Discovering the EcoQuest Difference

It’s not enough to be different.

The difference has to matter to somebody.

article by Mitchell Tolle

“I have been in and around these kinds of businesses for thirty years,” says Jack Wilder of Dallas, Texas. “Of more than 1100 or so Direct Selling companies out there, this company, EcoQuest International, is the most exciting thing I’ve seen in a long time.”

Wilder was Vice President of Mary Kay and worked along side the grand lady herself for many years. He also served as VP of Shaklee and has consulted with most of the best networking companies around the world. “The differences are clear and the advantages EcoQuest offers to people looking to build a successful home-based business are irrefutable,” he said.

EcoQuest International is based in Greeneville, Tennessee. Each month thousands of visitors travel there to learn more about this growing company that has somehow managed to more than double in size since 9-11. The purpose of this article is to concisely identify those unique characteristics that have enabled EcoQuest to attract thousands of people from all walks of life and in the process to become the only company ever to be twice-named America’s best home-based business opportunity.

1. Leadership.

John Maxwell told us that everything rises and falls on leadership and EcoQuest agrees. EcoQuest began and endured because of the leadership of one bright, energetic and caring young leader named Mike Jackson. Jackson knows what it is like to pay the sign up fee and build a business in the field. He uses the knowledge he gained as an independent dealer to help people succeed. “I can’t forget the countless calls I’ve made and the thousands of meetings I’ve conducted. Those sixteen good years as a Dealer back then have everything to do with the way we run this company today.”

2. Product.

In business, everybody sells something. At EcoQuest they choose products by a very rigid standard. First, products must address a basic human need. Second, the products must be exclusive to EcoQuest Dealers, not available for sale at every corner store. Third, the products must have profits, not mere wages, that are good for the dealers. And finally, products that make the cut at EcoQuest must work as promised. Most often, products at EcoQuest are sold on a try-it-first basis. It is a remarkable idea that only works if the products do.

3. Financing.

If you listen to the pitch, just about everybody with an opportunity for sale says the same thing: “If you have money, we have your opportunity.” Here’s where Jackson and his company are different again. At this remarkable company, if you need financial help, they will provide it. At EcoQuest, “We have your opportunity even if you don’t have the money!”

Sometimes the very people who need your opportunity most are least able to afford it. Jackson established Best Finance, Inc. a company that would help people who were looking for a way to improve themselves and the fortunes of their families.

“We are careful when making decisions to extend these interest free loans,” says Matt Widuta, Jackson’s Vice President and General Manager of Best Finance, Inc. “But, we’re very understanding, too. We often go beyond the traditional school of credit and risk, seeking out the right formula to meet the need. If they mean business, we help them design a simple action plan and often say ‘yes’ when every other lender would sharply say “no.” We convert the dream of owning a business into a reality.” More than 90% of those who need it are able to get some sort of financial help from Best.

4. The magic mix

Part of the magic of the EcoQuest formula is found in their one-two punch approach to building a business. “When you start a business, you need many things, but two things you need desperately,” Jackson says. “You need short-term cash to get you going and prove to you that you made the right decision. Next, you need a plan that will work for years and build a true residual income.” The EcoQuest plan offers both.

EcoQuest products fall neatly into two categories. On one end there are high-ticket, high-tech products that provide dealers large, one time profit opportunities. The best selling make up the Fresh Air Family of Products, a line of innovative indoor air purifiers that feature technology originally developed for NASA (Fresh Air is the exclusive Space Certified Technology for residential air purification) and then adapted for use in residential spaces.

On the other end of the spectrum are the EcoQuest Consumables; Infinity2 brand nutrition, skin care, and weight loss products. This combination of single product sales allows dealers to earn substantial short-term incomes yet build serious, long-term businesses.

5. Breakthrough

It’s tough to break into the world of big-time business. Billionaires represent a pretty exclusive club and it’s rare that they give the nod to a young upstart. On June 11th a well known Texas billionaire, who is counted number 214 on Forbes list of richest men in the world, will publicly give the nod to EcoQuest. He will introduce to a worldwide audience, via webcast, a meaningful and strategic alliance between EcoQuest International and one of his companies, an event that is destined to create new and unequaled opportunity for individuals everywhere.

“EcoQuest is the company to watch,” Wilder says. “They are smart, well-funded, and have assembled a brilliant leadership team. Recently, they’ve been making some impressive connections in the world of science and business that are more than interesting.”