discovering ACN, Sandy, Rod, Austin and Winston Lewinsmith were each enjoying success in other fields: IT, building, kinesiology and marketing.
Family ties aside, the only thing they each had in common was that they weren’t looking for anything else – they were all perfectly content doing what they were doing. However, all that changed one day when Sandy received an unexpected phone call from a respected colleague who had just seen an extraordinary new business opportunity.
Even though Sandy & Rod Lewinsmith had been seasoned and successful network marketers and entrepreneurs, they had never seen anything like ACN. They were excited to discover that it was a truly supportive, team-based, business genuinely focused on helping others achieve.
The fact that the Co-Founders themselves had a history of working in the industry was impressive enough, along with the company’s proven track record. But it was ACN’s ground-breaking business model that sealed the deal. As Sandy says, “I was blown away by the elegance of the compensation plan and the simplicity of the services – services everyone already uses!”
Sandy and Rod immediately showed the business to their sons Austin and Winston, neither of who had any network marketing experience, but who had both grown up seeing its benefits first hand.
The sheer life changing potential of ACN hit Austin like a brick. Initially reeling in disbelief, his first thought was simply “Wow!” That was just the beginning. As Austin puts it, “I started to dream big again.”
As the sceptic of the family, Winston Lewinsmith was more reserved when he saw the business. Although impressed by the company’s focus on essential services and potential for expansion, his expertise in IT made him hesitant. He knew telecommunications would soon go digital and was concerned that standard fixed line telephones would become obsolete.
For Winston, everything changed at Anaheim in 2004 when he learned about ACN’s move into Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) space with its Digital Phone Service and Videophones. He says, “As soon as I heard that, I said ‘I’m in’.” That decision opened the doors to a totally new way of doing business. “I was always in front of a computer, and now I get to travel and work where I want."
Austin Lewinsmith also relishes his new lifestyle, but for different reasons. “I get to set my own hours and spend more time with my family,” he says. And as a father of two young children, building a family business is a dream-come-true – along with being able to make a genuine difference in people’s lives. As he puts it, “I love the fact that the only way to truly create wealth in this business is by helping others succeed.”
Of course, it’s not always easy. Like anyone else, the Lewinsmith’s have had plenty of ups and downs along the way. But rather than losing faith, they have committed themselves to a very simple strategy for success: find the most successful people in the business, do exactly what they do – and stick to the system!
Today the Lewinsmith’s are among the top RVPs worldwide, with representatives in countries all over the world – proving that with focus, effort and a commitment to your dreams, you can make those dreams a reality.
As Winston says, “When you really learn what you’ve got your hands on here, you’ll become invincible.”