HOT OFF THE PRESS!!!

You can’t go to convention??

Convention is coming to YOU!


CEO John Lin and Director of Field Development and Training Nyra Carranza will be traveling to a city near YOU!

John wants to touch those who don’t get a chance to go to convention and reach out to as many people as possible. They have chosen areas where they see a lot of growth and also areas with growth potential. John says, “We as a company want to grow, so we want to help you grow!” He also said that his intent is to support our ups and downs, have an event that’s fun, and give people a chance to see them up close. Nyra wants to help us increase our incomes and to duplicate ourselves! WOO HOO!!!

Does this sound good to you??? Oh you just wait, THERE’S MORE! Read on…

At each event location there will be a scheduled lunch before the main event with leaders UM2 and above. Every leader who attends and has purchased a minimum of $500 PWV or has recruited at least 1 person by the time of this event will have their lunch paid for by Cookie Lee!! WOO HOO!!!

Keep Reading it gets EVEN BETTER!!!!

You will want to invite as many guests as possible to this AWESOME event! We want to make this event HUGE! Each person attending this event will receive a FREE piece of jewelry!!

For every guest who attends and signs up as a consultant within a week of this event will receive $50 OFF OF THEIR SIGN UP!!!

There will be a drawing for those who sign up within a week of the event and the winner will receive $250 FREE retail jewelry!!! There will be a winner in every participating city!!!

There will be a drawing for those who sign up for Insiders Club at the event!!!

There will be other drawings for all who attend with GREAT SURPRISES!!!

I am in charge of the Portland, Oregon area event, so you are getting this info before others! See how special you ALL ARE!!! WOO HOO!!!

Here is the tentative schedule. Start making plans to attend NOW!!!

9/10
Chicago, IL
Nyra Carranza

9/11
Green Bay, WI
Nyra Carranza

9/11
Charleston, SC
John Lin

9/12
Greensboro, NC
John Lin

9/12
Detroit, MI
Nyra Carranza

9/13
Baltimore, MD
John Lin and Nyra Carranza

9/15
Memphis, TN
John Lin

9/21
Dallas, TX
John Lin, Cookie and Ann Johnson

9/27
Sacramento Showroom
Nyra Carranza

9/29
Portland Showroom
Nyra Carranza

9/30
Seattle Showroom
Nyra Carranza

July…WOW! What a month and what an AWESOME incentive! WOO HOO!!

First of all I want to share with you of my July travels. I took a road trip to Canada through the breathtaking Rocky Mountains with my mom, sister, and daughter. My brother’s family lives in Calgary and my niece was getting married…so of course we had to go! I drove and the 4 of us had an awesome time! I don’t get to spend much time with my side of the family so this trip was very special to me. The wedding was absolutely beautiful! We also were showered with good news of another baby in the future….calm down…not the niece that just married, but her sister announced the pregnancy of their 3rd! This was such a wonderful time to be with my family. Memories were made that will last a lifetime!

I was home just short of a week to leave once again on yet another family vacation this time with my husband’s family. We were off to celebrate my father in-law’s 80th birthday! We had lots of fun and sun! My father in-law was truly appreciative!

**Notice in the picture, the beautiful silky white hair on the left...that's my mom. :-)

Does Janet the "ED3" Need to Sell Jewelry??

As you can see with all of my travels it left me a very short time to do business. Just because I have an awesome title doesn’t mean I stop working the business. This was a very difficult month for me and I was able to pull bookings out of my hat at the last moment!

Remember that bookings and home shows are the lifeblood of our business and without them we don’t have much of a business. We are so lucky to have an awesome company, amazing designer, and cutting edge jewelry! The jewelry sells it’s self! It can’t sell it’s self unless somebody shares it with others. That’s our job. We need to open our business every day. We are so lucky to be our own business billboard so we need to wear the beautiful jewelry everyday!! WOO HOO!

