I am completely horrified at what Quixtar calls themselves now!
I have been in Quixtar for about 3 years. I grew up in the "family learning everything about community and business practices. The organization that I was in called TEAM composed of nearly 700,000 people files lawsuit against Quixtar because of a few issues. Chris Brady & Orrin Woodward are the plaintiffs.
Like I said I was yes WAS proud to be in Quixtar, but recently is has made me really doubt THEIR business practices. The way they have handled it in the news. I was completely BLOWN away by their response. I have complete confidence in my up-line and FULLY support them. Here is an article from Quixtar that was sent to me today:
TEAM Leaders Terminated and Enjoined by State Court |
| Quixtar acts swiftly to protect business for all IBOs. |
Quixtar
terminated 15 independent businesses last week as a result of actions
detrimental to the company's North American operations. The businesses
affected were part of the Team training organization plus a few other
training organizations using Team’s training materials and named as
co-plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against Quixtar. Additionally, a state
court took the extraordinary step of enjoining Team leaders Orrin
Woodward and Chris Brady from using the Quixtar line of sponsorship to
sell or promote competing products such as their training system.
Further, they are prohibited from recruiting Quxtar IBOs to compete
with Quixtar's business and from enagaing in activities injurious to
Quixtar's reputation, and requiring them to return to Quixtar its
proprietary and confidential LOS data.
Quixtar was working with Woodward and Brady to correct issues related
to Team’s teaching of inappropriate business-building tactics, improper
positioning of the opportunity, and use of unauthorized support
materials. These teachings placed themselves, affiliated IBOs, and
Quixtar at serious and immediate risk of legal and regulatory actions
and had to be stopped.
Woodward and Brady refused to work with the company to return Team to
compliance with Quixtar’s rules, stated their intentions of starting a
new company in competition with Quixtar, and filed a lawsuit against
the company seeking relief from their non-compete requirements. The
lawsuit is filled with outrageous claims and statements and will be
defended vigorously by the corporation.
Quixtar is unwilling to put its business and the businesses of hundreds
of thousands of IBO at risk of legal and regulatory action caused by
Woodward and Brady’s practices. Ultimately, their unwillingness to
correct their improper methods and their stated plans to form a
competing business resulted in the termination of their IBO
businesses. Also terminated were co-plaintiffs Billy Florence, Don
Wilson, Randy Haugen, Chuck Goetschel, Tim Marks, Kirk Birtles, James
Martin, Aron Radosa, David Brandy, Benjamin Dickie, Bruce Gilbank,
Michael Martenson, and Chuck Cullen.
Quixtar remains committed to the support of all IBOs and will work with
those who agree to abide by the company’s rules and maintain high
ethical standards. The company is working hard on many exciting
programs that will help IBOs at all levels of the business make more
money through the Quixtar Independent Business Owner Compensation Plan.
The company is making unprecedented investments to improve the business
opportunity, including new investments of more than $60 million in
Quixtar Business Incentives, the launch of new training programs to
help make IBOs more successful, and exciting new product and category
launches.
Overall, the company is investing more than $200 million in product
development, brand building, training, and compensation enhancements to
make this business bigger and more successful than ever. Quixtar is
making these investments to benefit all IBOs who build their businesses
in an honest, ethical, and transparent manner and in compliance with
Quixtar’s Rules.
Quixtar will provide updates to IBOs as this situation develops. This
matter also is discussed in the Adatudes blog, where you can find a joint statement
from the company, the North American Founders Council, and the
Independent Business Owners Association International Board of
Directors. News updates are provided at www.quixtarnewsroom.com. |
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The main thing I learned from this business was about community and leadership practices along with customer service (servant leadership). The way they have haldled it is completly out of line. I was sent the 60 page litigation before thius took place after reading and reviewing I recognized it as a tough cookie, but went with it. TEAM produced it's own business materials allowing us to grow to the depth we've grown today (700,00 people) . I haven't seen one problem with their teaching. The diamonds in this business that have been "terminated" because of their practices and their teachings, along with their MLM? WHAT MLM!!! There was NOTHING...NOTHING about creating an MLM.
I am horribly outraged at what Quixtar was released for the articles. I have protected this business, defending it from others that have defamed it. Now Quixtar turns around and does just that to 700,000 IBOs! Something wrong with that? Yup I think so. These IBOs aren't going down with a fight. The only reason I got into this business was because what these IBOs stood for and thier practices. I have yet to see them stray from it!
So you may be questioning what they wanted to happen?
Firstly they were asking for the non-solicitation clause to be removed - this would allow us IBO to promote our products to public (not put them in retail stores) but it would allow us to post banners saying we sell them.
Secondly they called Quixtar a pyramid scheme. Yes this is putting it harshly, but here is why: they were asking for Quixtar to be more competitive in the market. In recent days prices have fallen for products you buy elsewhere, at Quixtar they have slightly gone up. If you're an IBO then you know that many (maybe most) of the product lines are better than any other products out there; therefore, we are willing to spend a bit more on the products. So What Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward are stating is - Quixtar is not keeping up with the market which makes it harder for us as IBOs to sell the products at retail cost and make a profit, and the only way to make profit is to build our community ("put people in under us") which is considered an pyramid scheme and in the legal system that's illegal.
