| Success in Qivana is as important to Qivana IBO's as | | | | The Chief Financial Officer of Qivana is Devin Glazier. |
| it is in any other business. Diane Drawdy, a friend and | | | | Before he came to Qivana Devin was the Sr. Financial |
| fellow Qivana IBO sat down for an interview with me | | | | Analyst at Novell and Sr. Director of Finance at |
| recently. Diane and I have been friends for many | | | | XanGo. Devin earned a B.S. in accounting and |
| years. Diane and I first met as employees of St. Lucie | | | | received his MBA from Utah State University. |
| County Bank in Fort Pierce, Florida. We have remained | | | | The Chief Strategic Officer is Justin Banner. Justin |
| dear friends through the years. I have watched her | | | | was formerly VP of Strategy and Development at |
| sons grow up. We visit each other regularly either in | | | | XanGo. He holds a a B.S. in finance from Brigham |
| her home state of Florida or my home in Mississippi. | | | | Young University and an MBA in Strategy and |
| Diane is responsible for introducing me to the Qivana | | | | Marketing from Purdue University. |
| opportunity. | | | | Qivana's Chief Sales Officer is Rodney James. Mr. |
| I began the Qivana Success interview by asking Diane | | | | James was the former Director of Product Marketing |
| where she first heard about Qivana. She told me that | | | | at XanGo, Director of Marketing at VM Direct, and |
| her first introduction to Qivana was through her son | | | | Director of Sales at NuSkin. Rodney holds a BS in |
| Chris. His friend, Stephen Douglas, son of Marshall | | | | Finance from the University of Utah. |
| Douglas (once a high ranking Diamond in Amway), had | | | | The Chief Marketing Officer of Qivana is Craig |
| confided in him that something BIG was about to | | | | Johanson. Mr. Johanson was the former VP of |
| happen. Nothing was known about Qivana at the time, | | | | Marketing at XanGo and Senior Brand Manager at |
| not even the name of the company, the CEO, or even | | | | Tahitian Noni International. Craig holds a B.S. in |
| what the products would be. But by all accounts it was | | | | Marketing from Boise State University and an MBA |
| going to be huge when the announcement was made. | | | | from Utah State University. |
| This is the point where my Qivana Success story | | | | After I found out about these outstanding leaders, I |
| begins. I was visiting Diane in February of 2009 when | | | | was even more excited than before. |
| she told me of this new venture that she had heard | | | | When I attended the pre-launch of Qivana in Atlanta, |
| about. She couldn't tell me much at the time, but I have | | | | Georgia my Qivana Success dream became a reality. |
| known and trusted Diane for over 30 years, so I just | | | | What a presentation this corporate team made! Every |
| kept an open mind and waited for the announcement | | | | Qivana IBO and guest there was blown away by the |
| of the company's name. We found out the company's | | | | product announcements, the company organization, |
| name during a conference call in the middle of | | | | and the compensation plan. I left Atlanta knowing that I |
| February. Qivana was the name of our new company. | | | | had found a business with the leadership and products |
| The name Qivana is derived from combining Qi or Chi | | | | I had been searching for. |
| which is the Chinese word used to describe "the | | | | Diane was able to attend the official launch of Qivana |
| natural energy of the Universe and Vana from Nirvana, | | | | in Orlando this September. In the interview I asked her |
| the perfect peace of the state of mind. | | | | what her impression had been. She echoed my |
| About a week later we got to meet the Qivana | | | | sentiments regarding the excellent leadership. Although |
| Corporate team during a conference call. This is | | | | she had been involved in network marketing before, |
| where My Qivana Success story really gets exciting. | | | | she told me she had never felt such a sense of |
| This is a corporate team that is made up of the cream | | | | integrity in the corporate leaders or in the business |
| of the crop. | | | | owners themselves. |
| Derek Hall, CEO, formerly CEO of McKesson | | | | Qivana is truly based on people helping people achieve |
| Pharmaceutical Company. In addition, Derek was also | | | | their dreams. Both Diane and I have grown our |
| the President and CEO for Nature's Way, Botanticals | | | | downline rapidly. My team grew to over 50 IBO's by |
| International, Integrative Therapeutics, Unigen USA and | | | | the time the first products were shipped in April. Stay |
| Univera. In addition he served as Vice President and | | | | tuned for part two of the Qivana Success interview! |
| CEO of Econet, Inc. | | | | |