· Carry your tote bag every day.
· Have your tote bag decorated with jewels and if you want, add some window signs.
· Always carry catalogs and/or business cards along with recruiting info.
· Wear the jewelry every day, and at times wear more than the average bear… I mean person. ;-)
· Know your next available date for a home or office show.
· Practice what you’re going to say when people comment on your jewelry.
· Be prepared and make eye contact with others.
· Most of all…remember to NEVER pre-judge. (“she would never be interested in hosting a show” “she would never be interested in the business” “she doesn’t look like somebody who likes jewelry”) You never know until you ask!

People can’t say “yes” unless you ASK! If they say no, don’t take it personal just remember it’s one more step to getting a “YES”!

Speaking of the AWESOME July Incentive….

We have some pretty special consultants who took advantage of the July incentive. They shared the Cookie Lee opportunity with others and added them to their teams! WOO HOO!

Kimberly Marusco signed up - Diane Meglino, PA! WOO HOO KIM!!

Dyan Slakes signed up – Nzinga Burrell, MD! WOO HOO DYAN!!

Liz AhPo signed up – Amy Kema, CA! WOO HOO LIZ!!

Christine Mickel signed up –
· Erika Gruyin, MD
· Jennifer Bruce, MD
· Frances Huebschman, MD
WOO HOO CHRISTINE!!!

Welcome New Jazzy Gems!!
WOO HOO Diane!!
WOO HOO Nzinga!!
WOO HOO Amy!!
WOO HOO Erika!!
WOO HOO Jennifer!!
WOO HOO Frances!!

WOW! The August sign up incentive is AWESOME!

People will definitely want to sign up for the BEST VALUE option for this one!

How many people will we share the Cookie Lee opportunity with?

How many will we have join our team this month?

What’s your goal? My goal is; to sign up at least 2 people this month and help them get their fall/winter business off to an AWESOME start!

Email me or your sponsor so we can help you achieve your goals this month!

Convention is ALMOST Here!!

As you all know, my son will be graduating from college the weekend of convention, so I won't be able to go to convention this year. I’m sad I won’t be amongst all of my awesome cookie sisters celebrating the new catalog and networking with all of them while making new friends, but I am beyond proud of my son’s accomplishments!

WOO HOO!!!

I will be anxiously waiting for a full report from our gems who will be attending convention!!

Have you Pre-Ordered the New Fall/Winter 08 Catalogs??

If you haven’t pre-ordered the Fall/Winter 08 catalogs online, remember you can order them through the Portland showroom tax free!!! I can ship a box of 100 for only $12.95!!

I will be at the showroom Monday August 25th and can pick up your catalogs then.

The showroom will be close Aug. 16-24.

The Showroom does not do Pre-Orders for catalogs, so it's best if you fax your catalog order to the showroom the weekend of the 22nd. This way they will receive your order first thing Monday morning the 25th.

I will be at the showroom most of the afternoon on the 25th and then again in the evening for the Month End Madness.

I will ship them off and you will receive them either Thurs the 28th or Fri the 29th. As always if you place an order through the showroom note that Janet Bauer will be picking it up for you. Also make sure and email me and let me know that there is an order for me to pick up.

Please email me with any questions you have on this.

A Special Quick Start Achiever!!

Linda DeGraw from NY is the very first consultant in my ENTIRE downline who has achieved the NEW Quick Start for sales! WOO HOO!

We call Linda, “Butter Baby”, Cuz She’s on a Roll!!!

Linda learned the rules and totally played the game to win!!!

Linda has earned:
· $700 FREE retail jewelry
· Exclusive pink CZ adjustable ring. (This is WAY prettier in person!)
· Her name in the Cookie Connection.
· A special badge ribbon at convention.
· Standing recognition at convention.

WAY TO GO LINDA!!!

Do I see a UM2 by the end of the year??!!

6 Weeks 2 Success!

A few of us just finished our very first “6 Weeks 2 Success” class!