Thirdly, they stated that the non-competition clause be removed. This troubled me a bit at first, but upon reviewing it more closely I realized they were/are hoping to use this as leverage for Quixtar to listen to them. The non-competition clause keeps any IBO from leaving his status as an IBO and going to another MLM for a period of 6 months. They never had any intention of creating another MLM & there wasn't ever one to begin with, other than Quixtar!
What are the settling for? They aren't asking for damages or money, just for Quixtar to fix some of the problem/ revise them.
Also may I remind you 8 of the 15 IBOs that were terminated were also on the IBO Board and resigned because Quixtar refused to listen to them and joined the lawsuit.
I mainly want to point out the second paragraph to you:
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We are disappointed that the founders of the Team training organization, Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady, and other IBOs affiliated with Team, have refused to move forward with the Quixtar business into this new and promising future. Given Team's unwillingness to work with the corporation to remedy their bad business-building practices, their stated intent to start a competing MLM and, ultimately, their decision to file baseless litigation against the business opportunity from which they have profited for years, the NAFC and IBOAI fully support Quixtar's decision to terminate these IBOs' businesses. The terminations of Woodward, Brady, Billy Florence, Don Wilson, Randy Haugen, Chuck Goetschel, Tim Marks, Kirk Birtles, James Martin, Aron Radosa, David Brandy, Benjamin Dickie, Bruce Gilbank, Michael Martenson, and Chuck Cullen will help correct practices that put Quixtar and all IBOs at serious and immediate risk of legal and regulatory action."
REFUSED TO MOVE ON!!!?? Quixtar has humor...good for them...about the only thing so far. Quixtar is the one that won't move-on with the economy...ever wondered why other countries aren't having a problem?
Unfortunatley Quixtar could lose nearly 500,00 people for terminating these IBOs business sinse we are in their businesses
One last thing Quixtar says that they have been unwilling to remedy it with the plantiffs. I asume it WOULD be hard it they never listened actually the litigation states that they (Quixtar) never sat and listened or took anything into considerartion. They felt the only way for them to listen would to file suit. It has gone to state court, If it had violated any of quixtar's rules it would have never madded it there. Only time will tell the outcome....
We will survive this as a TEAM and I am behind them all the way!
Here is the rest of the article if you wish to read it:
Joint Statement Regarding Team
Friday, August 10, 2007
Quixtar Inc., North American Founders Council, and Independent Business Owners Association International Board of Directors Joint Statement Regarding Team
The North American Founders Council (NAFC) and Independent Business Owners Associational International (IBOAI) are proud to represent the Quixtar business opportunity, especially during this exciting period of transformation in our business. Unprecedented investments by Quixtar are poised to help make our businesses stronger than ever – more than $60 million in new money in Quixtar Business Incentives, launch of training to help make IBOs more successful, and exciting new product and category launches. Overall, the company is spending more than $200 million in product development, brand building, training and compensation enhancements to make this business opportunity bigger and more successful than ever.
We are disappointed that the founders of the Team training organization, Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady, and other IBOs affiliated with Team, have refused to move forward with the Quixtar business into this new and promising future. Given Team's unwillingness to work with the corporation to remedy their bad business-building practices, their stated intent to start a competing MLM and, ultimately, their decision to file baseless litigation against the business opportunity from which they have profited for years, the NAFC and IBOAI fully support Quixtar's decision to terminate these IBOs' businesses. The terminations of Woodward, Brady, Billy Florence, Don Wilson, Randy Haugen, Chuck Goetschel, Tim Marks, Kirk Birtles, James Martin, Aron Radosa, David Brandy, Benjamin Dickie, Bruce Gilbank, Michael Martenson, and Chuck Cullen will help correct practices that put Quixtar and all IBOs at serious and immediate risk of legal and regulatory action.
The NAFC and IBOAI stand firmly with Quixtar in an unwillingness to put our business and the businesses of hundreds of thousands of IBOs at risk of legal and regulatory action caused by Woodward and Brady’s practices.
We believe the Quixtar business is the best business opportunity in the world. We are prepared to work with the corporation and other IBOs who remain committed to their businesses as we move through this period of transformation to become stronger and more profitable, helping more individuals than ever before achieve success with a Quixtar-powered business of their own.--------------------------------------------------------------------
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For other IBOs I ask that you PLEASE PLEASE look at both sides before making your judgment call. I have listed a site in which, if you wish to follow this you can read from the TEAM's POV:
http://team_orrin_woodward.typepad.com/
Also they mention a post they had to remove due to restraint order, I picked it up an it is below; although, I don't like what the site stands for. I also made a comment on the article which should show up in the next few hours as it must be approved. Search my name to find my comment if you wish.:
http://www.webraw.com/quixtar/archives/2007/08/orrin_woodward_leaves_quixtar.php
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