This class required a 6 weeks commitment of each participant. Every Tuesday we had a 1 hour conference call and each week we had a different assignment. Through this class we were given accountability buddies who kept us on track. We learned that we need to do something for our business every day and to journal it. We also learned verbiage and discussed different situations that we encounter on a daily basis. Over the 6 weeks we were able to network and share our successes and our failures. We stole a LOT of very AWESOME ideas from each other! Best of all we all bonded and became closer as Cookie sisters.

The bond is unbreakable!

Jazzy Gems ROCK!

p.s. I am VERY proud of those who stuck with the 6 weeks and used this class to grow.

YOU ROCK!

We will begin another 6 week class after convention!! Let me know if you want to be a part of it!

Who is our Jazzy Gem of the Month??

My motto has always been, “Learn the rules and play the game to win!”

You can’t be a Jazzy Gem of the Month if you don’t know the rules!

We haven’t had a winner for awhile…only because nobody has sent me their point totals! It’s SO easy!! Send me your point total by the 5th of the following month!

Here are the rules again:

Jazzy Gem of the Month!

Jazzy Gems – Making 2008 GREAT!

Every month we will have a Jazzy winner! All you have to do is Earn as many Trip points as you can! The Jazzy Gem with the highest amount of points within the month will win the “Jazzy Gem of the Month”! I will need for you to track your own points and email me your total for the month. I will need your tally by the 5th of the following month.

The rules of the game: The consultant with the most trip points within the month wins! Track your own points. Check your point balance through the Clee consultant website and email Janet with the total by the 5th of the following month. Winner/s will be announced during our SMT conference call!! Multiple winners allowed!!

Each month’s winner will win:
·A call from CEO John Lin!
· A special Jazzy Gem of the Month t-shirt designed and made by me!
· Special recognition in our Monthly Newsletter Blog with bio and picture!

If there is a tie then all winners will receive all of the above!!!

If we all strive to win each month, it will get us much closer to our goals!!! I’m hoping that we will have tons of “Jazzy Gem of the Month” shirts being worn at convention!!! WOO HOO!!!

Just remember, for me... Earning my first Dream Getaway Trip was the beginning of my success! Not only was I able to go on an AWESOME trip, but I had also become a leader in this AMAZING company! It was then that I began to really grow and succeed!

Are you ready to join me at the top??! There is NO WAY I’m ever coming down! WOO HOO!!!

JAZZY GEMS – MAKING 2008 GREAT!

Help With Sold Out Items!!!

As this catalog comes to a close items are selling out fast! Please remember that the Portland showroom still has a lot of items that are sold out online!!

Make sure you always check the Showroom's sold out list on the clee site.

Got to:
Showrooms/backorders/portland. Then print out the list. This list means these are the only items they do not have from the S/S 08 catalog. Of course items are selling out daily, so make sure and call the showroom first to see if they have the items that you need.

Here are the instructions for ordering through the showroom:

Portland, OR Showroom:
Phone: (503)684-4080
Fax: (503)684-4046
Email: porpickup@cookielee.com


You can fax your order by using the pickup order form.
· Make sure you put your consultant number and name on the form.
· Write that Janet Bauer will be picking it up.
· Write the debit/credit card number that you want to use complete with exp date and your signature.
· List item number and qty. You don’t need to list description.
· Make sure and call the showroom ASAP to make sure they received your fax. Sometimes the fax machine has a mind of its own.
· When you call the showroom hit zero so you can talk to a person.

You can email them your order. In the email list:
· Your name and consultant number.
· Write that Janet Bauer will be picking it up for you.
· Tell them to call you for your debit/credit card number, unless you feel comfortable listing it in the email.
· List item number and qty in a list form.

You can call your order in just by calling them. J

Conference Calls are Our Unit Meetings and Training!

Remember to make time for our conference calls. I'm sorry if you have a constant conflict with the day and time. It’s so hard to reach everybody with our trainings, but consistency is always best. :-)

For those who live near the Portland showroom, I along with a couple of other leaders hold a unit meeting at the showroom's Month End Madness. This is the last Monday of every month, 7pm-8:30pm.

I look forward to hearing you on our calls and seeing you at the showroom's unit meetings!

"Those Who Show Up Go UP!"